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NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||13th MAY2026

 

NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||13th MAY2026

WEDNESDAY| 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:

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken over the investigation into the murder of Chandranath Rath, personal aide to West Bengal Chief Minister.

Sujit Bose: Arrested on May 11, 2026, following 10 hours of interrogation by the ED regarding allegations of accepting bribes for jobs and acquiring property through illicit means.

Garga Chatterjee: Arrested by the Cyber Crime division for making provocative statements and spreading rumours about election machinery. Several round of ammunitions recovered from his house.

Madan Mitra got himself admitted in BELLVIEW Hospital.

All newly elected ministers started their work with right spirit.

Z+ Category security  is retained with Ex CM of Bengal. Her ‘VAIPO’ is having security as per entitlement of an ordinary MP.

REST OF INDIA:

NEET Exam for admission to undergraduate medical education cancelled over paper leak allegations; CBI probe ordered.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Joseph Vijay on Tuesday ordered the closure of 717 state-run liquor retail outlets operating near places of worship, educational institutions, and bus stands across the state. COULD BE ANOTHER WAY TO LIQUOR SCAM!

Senior BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma today took oath as the Chief Minister of Assam for a second consecutive time.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to roll out phase three of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters' list in the next “coming days”, officials said that it could cover the remaining 22 States and Union Territories (UTs) covering nearly 40 crore electors.

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas notified royalty rates for crude oil and natural gas production on 8 May 2026. The revised structure applies to onshore, offshore, Deepwater, and ultra-Deepwater fields in India.  The royalty on onshore crude oil production has been reduced to 10% from 16.66%. The royalty on offshore crude oil production has been reduced to 8% from 9.09%. The royalty rate for natural gas has been reduced to 8% from 10%.

IRAN WAR:

Trump has maintained that the US will achieve victory in the war, whether diplomatically or militarily, and dismissed the idea that Washington needs China to reach a settlement.

Kuwait says it detected an attempted incursion by four members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Bubiyan Island for “hostile” activities. Tehran has dismissed the allegations as false.

The UAE has blacklisted 16 Lebanese citizens and five organisations based in Lebanon, labelling them as “terrorists” due to their purported connections to Hezbollah.

The UK has announced it will contribute a significant arsenal of weaponry to a multinational defensive mission dedicated to securing the Strait of Hormuz.

The US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, expressed strong optimism about the expansion of the Abraham Accords, suggesting that Gulf states will eventually “have to make a choice” between Israel and Iran, as they weigh establishing formal diplomatic relations with the Israeli government.

WORLD: (REUTER, AP, AFP, BLOOMBERG, CNN, WP)

Trump plans to discuss U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and call for the release of jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai when he meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this week, he said yesterday. The Iran war is also likely to feature prominently in the talks.

Spain’s Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares called for the establishment of an EU military to keep the continent “free from coercion.”

MISHAPS:

In Maharashtra, six devotees were killed and around 15  injured after a wall collapsed during a religious gathering in Jat tehsil of district this afternoon. More than 300 devotees had gathered at the site when strong winds accompanied by heavy rain lashed the area.

Bangladesh is witnessing a worsening measles outbreak, with nine more deaths reported in the last 24 hours.

CLIMATE:

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heatwave conditions at isolated places over Gujarat, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Rajasthan and West Madhya Pradesh today.

An orange alert for rain in Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Bageshwar, and Pithoragarh districts of Uttarakhand for the next 36 hours, while a yellow alert has been issued for the remaining districts.

CRIME & PUNISHMENT:

 UKRANE’s national anti-corruption agency announced yesterday it had charged former presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak with involvement in a more than $10 million money laundering scheme. Yermak resigned from his position in November after anti-corruption officials searched his home. He told journalists in Kyiv yesterday he would comment when the investigation is complete.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday, May 12, took into its custody a 30-year-old student from Nashik in Maharashtra in connection with the alleged NEET UG 2026 paper leak.

A crime branch unit 2 of the Nashik Police detained Shubham Khairnar, a Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) from Nandgaon. He allegedly paid Rs 10 lakh for the leaked paper and then sold it online for Rs 15 lakh to another buyer from Haryana.

GAMES & SPORTS: -

The Bangladesh government has formed a three-member inquiry committee to investigate the country’s controversial withdrawal from the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, a decision that triggered widespread criticism within cricket circles and raised questions over the handling of the issue by the previous administration.

DAS KAPITAL:

French and African investors are planning $27 billion worth of projects across African countries, French President Emmanuel Macron said today at a France-Africa summit in Nairobi. More than $16 billion will come from French firms and more than $10 billion from African entities.

Indian Share Market: -

*BSE SENSEX* 74,559.24 −1,456.04 (1.92%)🔻

*NIFTY* 23,379.55 −436.30 (1.83%)🔻

BULLIONS:

*GOLD* : ₹ 15,400/ 01gm (24 krt)

*SILVER* : ₹ 3,00,000/KG

Currency Exchange Rates:

*Euro* : ₹112/-*USD*  ₹ 95/-  *China¥* : ₹ 14/-

WHAT IS NEXT:

Today, the Bahamas holds general elections.

Today, the Cannes Film Festival begins.

Tomorrow, eastern flank NATO countries hold the B9 summit in Bucharest.

 

 

THE END.

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