NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||21st MAY2026
NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||21st MAY2026
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न गतं कर्तुं कश्चिद् धनवान्,
परिश्रमेण तु भविष्यं लभ्यते।
No one is rich enough
to buy the past;
But with effort, the
future can be won.
INDIA:
(GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA, HINDU POST, INDIA TODAY).
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the FAO Agricola Medal on 20 May 2026 at the Food and Agriculture
Organization Headquarters in Rome, Italy.
The FAO Agricola Medal is the highest honour bestowed by the
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. It is awarded to global leaders and heads of state who
have made outstanding contributions to agricultural development, food security,
and rural poverty reduction.
Modi and Meloni outline road map for India-Italy strategic
partnership. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni
joint op-ed talks about emerging “Indo-Mediterranean” corridor and pushes for
€20-billion bilateral trade target by 2029.
India and Italy finalized 15 outcomes across diverse
sectors. The agreements were signed following delegation-level talks between
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni in
Rome.
India is set to remain the world’s fastest-growing major
economy, as the United Nations (UN) in its report projected a growth rate of
6.4 percent this year for the country despite global uncertainty caused by the
West Asia conflict.
India has achieved a major milestone in railway
modernisation by completing 99.6 per cent electrification of its Broad Gauge
network. And Indian Railway reduced its
Diesel Footprint significantly.
Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment,
Ramdas Athawale has said the Central Government is ready to support additional
old age homes and welfare facilities for Divyang Jan in Goa.
Delhi Government
announced the launch of the Talent Hunt Scheme- ‘Hauslon ki Udaan’
2026-27. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said that the initiative aims to
identify, nurture and provide a national platform to the hidden talent of
Delhi’s youth.
Tamil Nadu's superstar-turned-Chief Minister Vijay paying
tribute to the banned outfit Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)'s founder,
V Prabhakaran, has triggered a massive controversy. INDIA SHOULD
HAVE DISMEMBERED SRILANKA. RAJIV CHICKENED OUT!
The Telangana High Court has issued strong directions to the
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and Traffic Police officials to
expedite the removal of illegal encroachments on footpaths and pavements across
Hyderabad.
India has successfully submerged its decommissioned naval
ship INS Guldar off the coast of Sindhudurg in Maharashtra, marking the
creation of the country’s first underwater warship museum, artificial coral
reef and submarine tourism project.
The ship now rests about 20 to 22 metres below sea level
near the Nivati Rock formations.
Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) was ranked
among the world’s top five water utilities at the Global Water Summit 2026 in
Madrid, Spain. The recognition came in the “Utility of the Year” category at
the summit held from May 18 to May 20, 2026.
BENGAL
FILES:
CM began first North
Bengal tour, promises to fulfil region's developmental aspirations. The BJP
government will work towards providing North Bengal its developmental dues to
erase the deprivation meted out to the region earlier, says West Bengal Chief
Minister on his maiden visit to North Bengal.
West Bengal Government already handed over 120 acres of
Strategic Land at Shiliguri Corridor to BSF, for enhancement of Border
Security.
Tomorrow CM will have a meeting with BSF.
Aide to Debraj Chakraborty has been arrested following
allegations of extortion and violence against a promoter in Baguihati.
VOTER ID, & ADHAR
CARDS in hundreds are found either in abandoned TMC offices, or at vacant
lands.
Illegal car parking area is cleaned near R.G.Kar Hospital.
Illegal constructions are removed at SEALDAH, and HOWRAH.
A day after arresting the fourth suspect in connection with
the killing of Shuvendu Adhikari’s executive assistant, Chandranath Rath, the
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday arrested another accused from
Varanasi. Officials said the arrested man, identified as 40-year-old Vinay Rai
alias Pumpum Rai, originally hails from the Zamani area of Ghazipur. As per
information, officials said, Rai had relocated to Varanasi several years ago,
where he was engaged in property dealing. “A CBI team produced Vinay Rai before
a local court in Varanasi and secured a two-day transit remand,” a senior
police official in Varanasi said.
FALTA
BY-ELECTION:
FALTA VOTERS’ NUMBER: 2,40,000. (app.)
POLING IN 2021: 2,07,000.
Hindu: 69%; Muslim:30%
Now, ‘Pushpa’ may be on the ED’s radar! An allegation has
been lodged with the ED against Jahangir by BJP leader Bidhan Parui. Bidhan,
who was the BJP candidate for the Falta constituency in both the 2016 and 2021
elections, has accused Jahangir of assaulting him to forcibly seize his
property. This complaint against Jahangir was formally filed with the ED by the
BJP leader. Jahangir Khan withdrew from the electoral fray in Falta, and
restrained himself at home. But Jahangir’s name will remain on the ballot as
the deadline for withdrawal of nominations has already passed. I think EC shall made some arrangement at every
booth, that Voters know Jahangir has withdrawn.
Election is being held at 287 Booths.
West Bengal Chief Minister Shuvendu Adhikari announced
immediate initiation of deportation proceedings against illegal Bangladeshi
infiltrators under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, or CAA. The Chief Minister
made the announcement at state secretariat, Nabanna during a land handover
ceremony to the Border Security Force (BSF) for border fencing.
IRAN
WAR:
China’s President Xi told his Russian counterpart Putin that
“a comprehensive ceasefire is of utmost urgency, resuming hostilities is even
more inadvisable and maintaining negotiations is particularly important” in the
US-Israel war on Iran.
Israeli forces have continued their raids in the occupied
West Bank and arrested 20 people from Hizma, east of Jerusalem.
South Korea’s FM Cho Hyun says a South Korean-operated
vessel carrying two million barrels of crude oil is passing through the Strait
of Hormuz in coordination with Iran.
Oil prices have fallen after Trump again said that the Iran
war would end “very quickly”.
El Al, Israel’s flag carrier, says it lost a net $67m in the
January-March period, compared with a net profit of $96m a year earlier.
Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi landed in Tehran to meet officials, Iran’s Tasnim news
agency is reported.
WORLD:
(REUTER, AP, AFP, BLOOMBERG, CNN, WP)
US President Donald Trump will attend the G7 Summit in
France next month amid growing tensions between Washington and several European
allies over the Iran conflict.
Samsung Electronics workers' union said late on Wednesday
(May 20) that a planned strike had been put on hold until further notice after
negotiations with management resumed with the participation of Seoul's labour
minister.
The company's management and workers' union had resumed
talks earlier in the day in a last-ditch attempt to avert a strike.
The US is planning to tell NATO allies this week that it
will shrink the pool of military capabilities that the US would have available to
assist the alliance's European nations in a major crisis, three sources
familiar with the matter said.
Soaring costs of fuel and commercial fertilizer in the wake
of the Iran war are making hard times worse for farmers across the US Plains
states of Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Nebraska.
WILD
WORLD:
World Bee Day is observed on 20 May each year to recognise
the role of bees and other pollinators in agriculture, biodiversity, and
ecosystem functioning. In 2026, verified reports on bee decline covered colony
losses, pesticide exposure, climate stress, and threats to wild pollinators
across several regions.
MISHAPS:
Heavy rain and floods have wreaked havoc in several parts of
China, leaving at least 12 people dead and many missing.
CLIMATE:
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red
alert for severe heat wave conditions over parts of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya
Pradesh and Vidarbha for the next two to three days. Similar conditions are
likely to prevail over Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab, Bihar, Chhattisgarh,
Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana and
Uttarakhand. IMD issues yellow alert for heatwave conditions in
Delhi till May 25.
CRIME
& PUNISHMENT:
No second autopsy but look for options to preserve body:
Bhopal court in Twisha Sharma case.
The investigations into the recent incidents of fire
reported in trains have revealed the possible involvement of anti-social
elements in several cases. Sources said that the Railway has taken these
incidents seriously, and the Railway Protection Force is carrying out intensive
investigations into the matter. In an incident near Amarapura station in
Rajasthan, an attempt was made by an unidentified individual to set fire to
linen materials inside a coach, which led to the outbreak of fire. In a
separate case in Howrah, a piece of cloth soaked in petrol was recovered from
the bathroom of a train that caught fire. IT IS ALMOST
IMPOSSIBLE TO DETECT IT BEFOREHAND, AND STOP IT!
National Commission for Women has taken suo motu cognisance
of the reported suspicious death of a 33-year-old woman from Noida in Bhopal.
GAMES
& SPORTS: -
Arsenal ended their 22-year wait to win the Premier League
title when they were confirmed as champions following second-placed Manchester
City's 1-1 draw at Bournemouth.
DAS
KAPITAL:
Indian Share Market: -
*BSE SENSEX* 75,318.39 +117.54 (0.16%)🌲
*NIFTY* 23,659.00 +41.00 (0.17%)🌲
BULLIONS:
*GOLD* : ₹ 15,830/ 01gm (24 krt)
*SILVER* : ₹ 2,80,000/KG
Currency Exchange Rates:
*Euro* : ₹112/-*USD*
₹ 95/- *China¥* : ₹ 14/-
IMAGE: FILE PHOTO.
THE END.
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