NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||08th MAY 2026
NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||08th MAY 2026
FRIDAY| VOL—V/2026/ MAY
OPINIONATED, FOR FREE CIRCULATION.
*कष्टः खलु पराश्रयः।*
Dependence is indeed
painful.
INDIA:
(GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA, HINDU POST, INDIA TODAY).
BENGAL
FILES:
Late Mr. Chandranath Rath, the close aide of BJP leader Mr.
Shuvendu Adhikari was shot dead in a professional ambush in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district
on 6th night while returning home. He served in the Indian Air Force
before becoming one of the opposition
leader's most trusted political associates.
Mr. Adhikary made him in-charge of Bhawanipore constituency
to look after his campaign, from where outgoing CM Ms. Mamata Banerjee lost the
election to Mr. Shuvendu Adhikary.
It is being considered that it was a political murder,
executed by Supari Killers coming from other province(s), and the assailants
escaped by AIR. Local supports are arrested. CCTV footage available throws some
information. SIT formed.
Police took into custody and investigated William Joseph, a
resident of Shiv Mandir, Siliguri, in connection with the murder case. His car’s number plate was allegedly used by
the assailants.
Further investigation is in progress.
This is not post-poll
violence—but a cold blooded, and an well planned revenge MURDER!! The mastermind
(s) along with the executor(s) must be punished in an exemplary manner.
In West Bengal, the state Legislative Assembly has been
formally dissolved. Governor R. N. Ravi
issued the order to dissolve the existing Assembly yesterday, exercising powers
under Article 174 of the Constitution.
Drama on Resignation of PROTEM CM ended.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will arrive in Kolkata today.
He is scheduled to attend a meeting with the newly elected BJP MLAs, during
which the party’s legislative leader will be selected.
The swearing-in of newly elected BJP government in West
Bengal will take place at the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata on Saturday, on
the occasion of Rabindra Jayanti.
REST OF INDIA:
In Assam, the BJP-led NDA government will take an oath for a
third consecutive term on the 12th of May.
Tamil Nadu’s TVK party struggles to prove majority
claim: In the assembly poll results,
Actor-turned politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) swept 108 of the
state’s 234 seats. TVK needs 10 more seats to hit that 118-seat mark. DMK has
secured 59, and AIADMK has won 47 seats, while Congress has won five seats.
Puducherry Chief Minister N. Rangasamy submits resignation
to Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan. The National Democratic Alliance
government led by Rangasamy is set to return to power after securing a
comfortable majority in the elections.
In Jammu and Kashmir, special prayers were held at Gurdwara
Shri Guru Singh Sabha in Poonch district yesterday to pay homage to those
killed in Pakistani shelling following Operation Sindoor.
The two-day 5th BRICS Supreme Audit Institutions (SAI)
Leaders’ Summit began in Bengaluru yesterday under the theme “Ease of Living
with a Focus on Urban Mobility”. Organised by the Office of the Comptroller and
Auditor General of India as part of India’s BRICS Chairmanship 2026, the summit
has brought together 42 delegates, including Heads of SAIs from BRICS
countries.
India & Vietnam upgraded their bilateral relations to an
“enhanced comprehensive strategic partnership” during Vietnamese President To
Lam’s visit to New Delhi yesterday. They set a goal of increasing bilateral
trade from around $16 billion currently to $25 billion by 2030, agreed to open
their markets to certain agricultural goods, and pledged to deepen rare earth
cooperation.
The President of Vietnam visited the National Stock Exchange
in Mumbai during his day-long visit to the city. He participated in the
traditional bell-ringing ceremony at the NSE and was welcomed by Managing
Director and CEO Ashish Kumar Chauhan.
IRAN
WAR:
Interceptions by Iran’s air defences lit up the night sky
over western Tehran on Thursday night amid reports of clashes between Iranian
and US forces in the Strait of Hormuz and strikes on Iran’s coastal areas.
The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said its naval
forces came under Iranian missile, drone and fast boat attack in the Strait of
Hormuz and responded by eliminating “inbound threats and targeted Iranian
military facilities responsible for attacking US forces”.
U.S. President Donald
Trump said yesterday that the two countries had carried out “very good talks”
and that Iran had agreed not to obtain a nuclear weapon.
Israel’s military said today that yesterday’s attack killed
a Hezbollah commander in Beirut’s suburbs. Hezbollah did not immediately comment.
WORLD:
(REUTER, AP, AFP, BLOOMBERG, CNN, WP)
The Trump administration released a counterterrorism
strategy yesterday focused on countering narcoterrorism, Islamist terrorism,
and violent left-wing extremism. It lists drug groups in the Western hemisphere
as its first priority. It also pledges to neutralize violent political groups
with “anti-American, radically pro-transgender, and anarchist” ideology but
says the administration will not use counterterrorism powers to target people
“who simply disagree with us.”
The United States exported an all-time high of 8.2 million
barrels per day of refined fuel last week, government data showed yesterday.
The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed five Hantavirus cases linked to a
cruise ship outbreak, while three additional cases remain suspected.
The cruise ship on which three passengers have died from the
rodent-borne Hantavirus will dock in Spain’s Canary Islands to repatriate its
remaining passengers, Spain’s government announced yesterday after reaching a
deal with the World Health Organization. Eight cases of the virus have been
confirmed on the ship, but World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom
Ghebreyesus said yesterday that “for now, the risk to the rest of the world is
low.”
Critical minerals coordination will be a focus of the Group
of Seven (G7) summit next month, France, the bloc’s rotating president, said at
a G7 trade ministers’ meeting yesterday.
European countries are reportedly wary of Washington leading the project
due to concerns it could restrict mineral access in crisis situations.
Ivory Coast scraps election authority. The government
announced yesterday it had disbanded the country’s election commission in a bid
to restore public trust in elections and will replace it with a new body.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Pope Leo XIV at the
Vatican and discussed the situation in West Asia, along with issues of mutual
interest in the Western Hemisphere.
MISHAPS:
Bangladesh’s worsening measles outbreak claimed seven more
children’s lives in the last 24 hours, while a renewed shortage of diagnostic
kits has severely disrupted testing across the country.
SCIENCE
& TECHNOLOGY:
SSS Defence has successfully delivered the first batch of
its indigenously designed T-12 Semi-Auto Shotguns to the Indian Army, marking a
significant milestone in India’s drive towards self-reliance in defence
manufacturing. The weapon is now being inducted into operational units,
particularly under the Northern Command.
India has deployed its first indigenous Maritime Spotter
Drone from INS Vikrant, developed by Mumbai-based Sagar Defence Engineering.
This marks a major leap in naval aviation technology, enabling real-time
surveillance, piracy interception, and autonomous operations from moving
warships.
CLIMATE:
A sudden dust storm swept through the Mumbai Region yesterday evening, engulfing some
parts of Navi Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan and Murbad. The sudden cloud of dust,
accompanied by strong winds, hit the region around 4.30 pm, sharply lowering
visibility.
CRIME
& PUNISHMENT:
In Jammu and Kashmir, the anti-drug campaign has
intensified, with 481 FIRs registered and 518 people arrested in the last 22
days. Authorities have also attached or demolished 24 properties linked to the
narcotics trade under the NDPS Act.
Boko Haram militants killed 23 security personnel in an
attack on a military base in Central African country of Chad. Many other
Chadian soldiers were injured in the attack, which was eventually repelled.
GAMES
& SPORTS: -
In 🏹Archery🎯,
the Indian women’s recurve team assured the country’s first medal at the World
Cup Stage 2 with a stunning win over record 10-time Olympic champion South
Korea in the semifinal at Shanghai in China.
DAS
KAPITAL:
Indian Share Market: -
*BSE SENSEX* 77,844.52 −114.00 (0.15%)🔻
*NIFTY* 24,326.65 −4.30 (0.018%)🔻
BULLIONS:
*GOLD* : ₹ 15,200/ 01gm (24 krt)
*SILVER* : ₹ 2,64,000/KG
Currency Exchange Rates:
*Euro* : ₹112/-*USD*
₹ 95/- *China¥* : ₹ 14/-
WHAT
IS NEXT:
Today, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visits
Finland.
Today, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visits
Washington, DC.
Today, the United Kingdom holds local elections in England
and parliamentary elections in Wales and Scotland.
Tomorrow, Laura Fernández is sworn in as president of Costa
Rica.
AWARD:
Soma Mandal, an Indian science teacher from GD Goenka Public
School, Delhi, won the South Asia regional title of the Cambridge Dedicated
Teacher Awards 2026 on 6 and 7 May 2026. The award is presented by the
International Education group at Cambridge University Press & Assessment.
CONCERN:
HAL has yet to deliver a single TEJAS MK-1A to the Indian
Air Force as of 7 May 2026, despite having six GE F404 engines and more than
twenty airframes in inventory.
THE END.
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