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Tripura Chief Minister urges tech-driven policing, stronger action on cybercrime
Manik Saha on Thursday urged the police force to effectively tackle cybercrime and crimes against women and children, while stressing the need for a technology-driven and people-friendly policing system in the state.
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May 22, 2026
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Vanishing Bhutan
For decades, Bhutan cultivated a reputation unlike any other nation in South Asia.
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May 22, 2026
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India’s private sector activity continues to expand; PMI eases to 58.1 in April
India’s private sector activity continued to expand in May signalling sustained but marginally softer growth momentum.
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May 22, 2026
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RG Kar rape-murder: HC sets up SIT to probe cover-up allegations
A division bench comprising Justices Shampa Sarkar and Tirthankar Ghosh directed the SIT to submit a report before the Court on 25 June.
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May 22, 2026
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Indo-Nepal border crackdown nets ₹30.89 lakh, two held in illegal currency exchange bust
In a joint operation along the Indo-Nepal border, a team of the Special Task Force (STF) and Raxaul Police seized Rs 30.89 lakh in Indian and Nepalese currency and detained two people in East Champaran district, police said on Thursday.
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May 22, 2026
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Agnimitra Paul outlines BJP’s urban reform agenda in Bengal
West Bengal’s newly-formed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has identified five major issues, including curbing the destruction of wetlands, as part of its roadmap to address civic and infrastructural challenges in the state, Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Minister Agnimitra Paul said on Thursday.
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May 22, 2026
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Railways intensify eviction drive across North Bengal after political change in state
Following the political change in West Bengal, the Railways has intensified its drive to reclaim encroached railway land across several districts of North Bengal, triggering anxiety among thousands of residents living on such land for decades.
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May 22, 2026
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Concerns grow over Varun’s injury management during IPL season
A couple of days after BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia does not interfere much in injury management during the IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders assistant coach Shane Watson on Wednesday revealed that Varun Chakravarthy, a centrally-contracted India player, has been playing with a hairline fracture in his left foot while helping KKR stay alive in the IPL 2026 playoff race.
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May 22, 2026
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Abhishek hits out over state govt employee gag order
Trinamul Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the state government over a circular that allegedly restricts government employees from speaking to the media or publicly expressing views critical of the administration, describing it as a “strangulation of democracy.”
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May 22, 2026
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Centre extends deployment of 500 CAPF companies in Bengal till 20 June
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to retain 500 companies of central forces in the state till 20 June to maintain law and order in the aftermath of the Assembly elections.
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May 22, 2026
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Indian firms must forge JVs with hi-tech US companies: Gadkari
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that there was a strong need for Indian firms to forge joint ventures with US companies to gain access to the latest technologies.
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May 22, 2026
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Howrah civic polls this year after 13-year gap: Suvendu Adhikari
After a delay stretching over 13 years, the long-pending election to the Howrah Municipal Corporation is set to be held within this year, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced on Thursday, signalling an end to prolonged administrative uncertainty surrounding one of the state’s key urban civic bodies.
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May 22, 2026
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Acharya Balkrishna receives Champion Health Award 2026 at Mumbai conclave
Acharya Balkrishna, Ayurveda expert and a key figure at Patanjali, was presented the “I AM PEACEKEEPER — Champion Health Award 2026” at the Billionaires for Peace Conclave 2026 held in Mumbai on Wednesday.
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May 22, 2026
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Both families move HC in Twisha Sharma death case
Following the rejection of his anticipatory bail application by a Bhopal Court, Samarth Singh, absconding husband of former Miss Pune Twisha Sharma (33) has applied in the MP HC to secure anticipatory bail.
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May 22, 2026
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'Visit my state' push expands into people-centric museums and cultural storytelling in Uttar Pradesh
As part of its expanding ‘Visit My State’ campaign and wider cultural tourism push, Uttar Pradesh Tourism is now encouraging citizens, families, trusts, educational institutions and private organisations to establish ‘Public Museums’ for visitors and tourists under the state’s tourism framework.
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May 22, 2026
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The Freebie Trap
The numbers paint a sobering picture of the national loan burden. India’s total public debt ~ central and state combined stands at around Rs 197 lakh crore at the end of 2025-26, and is projected to cross Rs 214 lakh crore by March 2027. This translates to a per capita debt burden of roughly Rs 1.38 lakh on every Indian citizen. The central government’s debt-to-GDP ratio hovers around 56 percent, with a medium-term target to bring it down to 50 percent by 2030
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May 22, 2026
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Rupee Reality
For decades, India has treated the rupee less as an economic instrument and more as a symbol of national prestige.
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May 22, 2026
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Mission 2027: BJP begins ‘performance test’ for MLAs
The Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections may still be far away, but the political chessboard in the state has already begun to take shape. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has begun preparing the ‘report card’ of its MLAs who won in 2022.
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May 22, 2026
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India-Africa Forum Summit postponed amid Ebola outbreak
The Fourth India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS IV), initially scheduled to take place in New Delhi on 28-31 May, has been postponed due to the evolving health situation in parts of Africa while new dates for the Summit and its associated meetings will be finalised through mutual consultations and communicated in due course, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.
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May 22, 2026
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After BJP's triumph, BMS plans major role in Bengal
As the Bharatiya Janata Party celebrates its electoral success in West Bengal, the labour wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), is preparing to expand its role in the state.
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May 22, 2026
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Aston Villa clinch first European title after 30 years with maiden Europa League trophy
In front of the future king of England, Unai Emery reaffirmed his status as the king of the Europa League.
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May 22, 2026
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Painkili Fiction: Popular Imagination and Literary Culture in Kerala
The evolution of Malayalam literature unfolds across distinct phases, shaped between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries by poets such as Cherusseri Namboothiri, Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan, Poonthanam Nambudiri, and Kunchan Nambiar.
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May 22, 2026
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Govt ‘actively working’ to address sharp depreciation of rupee against dollar: Goyal
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said the government is actively working to address the sharp depreciation of the Indian rupee against the US dollar.
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May 22, 2026
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Infiltrators to be handed directly to BSF: CM Adhikari
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday announced a stringent new protocol to deal with illegal infiltration in the state, declaring that undocumented entrants detained at Howrah Railway Station would be handed directly over to the Border Security Force (BSF) instead of being routed through prolonged judicial procedures.
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May 22, 2026
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MP govt orders inquiry against retired judge Giribala Singh in Twisha Sharma case
The Madhya Pradesh is learnt to have initiated an internal inquiry against retired judge Giribala Singh (photo), the mother-in-law of former Miss Pune Twisha Sharma (33), who was found dead under mysterious circumstances, allegedly by hanging, at Giribala Singh’s house in Bhopal on 11 May.
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May 22, 2026
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India’s maritime ambitions begin in waste bins
On 19 February, as India celebrated the legacy of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, a wooden sailing vessel named INSV Kaundinya was completing a remarkable voyage across the Arabian Sea to Oman.
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May 22, 2026
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TRE-4 row intensifies as Tejashwi, PK back protesters, target Bihar govt
The ongoing protest by candidates demanding the BPSC TRE-4 (Teachers Recruitment Examination) received a major boost on Thursday as Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Yadav and Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, alias PK, extended support to the protesting aspirants and accused the state government of injustice and betrayal towards Bihar’s youth.
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May 22, 2026
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IDFC First Bank scam: CBI files cheating, forgery charges against 15 accused
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday filed a charge sheet in a Special Court against 15 accused, including three public servants and six bank officials of IDFC First Bank and AU Small Finance Bank, in the case related to misappropriation of Rs 504 crore belonging to the Haryana government.
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May 22, 2026
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CM Devendra Fadnavis announces farm loan waiver before 30 June
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced here on Thursday that loans taken by farmers will be waived off before 30 June, 2026 and also said that nationalised banks have been instructed that farmers must not be asked about their CIBIL scores.
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May 22, 2026
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Congress holds protest march in Jaipur over NEET paper leak braving water cannons
A number of Congress workers were injured as the police used water cannon to dispell them after a clash with the cops during a protest march they held in protest against NEET-2026 paper leak here Thursday.
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