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India, U.S. looking astatine firming up commercialized woody soon
India and the U.S. are poised to soon steadfast up the much-awaited commercialized agreement that volition beryllium some “beneficial” and “sustainable” and volition beforehand the communal interests of some nations, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said connected Sunday (May 24, 2026) portion asserting that the wide bilateral ties are acceptable to witnesser an upward trajectory. “We’ve made tremendous progress, and I deliberation we’re going to upwind up with a commercialized statement betwixt the U.S. and India that is going to beryllium enduring and is going to beryllium beneficial to some sides and sustainable successful a mode that addresses nationalist interests that we have,” Mr. Rubio said astatine a associated media briefing with Mr. Jaishankar.
BJP’s Debangshu Panda wins Bengal’s Falta Assembly spot by implicit 1.09 lakh votes
BJP campaigner Debangshu Panda won the Falta Assembly seat connected Sunday (May 24, 2026) by a 1.09 lakh votes, breaching the stronghold of the Trinamool Congress, whose nominee Jahangir Khan slipped to 4th position. Mr. Panda secured 1,49,666 votes, portion CPI(M)’s Sambhu Nath Kurmi came 2nd with 40,645 votes formed successful his favour. Congress campaigner Abdur Razzak Molla stood 3rd with 10,084 votes. The repoll was conducted connected May 21 successful each 285 booths nether dense cardinal unit deployment aft the Election Commission ordered caller voting pursuing allegations of large-scale irregularities during the April 29 polling.
U.S., Iran question to finalise ‘largely negotiated’ woody to extremity war
The United States and Iran sought connected Sunday (May 24, 2026) to finalise an statement to formally extremity the warfare successful West Asia aft President Donald Trump said a connection that included opening the blockaded Strait of Hormuz was “largely negotiated”. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said an announcement was possible aboriginal connected Sunday (May 24, 2026) connected a woody with Iran that could formally extremity the war. “I bash deliberation possibly determination is the anticipation that successful the adjacent fewer hours the satellite volition get immoderate bully news,” Mr. Rubio told reporters successful New Delhi.
Congress volition not remainder till Education Minister Pradhan resigns: Rahul Gandhi connected NEET insubstantial leak row
Congress person Rahul Gandhi connected Sunday (May 24, 2026) said his enactment volition not remainder until Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns and a foolproof strategy is enactment successful spot to forestall insubstantial leaks similar successful NEET. He shared a video of students protesting successful Hyderabad, highlighting the NEET insubstantial leak and demanding Mr. Pradhan’s resignation. They besides raised slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mr. Pradhan. “When millions of younker are connected the streets, the aboriginal of 22 lakh children is astatine involvement and the PM remains silent, past the authorities is not focused connected responding but is engaged evading,” the Leader of Opposition successful Lok Sabha said.
Rahul Gandhi trying to make ‘anarchy’ to topple Modi Government: BJP
The BJP connected Sunday (May 24, 2026) accused the Leader of Opposition successful the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and the Congress of being portion of a “conspiracy”, on with assorted different Opposition parties and the “Toolkit Gang”, to dispersed anarchy and destabilise the country. In a station connected X, Union Minister Piyush Goyal quoted a quality study claiming that Mr. Gandhi, astatine a Congress number advisory committee gathering connected Saturday (May 23), purportedly said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led authorities would autumn wrong a twelvemonth owing to a “growing economical discontent”.
Government expands verification of CNG, LNG, Hydrogen dispensers with caller fees
In a bid to amended ratio and enactment the increasing adoption of cleaner fuels crossed the country, the authorities connected Sunday (May 24, 2026) said it has amended the Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2013, to further fortify India’s ineligible metrology ecosystem and grow the country’s verification infrastructure for weights and measures. A cardinal diagnostic of the amendment is the enlargement of the scope of government-approved trial centres (GATCs) to see verification and re-verification of further substance dispensing systems. The determination is expected to heighten the availability of verification services.
CBSE to contented refunds to students overcharged owed to glitches successful people 12 post-result process
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) connected Sunday (May 24, 2026) said it volition contented refunds to students who were overcharged during the people 12 post-result process owed to method issues. This comes a time aft Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan sought a elaborate study from the CBSE implicit complaints of method glitches faced by students during the re-evaluation process. In a notice, the CBSE said that connected May 21 and 22, definite method issues led to incorrect interest deductions successful immoderate cases portion students were applying for scanned copies of evaluated reply books, it said.
‘Every state successful satellite has anserine people’: Rubio connected racist remarks against Indians successful U.S.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, connected Sunday (May 24, 2026), described the United States arsenic a “welcoming country” and termed the racist comments made against Indians arsenic the actions of “stupid” people. Addressing a associated property league with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar successful New Delhi, Mr. Rubio stated that helium takes specified comments precise seriously. On being asked astir racist remarks against Indians successful the U.S., helium responded: “I don’t cognize however to code that, but I’ll instrumentality that precise earnestly astir the comments. Look, I’m definite that determination are radical who person made comments online and different places due to the fact that each state successful the satellite has anserine people. I’m definite determination are anserine radical here. There are anserine radical successful the United States who marque dumb comments each the time.”
‘Attempt to distort realities’: Iranian Embassy successful India rejects Rubio’s remarks implicit Tehran’s atomic programme
The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran successful India connected Sunday (May 24, 2026) rejected the caller remarks made by the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and emphasised that specified allegations represent a wide effort to distort the realities of the portion and to deflect attraction from destabilising policies of the U.S. and the Zionist regime. The connection was issued by Iran’s Embassy successful India successful effect to Mr. Rubio’s remarks connected talks with Iran.
India issues advisory against non-essential question to Congo, Uganda and South Sudan amid Ebola outbreak
The Indian authorities has advised citizens to debar non-essential travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda and South Sudan successful presumption of the Ebola outbreak successful parts of Africa. The Ministry of Health’s advisory, issued connected Saturday (May 23, 2026), follows the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring the Ebola outbreak successful cardinal Africa a “global nationalist wellness emergency”. As of Saturday (May 23, 2026), the full reported decease toll from the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola has risen to 216. The full fig of cases, including suspected and confirmed, stands astatine 968.
China lowers decease toll successful Shanxi ember excavation catastrophe to 82
The chaos successful the aftermath of China’s worst excavation catastrophe successful 17 years led to a revision successful the decease toll to 82 killed, section officials said astatine a property conference. The radical died successful a state detonation at the Liushenyu ember excavation successful China’s bluish state of Shanxi precocious connected Friday (May 22, 2026). Initially authorities media reports said astatine slightest 90 radical were killed. Even astatine the little number, the incidental remains China’s deadliest mining mishap since 2009, erstwhile a state detonation astatine the Xinxing Mine in Heilongjiang state killed 108 people.
24 killed, galore injured successful blast adjacent railway way successful Pakistan’s Balochistan
At slightest 24 radical were killed connected Sunday (May 24, 2026) successful a blast targeting a bid carrying subject personnel successful Pakistan’s turbulent southwestern state of Balochistan, a elder authoritative said. A bid suffered partial harm successful the blast, portion 10 vehicles parked successful the country were besides damaged, constabulary said. The interaction of the detonation shattered the windows and solid panels of adjacent buildings, Geo News reported. At slightest 20 radical sustained injuries successful the blast, rescue officials said.
