NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||23rd MAY2026
NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||23rd MAY2026
SATURDAY| VOL—V/2026/ MAY
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कामक्रोधौ हि पुरुषम् अर्थेभ्यो व्यपकर्षतः।
तौ तु शत्रू विनिर्जित्य राजा विजयते महीम्॥
Lust and anger draw a man away from virtue and wealth. Only
by conquering these enemies can a king truly win over the world.
INDIA:
(GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA, HINDU POST, INDIA TODAY).
Prime Minister Modi’s
Europe visit may pave the way for collaboration on energy security.
PM Modi and the President of Cyprus Nikos
Christodoulides reiterated their
commitment to combating terrorism in all its forms and manifestations,
including cross border terrorism. Both the leader held a bilateral meeting in
New Delhi.
The Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting will be held in New
Delhi on 26th of this month. At the invitation of External Affairs Minister Dr.
S. Jaishankar, Foreign Minister of Australia Penny Wong, Foreign Minister of
Japan Toshimitsu Motegi and Secretary of State of the United States Marco Rubio
are arriving in New Delhi.
India has officially assumed the chairmanship of the
Regional Cooperative Agreement (RCA) for the year 2026 under the International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). This announcement came at the 48th Meeting of
National Representatives (NRM) in Navi Mumbai and it brings together the
delegates from Asia-Pacific and Africa.
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar met Secretary General of Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation Nurlan Yermekbayev in New Delhi. They discussed Shanghai
Cooperation Organisation’s initiatives and activities as well as global and
regional issues.
India has delivered twenty tons of critical dry materials
for BCG, Tetanus and Diphtheria vaccines to Kabul, to augment Afghanistan’s
Child Immunisation Programme.
PM Modi will distribute more than 51 thousand appointment
letters to newly appointed youth in various Government departments and
organisations at the 19th Rozgar Mela through video conferencing today.
The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission has achieved a major
milestone with over 100 crore health records successfully linked with Ayushman
Bharat Health Accounts (ABHA). The
Health Ministry said that the number of linked health records has doubled from
50 crore in February last year to over 100 crore in just 15 months.
The Election Commission announces biennial elections for 24
Rajya Sabha seats from ten States on 18th of next month.
Union Minister Virendra Kumar launched the JEEVAN app and SHATAYU dashboard
on May 22 to strengthen India’s eldercare ecosystem. The initiative focuses on
senior citizen support, geriatric caregiving, technology-driven care services
and building a stronger care economy.
Maharashtra has emerged as the leading state with 215
central government projects worth around ₹5.5 trillion. The state’s strong
industrial ecosystem, financial importance, port connectivity, and urban
infrastructure make it a major destination for government investment.
India has launched the ₹167 crore Arunachal Kiwi Mission to
transform Arunachal Pradesh into a premium global organic kiwi hub. The
initiative focuses on cold storage, branding, exports, Agri-tourism, farmer
incomes, and building a strong farm-to-market value chain.
Delhi Forest Department plans to launch ‘Vaman Van’, a
unique interactive biodiversity space featuring dwarf and miniature plants to
promote environmental awareness, ecological education, and nature conservation
among children, students, and visitors.
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy announced a major
decision on revising minimum wages for workers in Telangana dividing the
workers into four categories and into three zones in the State.
The state has been divided into three zones for determining
minimum wages. Zone-1 includes Municipal Corporations, Zone-2 covers
Municipalities, while Zone-3 consists of rural areas.
Delhi government plans to raise ration card income
eligibility from ₹1.2 lakh to ₹2.5 lakh annually while cancelling 7.72 lakh
cards in a major public distribution system cleanup. The move could expand
access for eligible families while tightening verification. WHAT ABOUT BENGAL?
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said the government will
launch the Smart Border Project to make the entire border even more
impregnable. Addressing the investiture ceremony of BSF in New Delhi yesterday,
Home Minister Shah said, the project will be equipped with drones, radars,
cameras, and other technical resources.
India’s Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi met Dinesh
Trivedi, the High Commissioner-designate to Bangladesh, to discuss
strengthening defence cooperation, enhancing military-to-military engagement,
and improving border security.
Union government has planned a High-Powered Demography
Mission to address illegal immigration, infiltration, and demographic change in
border areas. The mission was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during
the Independence Day address in 2025. WE NEED A
REPORT CARD.
BENGAL
FILES:
The Enforcement Directorate on Friday (May 22, 2026)
conducted fresh searches at multiple premises in West Bengal as part of a money
laundering probe linked to arrested Kolkata Police officer Shantanu Sinha
Biswas and an alleged criminal Biswajit Poddar alias Sona Pappu, officials
said. They said a total of nine premises in Kolkata and Murshidabad are being
raided.
Shyam Metalics announces ₹20,000 crore investment push in
Bengal. Company plans railway manufacturing unit in Kharagpur, expansion of
workforce to 45,000; seeks easier land policy and faster industrial growth
under new government.
Several properties linked to Trinamool Congress general
secretary Abhishek Banerjee have come under the scanner of Kolkata Municipal
Corporation. The notices have been issued under Section 400(1) of the Kolkata
Municipal Corporation Act, 1980 wherein the civic body has sought documents
related to building plan approvals and clarification on whether permission was
taken for additional constructions carried out.
A five-year-old tweet linked to West Bengal’s post-poll
violence executed by TMC has landed Parambrata Chatterjee ( actor) and Swastika
Mukherjee (actress) in soup, with an FIR registered against them at Kolkata's
Gariahat Police Station by Lawyer Joydeep Sen. In his complaint, Sen claimed
that after the TMC crossed the majority mark, Parambrata had posted on May 2,
2021: “Let today be declared World Thrashing Day”, the news agency reported.
Responding to the post, Swastika had allegedly said: “Hahaha, let it be”. Advocate
Joydeep Sen accused them of abetting and instigating the large-scale post-poll
violence that erupted in West Bengal in May 2021, causing loss of 60 lives.
Kantha stitch artist Tripti Mukherjee set to receive the PADMA SHRI on May 25th,
2026. She is known for West Bengal’s iconic embroidery tradition and she spent
nearly four decades promoting the Kantha craftsmanship while creating the
livelihood opportunities for rural women.
IRAN
WAR DAY 84:
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says there has been some
“slight progress” in talks with Iran to end the war, adding that he did not
wish to exaggerate how much. He further said
that Iran imposing tolls for transit in the Strait of Hormuz is simply
unacceptable and cannot happen. If this were to occur in the Strait of
Hormuz, then it would also happen in
five other places around the world. IRAN HAS TO PAY A SPECIAL TARIFF TO ALL OTHER COUNTRIES,
IN THAT CASE, FOR EVERY IMPORT.
Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Tehran reports that Pakistani
officials are engaged in “intense mediation activity”, while a senior Iranian
official said a deal was close. A second Iranian source, however, said it was
too early to say whether a final agreement could be reached.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says that 35 ships transited the
Strait of Hormuz with Iran’s permission in the last 24 hours.
Continuing his comments on the Strait of Hormuz, UAE
presidential advisor Anwar Gargash said there is just a “50-50” chance that the
US and Iran strike a deal that opens up the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian officials
“have missed a lot of chances over the years because there’s a tendency to
overestimate their cards”, said Gargash. “I hope they don’t do that this time.”
The US State Department has issued another statement seeking
tips on Hezbollah’s financial networks.
WORLD:
(REUTER, AP, AFP, BLOOMBERG, CNN, WP)
More than a million Muslims are gathering in Mecca for the
hajj pilgrimage overshadowed by the West Asia war, as animosity smoulders
across the region despite a fragile ceasefire.
This year’s rites, drawing worshippers from across the
Islamic world including Iran, follow waves of Iranian attacks on targets in
Saudi Arabia and its Gulf neighbours.
Saudi officials are keen to keep conflict far from the minds
of visitors, who have travelled long distances for Islamist world’s only biggest
annual pilgrimages. -AFP
Tulsi Gabbard resigns as director of national intelligence,
citing husband’s health, who as per recent
diagnosis is suffering from a rare form of bone cancer.
Samsung Electronics workers in South Korea began voting on a
pay deal that ensures huge bonuses for its memory chip workers, but other
employees who didn't fare as well said they plan to oppose it.
After Maduro, is Raúl Castro next? US murder indictment
opens three paths in Cuba crisis.
Taiwan Travelogue wins the prize of the International Booker
Prize 2026, put the Taiwan’s storytelling, history and literary culture firmly
on the world map. It was written by the Yang Shuang-zi and translated by Lin
King and this novel has made the first work translated from Mandarin Chinese to
win the prestigious award.
Taiwan’s government says U.S. hasn’t notified it of any
pause in a planned $14 billion arms sale. Fresh uncertainty has emerged over
future U.S. military assistance to Taiwan after American officials suggested
some foreign arms transfers could face temporary delays. Zin-Ping effect!
MISHAPS:
As many as six labourers and one supervisor suffered
critical burn injuries while carrying out their scheduled work in two separate
accidents at different factories in Durgapur industrial town of West Bengal today, highlighting the indifference of the
respective plant authorities in maintaining proper safety standards.
Two Indian mountaineers, Arun Kumar Tiwari and Sandeep Are,
died while descending from Mount Everest. Officials at Nepal’s Department of
Tourism said, these climbers were descending after conquering the peak of the
world’s tallest mountain.
One happened in privately-owned Graphite Electrode
Manufacturing Company at Sagarbhanga locality ; the other in Durgapur Steel
Plant of SAIL. –Statesman.
One person has died after blast at New York City shipyard
that also injured 36 people, officials say. Crews were still fighting the fire
when a major explosion occurred at the site roughly 50 minutes later, as reported.
Afghanistan reports 250 deaths since March due to natural
disasters across the country.
ANIMAL
WORLD:
Indian Muslims must learn to accept ‘Symbolic’ sacrifice, in
place of brutal killing of domestic animals. Why ‘People For Animals’ (PFA) is
silent?? The Albino Calf with Golden Hair on head, named DT has a right to
live, along with others.
SCIENCE
& TECHNOLOGY:
India’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission has been honoured with
the 2026 Goddard Astronautics Award by the American Institute of Aeronautics
and Astronautics.
The Department of Space approved Common Technical Facilities
in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu on 22 May 2026. The facilities are linked to India’s
private-sector space manufacturing ecosystem and are being developed with the
involvement of the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre.
India’s rooftop solar capacity reached 20.8 GW in 2025 after
7.1 GW of new installations, which marked a 123% year-on-year increase. The
residential sector accounted for 76% of annual rooftop solar installations in
2025, and the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana remained the main policy support
for the segment.
Around 45 ships are under construction within the country
and will be delivered in the next 3 to 4 years, Navy vice chief Vice Admiral
Sanjay Vatsyan has said in Kolkata during the launch of ‘Sanghamitra’, the
first of four next-generation offshore patrol vessels (NGOPVs) built by defence
PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd for the Navy.
CLIMATE:
India recorded 97 of the world’s 100 hottest cities on 22
May 2026 during a heatwave across northern, central and eastern India. Balangir
in Odisha touched 48°C, while Sasaram in Bihar also reached 48°C and Varanasi
in Uttar Pradesh recorded 47°C.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red
colour warning for heat wave to severe heat wave conditions over East Madhya
Pradesh, East Uttar Pradesh and Vidarbha today. IMD has also issued orange
colour warning for heat wave conditions over Delhi, Haryana, Punjab,
Chandigarh, Rajasthan, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha. Similar
conditions will prevail over Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, West Madhya
Pradesh and West Uttar Pradesh for the day.
South-West monsoon settled in Sri Lanka.
CRIME
& PUNISHMENT:
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) yesterday arrested
another key accused connected with the leak of Physics questions in the NEET-UG
2026 paper leak case. The accused named Manisha Sanjay Havaldar is presently
working at Seth Hiralal Saraf Prashala in Pune, Maharashtra.
GAMES & SPORTS: -
India Under-18 Men’s Hockey Team played a 3-3 draw against
Australia in the fourth and final match of the series at the Udhav Das Mehta
(Bhai Ji) Central SAI Centre in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
DAS
KAPITAL:
U.S. stocks rose on Friday, with the Dow reaching a record
closing high, as investors cheered signs of progress in talks to end the Middle
East conflict and a strong corporate earnings season.
Indian Share Market: -
*BSE SENSEX* 75,415.35
+231.99 (0.31%)🌲
*NIFTY* 23,719.30
+64.60 (0.27%)🌲
*GOLD* : ₹ 15,930/
01gm (24 krt)
BULLIONS:
*GOLD* : ₹ 15,930/ 01gm (24 krt)
*SILVER* : ₹ 2,85,000/KG
Currency Exchange Rates:
*Euro* : ₹112/-*USD*
₹ 95/- *China¥* : ₹ 14/-
WHAT
IS NEXT:
Pope Leo will address the rise of AI in his first in-depth
text outlining his concerns. The document, known as an encyclical, is likely to
decry the use of AI in warfare and address how the technology is challenging
workers' rights.
CONCERN:
The war in the Middle East is squeezing two pillars of
Indian employment, forcing Gulf-based workers return home and crushing demand
for the country's manufactured exports, from leather goods to glassware.
THE END.
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