NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||25th MAY2026
NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||25th MAY2026
MONDAY| VOL—V/2026/MAY
OPINIONATED, FOR FREE CIRCULATION.
यं लब्ध्वा चापरं लाà¤ं मन्यते नाधिकं ततः।
यस्मिन्स्थितो न दुःखेन गुरुणापि विचाल्यते॥ ६-२२॥
--GEETA, Vaktiyoga.
जिस परम आनंद
(आत्म-लाà¤) को प्राप्त कर लेने के बाद योगी उससे बड़ा कोई दूसरा लाठनहीं मानता,
और जिस अवस्था में
स्थिर हो जाने पर वह बड़े से बड़े à¤ारी दुःख (जैसे शारीरिक कष्ट या विपरित
परिस्थितियाँ) से à¤ी विचलित नहीं होता।
INDIA:
(GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA, HINDU POST, INDIA TODAY).
President Smt Droupadi Murmu will present Padma Awards for
the year 2026 at a Ceremony today.
Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh yesterday
inspected the proposed extension campus of Manipur Technical University at
Heirok in Thoubal district. Mr. Singh reviewed issues related to drinking water
and power supply, assuring that steps will be taken soon to improve both in
Heirok constituency.
Many ‘TRINAMULEES’
met Sonia Gandhi at her residence.
Disowned by ABP & other Medias—TMC supremo resorted to
FB, to express her political views, as per her last message.
BENGAL
FILES:
Bangladeshi Deportation Centers: Major Blow to Infiltrators!
Directives Issued to Establish Holding Centers Across Districts; Deportation
Process Is Underway.
Abhishekh Banerjee sent letters through his lawyer to
Building Department of Calcutta Corporation requesting 10 days’ time to respond
against multiple notices he, and his
family received on various legalities on Illegal Buildings.
Howrah Municipal Election: Municipal polls in Howrah after 13
years—to be held this very year—Chief Minister announces.
R. G. KAR MURDER
CASE: The Court issued a clear directive: “Start from the dinner. Proceed up to
the incident itself. Resume your work by addressing the very lapses you
yourselves have pointed out in your reports. Focus specifically on those
lapses.” Noting that the public interest is at stake, the Justice further
stated that several senior officers would revisit the scene of the incident.
FALTA:
It was primarily one horse race, though 5 more ran. BJP’s Debangshu Panda won
by a margin of 1 lakh 9,000++ votes (70%+) more than his nearest rival CPI(M)’s
Sambhu Nath Kurmi. TMC’s Jahangir got less
than 4% votes, INC slightly less than 5%, and CPI(M) almost 20%. TMC+INC+CPI(M)
accounts well total Muslim Votes cast. Excepting
CPI(M), other challengers lost security deposit including TMC, and INC. For more details, CLICK ‘FALTA’.
Bulldozer Action: Heavy earthmovers and cranes were deployed
in Tiljala, Kasba, and Beleghata to raze unauthorized, unsafe, and unapproved
multi-storey constructions.
The demolition drive was spurred by a massive blaze on the
first floor of a nearby five-storey
building operating as an illegal leather goods warehouse. The incident resulted
in two workers suffocating to death and several others sustaining critical burn
injuries. The injured persons are being treated. It was not known how the fire
broke out.
Arrests & Crackdown: Police have arrested the owners of
the illegal factory and the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company
Limited (WBSEDCL) has disconnected power to the targeted structures.
Bangladesh Army is resisting construction of fences at
Indian Border.
The anti-Hindu Kabir Suman once openly declared—in a
telephonic conversation with the media—"I rape the Bengali mother!"
Now, *JATIR KATHA*
has lodged an FIR at the Netaji Nagar Police Station against Kabir Suman.
*Jatir Katha* vows not to abandon the battlefield until Suman is arrested & punished.
IRAN
WAR:
President Donald Trump has said on social media that “an
agreement has been largely negotiated, subject to finalisation” between the US,
Iran and regional powers, adding that the deal, which includes the reopening of
the Strait of Hormuz, will be announced shortly.
Progress has been made on resolving the situation in the
Strait of Hormuz, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says at a news conference
in India.
Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reports that a
disagreement over three clauses
persists.
First, security assurances to make sure there’s not going to
be another round of confrontation, especially as Iran was in the middle of the
negotiations twice over the past year when they faced another round of
escalation. I think both the time it happened
because Iran started overplaying its hand.
The second point is sanctions relief, and that makes it
related to the nuclear dossier of the country.
And last but not the least is the US-imposed blockade on the
Iranian ships and vessels and oil tankers in particular, which is putting a
serious negative impact on Iran’s oil exports.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says the next round
of talks between the US and Iran will happen “very soon”.
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian says no decision will be
made without the permission of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says some progress has
been made in the past 48 hours as he reiterates that Iran can never have a
nuclear weapon.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to
hold a limited security cabinet meeting this evening to discuss the potential
deal, Israeli media report.
Iran could overplay its hand as a potential deal between the
US and Iran emerges, according to Mohamad Elmasry, a professor at the Doha
Institute for Graduate Studies.
WORLD:
(REUTER, AP, AFP, BLOOMBERG, CNN, WP)
Trump’s answer to ARAB WORLD--"I would like to thank,
thus far, all of the countries of the Middle East for their support and
cooperation, which will be further enhanced and strengthened by their joining
the Nations of the historic Abraham
Accords and, who knows, perhaps the Islamic Republic of Iran would like
to join, as well!" wrote Trump.
U.S. lawmakers appearing on Sunday morning talk shows split
sharply over a potential deal to end the Iran war, with Republicans mostly
backing the publicly reported contours of an agreement being negotiated by
President Donald Trump and Democrats dismissing it as accomplishing little.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S.
President Donald Trump Israel would remain free to act against threats in
Lebanon during a phone call about an emerging agreement between Washington and
Iran on Saturday, an Israeli source said.
Russia pounds Kyiv with hypersonic weapons in massive
overnight attack. Russia launched a massive overnight assault on Ukraine using
several advanced missile systems, including the nuclear-capable Oreshnik
ballistic missile, Iskander ballistic missiles, Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and
Tsirkon cruise missiles.
A Chinese coast guard
ship left waters near Taiwan's strategically located Pratas Islands at the top
of the South China Sea on Sunday following a tense standoff and verbal sparring
between the coast guards, Taiwan's Coast Guard said.
China claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own
territory, a position the government in Taipei rejects.
MISHAPS:
In Philippines, around 20 people are feared to still be
trapped under the rubble of a nine-storey under construction building that
collapsed early yesterday morning in a city near capital, Manila.
Bangladesh recorded 16 more deaths with measles-like
symptoms in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of such deaths this year
to 528.
In Karnataka, eight members of a family, including seven
women, drowned in the Tatte Hakkalu river in Uttara Kannada district.
SCIENCE
& TECHNOLOGY:
Border Roads
Organisation has created a new global record by constructing the world’s
highest motorable road across Mig La Pass in eastern Ladakh. The newly
developed route stands at an altitude of 19,400 feet (5,913 metres), surpassing
the previous record held by Umling La, which is located at 19,024 feet.
China’s Shenzhou-23 astronauts blast off on space station
mission. China has launched its Shenzhou-23 mission to the Tiangong Space
Station, carrying Lai Ka-ying, the first astronaut from Hong Kong.
China’s Chang’e-7 lunar exploration mission is scheduled for
launch in the second half of 2026. The mission will study the Moon’s south pole
through environmental and resource surveys, with a focus on permanently
shadowed regions and possible water ice deposits.
CLIMATE:
Severe heatwave conditions have disrupted normal life across
large parts of central and north-west India, with temperatures soaring well
above seasonal averages. Several regions are experiencing intense dry winds and
extreme daytime heat, forcing people to remain indoors during peak afternoon
hours and reducing outdoor activity significantly.
Monsoon likely to hit Kerala around May 26; IMD says North India to bear 46°C this week.
CRIME
& PUNISHMENT:
A court in Bahrain has sentenced nine people to life
imprisonment and two others to three years in jail for collaborating with
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in what authorities described
as hostile, and an act of terrorism against the country.
Hyderabad Lawyer Dies After Being Hit By Scorpio Outside
Home, Murder Suspected.
Suspect dies after trading gunfire with officers near White
House, Secret Service says.
Punjab Police have arrested a man from Pathankot for
allegedly spying on Indian Army and paramilitary movements and sharing
surveillance footage with handlers based in Pakistan. Investigators said the
accused had installed a CCTV camera along the Pathankot-Jammu highway to
monitor troop movement.
Senior police officer Daljinder Singh Dhillon said the
surveillance footage from the camera was transmitted electronically to
operatives based in Pakistan and other foreign locations. During interrogation,
Baljit Singh admitted that he had installed the internet-based CCTV camera near
Sujanpur in January this year. Police said he was allegedly acting on
instructions from an unidentified person based in Dubai and received Rs 40,000/-
for the operation. The Sujanpur police registered a case against four
individuals in connection with the alleged espionage network.-- NDTV reported.
PUNJUB
shall be made a UNION TERRITORY, with more army support. I reported at least
one case per month like this in Punjab. For more details, CLICK ‘PUNJUB’.
GAMES
& SPORTS: -
Indian Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday (May 22)
congratulated the first-ever all-women mountaineering team of the Border
Security Force (BSF) for successfully summiting Mount Everest in Nepal. The
feat came as part of the force’s Diamond Jubilee year celebrations.
At the Asian Under-23 Wrestling Championships, Indian
grapplers continued their impressive run, securing three gold, two silver, and
three bronze medals in Vietnam’s Da Nang.
The Sports Authority of India’s North East Regional Centre
yesterday organised “Sundays on Cycle – Commonwealth Games Edition” in Imphal,
with enthusiastic participation from Commonwealth Games athletes, coaches,
officials, fitness enthusiasts and members of the public.
DAS
KAPITAL:
Indian Share Market: - CLOSED.
Currency Exchange Rates:
*Euro* : ₹112/-*USD*
₹ 95/- *China¥* : ₹ 14/-
CONCERN:
More than 900 suspected Ebola cases identified in DRC, WHO
chief says.
THE END.
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