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Govt notifies ordinance to add 4 judges to top court
The Union government has promulgated an ordinance increasing the sanctioned strength of judges in the Supreme Court from 33 to 37, excluding the Chief Justice of India (CJI), clearing the decks for the appointment of four additional judges to the country’s highest court amid mounting pendency and growing demands for more constitution benches.
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May 18, 2026
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ALEX MARQUEZ HURT IN HORROR CRASH AT CATALAN GP, HOSPITALISED
Ducati rider Fabio Di Giannantonio triumphed in a crash-hit Catalunya MotoGP on Sunday, during which Alex Marquez was taken to hospital injured after being flipped off his bike.
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May 18, 2026
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Israel PM says close to killing all architects of Oct 7 attack
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel had almost completed a key goal of the war in Gaza — eliminating all those responsible for orchestrating the October 7 attack.
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May 18, 2026
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‘No tangible concessions from US to Iran proposal
Iranian media reported on Sunday that the US had failed to make any concrete concessions in its latest response to Iran's proposed agenda for negotiations to end the war.
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May 18, 2026
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Strategic partnership: India, Sweden upgrade bilateral ties
India and Sweden on Sunday upgraded their relations to a strategic partnership to drive cooperation in areas ranging from defence to technology as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Swedish counterpart Ulf Kristersson joined European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to discuss ways to deepen collaboration to ensure stability in an unpredictable global environment.
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May 18, 2026
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India races to plug gap in renewable energy storage
India is scrambling to solve a growing clean-energy paradox: the country is adding renewable power at record pace, but lacks the storage capacity needed to use that energy when the sun sets and wind generation drops.
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May 18, 2026
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Forces begin ops to rescue hostages in Manipur
Security forces in Manipur have initiated operations to rescue hostages who have been held captive by respective Kuki and Naga groups, according to an official aware of the matter.
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May 18, 2026
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Kolkata protest turns violent, 3 cops injured
A few hundred people protesting against an anti-encroachment demolition drive and restrictions on prayers on public roads and use of microphones at mosques turned violent at Kolkata’s Park Circus on Sunday with at least three police personnel being injured and several vehicles damaged.
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May 18, 2026
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New two-wheeler norms to curb hands-off riding
Youngsters riding bikes at high speed without hands on the handlebars and performing stunts have long been a common sight in India, raising serious safety concerns for both riders and other motorists and even pedestrians.
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May 18, 2026
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Allen rediscovers game, keeps KKR's hopes alive
Finn Allen entered the IPL coming off a run to the T20 World Cup final with New Zealand where the sixes looked effortless, the bat swing uncomplicated and his confidence absolute.
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May 18, 2026
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NCB busts Captagon Doon lab, arrests Indian for leasing place
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted a clandestine laboratory in Dehradun where a Syrian national manufactured Captagon, a banned synthetic stimulant popularly known as the ‘jihadi drug’, and arrested an Indian national who had leased the place to another Syrian, police officers aware of the matter said.
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May 18, 2026
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Won't allow passage of ‘enemy’ weapons via Hormuz strait: Iran VP
Iran said that it will no longer allow “enemy” military equipment to transit through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref.
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May 18, 2026
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UAE N-plant attacked by drone, testing Iran truce
A drone strike targeted the United Arab Emirates’ sole nuclear power plant on Sunday, sparking a fire on its perimeter.
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May 18, 2026
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AT UN, INDIA FLAGS CONCERNS OVER TARGETING OF VESSELS IN STRAIT
Targeting commercial shipping, endangering civilian crew and impeding freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz is “unacceptable”, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Parvathaneni Harish has said.
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May 18, 2026
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UDF NAMES 20 MINISTERS IN SATHEESAN-LED KERALA CABINET
Kerala chief minister-designate VD Satheesan on Sunday announced the 20 members of his cabinet, including 11 from the Congress and five from ally Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the new United Democratic Front (UDF) government in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday.
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May 18, 2026
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Normal transits through strait once conflict over: Iran prez
Iran said transit through the critical Strait of Hormuz will flow once the conflict with the US and Israel is over, but the sides are no closer to resolving their differences or finding a path to achieve it.
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May 18, 2026
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Big power diplomacy on display in Beijing
Trump's China visit has been hailed in both capitals. Behind the bonhomie, readouts reveal two nations pursuing parallel paths for dominance
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May 18, 2026
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Starc, openers shine in DC win as last-four race heats up
The Aussie pacer grabs four wickets to peg back Royals to help Capitals win by five wickets at home
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May 18, 2026
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Navy to induct 3 new indigenous vessels
The Indian Navy is set to commission three indigenous vessels — a stealth frigate, an anti-submarine warfare craft and a survey ship — in a fresh push to strengthen its operational edge in the Indian Ocean Region, where China has steadily expanded its maritime presence, officials familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
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May 18, 2026
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CLASS 12 RESULTS: CBSE CUTS FEE FOR RE-EVALUATION AND VERIFICATION
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Sunday sharply reduced post-result re-evaluation fees for this year's Class 12 exams amid concerns over the new on-screen marking (OSM) system.
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May 18, 2026
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DISMEMBERED BODY OF WOMAN FOUND IN BAG, BOX ON TRAIN
An unidentified woman's dismembered body was recovered stuffed in an abandoned bag and a box inside a sleeper coach of a train that runs from Chhapra in Bihar to Gomti Nagar in Lucknow, police said on Sunday.
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May 18, 2026
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Testing times for social amity
Madhya Pradesh court verdict will influence other disputes involving places of worship
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May 18, 2026
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Why India and the Global South need open-source AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a technology that is adaptable for many purposes, fed with human linguistic and other behavioural data that is scraped from the immense datasphere existing in the web.
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May 18, 2026
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Fernandes equals assist record in Man United win
Bruno Fernandes equalled the Premier League record of 20 assists in a season as Manchester United secured third place with a 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest.
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May 18, 2026
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Persevering through times of war, scarcity
‘Freedom can never be taken for granted. It always requires awareness, strength and austerity. I invite all of you to whatever religion or party or group you may belong to as comrades in this great struggle that has been forced upon us. I have full faith in our people and in the cause and in the future of our country,’ Prime Minister (PM) Jawaharlal Nehru said in a speech broadcast by All India Radio on October 22, 1962.
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May 18, 2026
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Indian killed, 3 injured in Moscow drone attack
An Indian worker was killed and three others were injured in a drone attack in the Moscow region, the Indian embassy in Russia said on Sunday.
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May 18, 2026
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Bagan's equaliser keeps EB waiting
Its deal for a commercial partner still not locked in, the Indian Super League (ISL) is staring at an uncertain future. Yet, in a city recently painted saffron, the Salt Lake stadium became an amphitheatre split equally in red-and-gold and green-and-maroon colours.
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May 18, 2026
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Taiwan presses for arms after US-China summit
Taiwan said on Saturday it is an “independent” nation, hours after US President Donald Trump warned the democratic island against declaring formal independence.
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May 17, 2026
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Making the Capital's EV policy women-friendly
With the Prime Minister calling for reducing fuel usage to offset the impact of the war in West Asia, this might be an opportune moment to look at alternatives with a focus on women.
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May 17, 2026
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Israel kills chief of Hamas armed wing
An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed the leader of Hamas’ military wing, one of the last surviving architects of the October 7, 2023, attacks that triggered the war in Gaza, the Israeli military said Saturday.
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