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UP plans mandatory uniform for students in colleges, univs
With less than a year to go for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, the Yogi Adityanath government has announced plans to introducing a mandatory dress code for nearly 4.9 million students enrolled in universities and degree colleges across the state.
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May 22, 2026
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West Bengal bars officers from sharing information with media
West Bengal’s new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government issued an order on Wednesday stating there would be “complete prohibition” on officers interacting with or sharing information with the media without permission.
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May 22, 2026
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Tehran digs in as Trump threatens return to force
Pakistan stepped up diplomacy on Thursday to hasten US and Iran peace talks even as Tehran appeared to harden its stance over nuclear materials amid new threats of strikes from US President Donald Trump if he did not get the “right answers”.
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May 22, 2026
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For Brevis, it's all about staying true to himself
Somewhere between waves in Cape Town and the chaos of the Indian Premier League, Dewald Brevis has figured out the hardest thing for a modern cricketer to pull off. It is neither innovation, nor power hitting, nor the intense social media scrutiny players go through. It is staying true to himself.
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May 22, 2026
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Lack of night cooling period poses risk to health: Experts
Thursday’s 31.9°C minimum — Delhi’s warmest May night in 14 years — brought with it a public health threat that operates outside the framework of heat advisories that typically focus on daytime exposure dangers.
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May 22, 2026
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East Bengal India football champions after 22 years
In a setting so intimate that the fans could feel the players breathe, Mohd Rashid climbed the railing to be with them after scoring the goal that ended 22 years of hurt for East Bengal.
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May 22, 2026
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'09 crash: Airbus, Air France guilty of manslaughter
Airbus and Air France were found guilty on Thursday of corporate manslaughter by a Paris appeals court over the 2009 Rio-Paris plane crash that killed 228 passengers and crew, three years after being acquitted in a lower court.
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May 22, 2026
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Apex court needs sharper focus, not more judges
Following a recent Cabinet decision, an ordinance has been promulgated expanding the strength of the Supreme Court from 34 to 38 judges.
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May 22, 2026
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Over 1 billion people in 2023 had a mental health issue: Lancet
At least 1.17 billion people were living with a mental health condition in 2023, up from 599 million in 1990, according to a new analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 published in The Lancet on Thursday.
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May 22, 2026
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Maruti Suzuki set to hike prices in June
Car market leader Maruti Suzuki India on Thursday said it will hike prices of its vehicles across models by up to ₹30,000 from June 2026, citing inflationary pressures and an adverse cost environment.
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May 22, 2026
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US team to visit India in June on trade pact
An American negotiating team is expected to visit India in June to advance talks on an interim bilateral trade agreement, Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday, a day after US ambassador Sergio Gor met finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to discuss strengthening economic ties.
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May 22, 2026
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AIR INDIA FLIGHT MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING AT DELHI AFTER ENGINE FIRE
An Air India flight from Bengaluru to Delhi made an emergency landing at Delhi airport on Thursday after the cockpit crew received a fire warning from one of the engines on final approach, the airline said.
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May 22, 2026
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Cockroach Janta Party's X account blocked; founder says 'expected'
The X account of the satirical online collective, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), was withheld in India on Thursday, five days after the outfit launched and witnessed an explosive rise on social media amid outrage over remarks made by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on unemployed youth.
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May 22, 2026
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Dowry death: Mother-in-law loses Bhopal consumer panel top post
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May 22, 2026
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CBI files first charge sheet in ₹504 cr Haryana funds scam
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday filed a first charge sheet in the multi-crore misappropriation of Haryana government funds case, naming 15 accused, including bank officials, public servants and private entities, in what is being described as a large-scale, organised financial fraud.
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May 22, 2026
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Summer’s familiar notes
On the season’s street drinks and their recurring stalls
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May 22, 2026
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Transporters' strike sees limited impact
Day One of the three-day strike called by the All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) against the hike in environment compensation cess (ECC) and the proposed restrictions on older commercial vehicles had limited impact in Delhi-NCR on Thursday, even as transporters’ body claimed large-scale participation in the protest.
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May 22, 2026
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ZEPTO PLANS TO FLOAT ‡11,000-CR IPO IN JULY
Quick commerce platform Zepto plans to launch its ‡11,000-crore initial public offering (IPO) in July, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
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May 22, 2026
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TN cabinet expansion: 23 more ministers take oath
Two Congress legislators were among 23 ministers inducted into Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay-led council of ministers on Thursday, making the party a part of the government in the southern state for the first time in 59 years.
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May 22, 2026
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Flight to US diverted due to passenger from Congo
An Air France flight bound for Detroit was diverted to Montreal after a passenger from the Congo boarded a flight in Paris “in error” amid flight restrictions tied to the Ebola outbreak, US Customs and Border Protection said Thursday, AP reported.
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May 22, 2026
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SC DECLINES TO INTERFERE IN ADANI COAL PROJECT CASE
The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to interfere with the forest clearance granted to the Adani Group's Mahan Energen coal block project in Madhya Pradesh, allowing the petitioner to withdraw the matter and pursue other legal remedies.
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May 22, 2026
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HINDU OUTFIT FILES POLICE COMPLAINT AGAINST RAHUL
The Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha has filed a police complaint against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at the Hazratganj Police Station over his alleged remarks targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh during a public meeting in Raebareli on Wednesday.
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May 22, 2026
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ARCHERY COACH GETS FIVE YEARS IN JAIL IN POCSO CASE
National para archery coach Kuldeep Vedwan, who was arrested in 2023 in a sexual harassment case involving a minor athlete and later released on bail ahead of the Paris Paralympics, was sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment by a Fast Track Special Court in Sonipat.
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May 22, 2026
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Deaths still above pre-Covid rate, fertility remains sub-replacement
A death rate still higher than pre-pandemic levels and a total fertility rate below the replacement level for the fifth straight year were some of the highlights of the Sample Registration System (SRS) reports for 2024 released Thursday by the Office of the Registrar General of India (ORGI) that works under the ministry of home affairs.
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May 22, 2026
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Warmest May night in 14 yrs adds to heat woes
While ongoing heatwave conditions in Delhi are making venturing out in the daytime dangerous, there seems to be no respite in the night hours either, as Delhi logged a minimum temperature of 31.9 degrees Celsius (°C) on Thursday, marking the season’s first “warm night”, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
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May 22, 2026
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HC ASKS BENGAL GOVT TO TAKE CALL ON EXEMPTION IN SLAUGHTER RULES FOR EID UL-ADHA
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the West Bengal government to take a decision as per Section 12 of the West Bengal Animal Slaughter Control Act, 1950, regarding the exemption prayed for in view of Eid al-Adha.
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May 22, 2026
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UK net migration dips nearly 50% due to tighter policies
ence between people entering and leaving the country — to 171,000 in 2025 from 331,000 in 2024. Net migration has now dropped 82% from its peak of 944,000 in the year ending March 2023.
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May 22, 2026
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Rajnath opens Indian war memorial in Korea
Defence minister Rajnath Singh and South Korean minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Kwon Oh-eul on Thursday inaugurated the Indian war memorial at Imjingak Park in Seoul — the monument built as part of commemorative events marking the 75th anniversary of the Korean War.
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May 22, 2026
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Ministry proposes criminal offences for doping activities
To combat the growing menace of doping in Indian sports, the Union Sports Ministry has proposed amendments to the National Anti-Doping Act 2022.
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May 22, 2026
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No full Hormuz flows until first half of 2027, UAE's giant says
Full oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz will not return before the first or second quarter of 2027, even if the Middle East conflict ended now, the head of the United Arab Emirates’ state oil firm ADNOC said.
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