TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. R. Balasubramaniam and K.V. Raju have been appointed as members of NITI Aayog, the Government of India’s policy think tank. NITI Aayog was established on 1 January 2015 to replace the Planning Commission and to support cooperative federalism and strategic policy formulation.
2. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday (May 6, 2026) submitted his resignation to Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, paving the way for the formation of the new government.
3. M.K. Stalin resigns as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister; Governor accepts his resignation.
4. After a spectacular win in the Tamil Nadu Assembly election, actor-turned-politician C Joseph Vijay and his two-year- old party Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) are now looking for support to get a majority to form a government. Vijay is seeking support from the small allies of the Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA), headed by the DMK, avoiding the NDA allies.
5. In Keralam, the Congress Legislature Party is set to meet on Thursday morning, according to KPCC president Sunny Joseph. However, along with the formal meeting, detailed consultations by observers from the All India Congress Committee with newly elected MLAs also will progress.
6. Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy left for New Delhi to secure Central Government approvals for the Hyderabad Metro Rail phase II project.
7. A noon without a shadow: Hyderabad set to witness Zero Shadow Day on May 9
Hyderabad will witness Zero Shadow Day on Saturday at 12:12 pm, when shadows briefly disappear as the Sun reaches directly overhead. Birla Planetarium is hosting a free session to help people observe and understand this rare astronomical phenomenon.
8. Flights at Mumbai international airport will be suspended for six hours on Thursday, 7 May 2026, as runways will be closed for pre-monsoon maintenance,
9. Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region Jyotiraditya M Scindia today virtually inaugurated the 100th N-Gen Post Office of India Post at North-Eastern Hill University in Shillong.
10. Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Sunetra Ajit Pawar called on Chairman of Rajya Sabha C P Radhakrishnan, at Uprashtrapati Bhawan and tendered her resignation as Member of Parliament of the upper house. The Chairman has accepted her resignation with effect from yesterday. Mr Radhakrishnan also conveyed his best wishes for her continued service to the nation and success as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
11. Special camps for registration under the Central Bank Digital Currency system will be conducted across all constituencies in Puducherry from this month.
12. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, AIIMS, News Delhi has distributed artificial intelligence-enabled smart vision glasses to 40 visually impaired individuals, enabling them to interpret their surroundings through sound. Each glass costs around 35 thousand rupees and was provided free under the CSR initiative at a function held at Dr R P Centre of Ophthalmic Sciences.
13. The Delhi Government has approved a substantial increase in the salaries of vocational teachers and those working under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said.
14. The Maharashtra Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, yesterday approved key proposals to strengthen tribal and technical education in the state. The Cabinet cleared the upgradation of five primary Ashram schools to secondary level and 19 secondary schools to higher secondary level (junior colleges).
15. Nagaland has taken a major push to expand health coverage of its younger citizens, with the launch of the ‘100 Days Ayushman Student Coverage Mission’. The Mission is being rolled out across the state from May to August led by the Nagaland Health Protection Society in collaboration with the district administrations.
16. The Nagaland Government has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Tata Motors Limited for the procurement of 43 buses with an outlay of 13 cores to strengthen public transport services under the Nagaland State Transport (NST) department.
17. Mission Mausam Urban Testbed has been launched in India to improve monsoon prediction through urban-scale weather observation and modelling. The initiative is linked with atmospheric science, numerical weather prediction, and city-level meteorological data collection.
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LEGAL REPORT
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1. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has dismissed the corruption charges against him after the Supreme Court ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to look into the matter.
2. Questioning the fairness of the West Bengal Assembly polls, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday (May 6, 2026) demanded that the Supreme Court take immediate cognisance of the poll process and that the video recording of vote counting be made available to the people.
3. The Supreme Court collegium has approved a proposal for the appointment of 10 advocates as judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
4. The Madras High Court has allowed a plea filed by filmmaker Boney Kapoor and his daughters Janhvi and Kushi Kapoor seeking to reject a plaint filed against them in connection with the late actor Sridevi’s property near the East Coast Road.
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1. An IndiGo flight at Chandigarh airport was evacuated after a power bank reportedly caught fire inside the aircraft, causing panic among passengers. The incident took place after the flight, arriving from Hyderabad, had already landed and was parked for passengers to get off. Smoke filled the cabin following the fire, leading to chaos onboard.
2. Malayalam Actor Santhosh Nair was killed after a road accident at Enathu in the district in the early hours of Tuesday.
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DEFENCE News
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1. The Indian Army contingent has departed to Cambodia for the second edition of India-Cambodia Bilateral Military Exercise CINBAX-II. In a social media post, Additional Directorate General of Public Information of Indian Army said that the exercise is scheduled to be conducted at Techo Sen Phnom Thom Mreas Prov Royal Cambodian Air Force Training Centre (Camp Basil), from 04 to 17 of this month.
2. India has issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) — which serves to inform pilots of conditions that affect flight safety — restricting airspace over Bay of Bengal from May 6 to 9, covering a corridor of approximately 3,560 km from Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast.
3. The Border Security Force has seized an abandoned Pakistani boat along the Kutch border. The recovery was made during routine patrolling in the sensitive Creek and Harami Nala areas of the international border in Kutch district.
During preliminary inspection, fishing equipment and nets were recovered from the boat, though no explosive material was found.
4. In Punjab, the twin explosions that had occurred outside heavily guarded BSF Frontier Headquarters in Jalandhar and an Army establishment at Khasa in Amritsar last night are part of Pakistan’s nefarious designs perpetrated by its ISI.
FINANCE
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INDIAN RUPEE VALUE
💷 GBP ₹129(Approx)
€ Euro : ₹112(Approx)
USD ₹ 95(Approx)
🇨🇦 Canada :CAD ₹70
🇦🇺 Australia : ₹ 69
🇦🇪 UAE Dirham : ₹ 26
🇨🇳 China Yuan ¥ : ₹ 14
🇲🇻 Maldives Rufiya : ₹ 6.16
🇧🇹 Bhutan ngultrum : ₹ 1.00
🇳🇵 Nepal Rupee : ₹ 0.63
🇧🇩 B’desh Taka* : ₹ 0.78
🇵🇰 Pak Rupee : ₹ 0.34
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Rupee : ₹ 0.30
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BSE SENSEX
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NIFTY
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Rates in Financial Capital Mumbai
GOLD : ₹ 15,200/ 01gm (24 krt)
SILVER : ₹ 2,64,000/KG
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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1. The second edition of WAVES Doc Bazaar will be held from 16th to 18th of next month alongside the 19th Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) at the NFDC Complex in Mumbai.
2. Movie, Raja Shivaji, starring Riteish Deshmukh in the lead role, continues to enjoy a smooth ride at the Indian box office. After a rocking opening weekend, the film is displaying a strong run even on the weekdays.
Raja Shivaji crosses the 50 crore milestone!
07 May (Thursday)
Vedic Ritu/ Vasant
Drik Ritu : Grishma (Summer)
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
(In Purnimanta calendar)
Vikram Samvat – 2083
Month : Jyeshta 06,
(In Amanta calendar)
Shaka Samvat – 1948
Month : Vaisakha 20
Tithi : Panchami (up to 10:14 am)Shashthi
Nakshatra: Purva Ashadha (up to 6:45 pm)Uttara Ashadha
Rahu : 02:01 PM – 03:38 PM
Yamaganda : 05:53 AM – 07:31 AM
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