TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. PM Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple infrastructure and industrial projects worth around Rs 9,400 crore at Hyderabad in Telangana.
2. The Ministry of Education will organise Bharatiya Bhasha Summer Camp 2026 in all schools across the country during summer vacation.
3. The actor turned politician C. Joseph Vijay was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of the State of Tamil Nadu on 10th of May, 2026. The oath taking ceremony was took place at the Chennai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in the august presence of the political leaders, party people.
4. Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake congratulated TVK chief C. Joseph Vijay soon after he took the oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
5. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav will release two cheetahs into the wild at Kuno National Park today.
6. Maharashtra has approved the Compressed Biogas Policy 2026 with ₹500 crore support to promote waste-to-energy and renewable fuel projects.
7. National Panchayat Awards 2025: Mizoram’s Kawrthah North Village Receives Tops ‘Clean and Green Panchayat’ category.
8. The sacred Somnath temple is celebrating seventy-five years of its modern journey, evolving into a global centre of spirituality and sustainable tourism.
9. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in collaboration with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) organised the Mind Activation Through Education MATE Counselors’ Conclave in New Delhi.
10. Union Home Minister Amit Shah holds review meeting on country’s preparedness to deal with possible floods and heatwave conditions.
11. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expands Cabinet; Inducts two Cabinet Ministers and four State Ministers.
12. The National Testing Agency (NTA) is supporting the investigation initiated by the Rajasthan Special Operations Group regarding the alleged irregularities linked to the NEET (UG) 2026 examination. NTA is also providing all examination-related data and technical assistance required to the investigating agencies in this matter.
13. The Telangana Board of Intermediate Education has extended the deadline for payment of fees for Intermediate Advanced Supplementary Examinations till May 11 with a late fee of ₹7,000. This extended deadline is applicable to both first and second year students, failed students under general and vocational streams.
14. Himanta Biswa Sarma is set to return as Assam Chief Minister for a second consecutive term. He will be sworn in on May 12 in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
15. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall in parts of Kerala, Mahe, Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaika.
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LEGAL REPORT
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1. e-KYC registration has been made mandatory for beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana in Puducherry for ration purchase under the Central Bank Digital Currency scheme from 26 February 2026. The scheme uses the digital currency e₹ for food subsidy delivery and replaces the earlier Direct Benefit Transfer-Cash model in the Union Territory.
2. Kolkata police commissioner Ajay Nand on Sunday inspected the state secretariat, Nabanna, and adjoining areas ahead of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari’s first administrative meeting scheduled for May 11, officials said.
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DEFENCE News
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1. Lieutenant General NS Raja Subramani has been appointed as India’s next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), succeeding General Anil Chauhan on 30 May 2026.A highly decorated officer with over four decades of distinguished service, he will also serve as Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Military Affairs.
2. Paras Defence has unveiled the Paras-SK50, a new indigenous tactical drone designed for surveillance and combat roles, equipped with advanced sensors and a weaponised payload. The system was showcased at the North Tech Symposium 2026 in Prayagraj, signalling India’s growing emphasis on autonomous battlefield technologies.
3. India has marked a major breakthrough in hypersonic missile development with the Defence Research & Development Laboratory of DRDO successfully conducting an extensive long-duration test of its Actively Cooled Full Scale Scramjet Combustor.The test was carried out at the Scramjet Connect Pipe Test Facility in Hyderabad on 9 May 2026.
4. India has successfully conducted the flight-trial of an advanced Agni missile equipped with the Multiple Independently Targeted Re-Entry Vehicle (MIRV) system from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha, on 8 May 2026.
5. Fast Patrol Vessel Achal has been formally commissioned into the Indian Coast Guard, representing a significant addition to the service’s operational fleet.The vessel, part of the Adamya-class series, is the fifth in a line of eight fast patrol vessels being constructed by Goa Shipyard Limited.
6. Senior Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Ismail Ahmad, a close associate of Hafiz Saeed, has been found dead under mysterious circumstances in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on the anniversary of Operation Sindoor.
7. Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan has been appointed as the next Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command, headquartered in Mumbai. He will take charge of one of the Indian Navy’s most strategically important commands, responsible for safeguarding India’s western maritime front and key sea lanes in the Arabian Sea. He is currently serving as the Vice Chief of Naval Staff.
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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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. Archibald Prize 2026 was awarded on 8 May 2026 to Melbourne-based artist Richard Lewer for a portrait of Pitjantjatjara Elder Iluwanti Ken. The prize carried a cash award of $100,000 and the winning work was selected from 1,034 entries.
2. Directed by Jeethu Joseph and starring Mohanlal, the highly anticipated Malayalam crime thriller ‘Drishyam 3’ is scheduled to release in theatres on May 21, 2026.
11 May (Monday)
Vedic Ritu/ Vasant
Drik Ritu : Grishma (Summer)
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
(In Purnimanta calendar)
Vikram Samvat – 2083
Month : Jyeshta 10,
(In Amanta calendar)
Shaka Samvat – 1948
Month : Vaisakha 24
Tithi : Navami (up to 3:25 pm)Dashami
Nakshatra:Shatabisha
Purva Bhadrapada
Rahu : 07:29 AM – 09:07 AM
Yamaganda : 10:45 AM – 12:23 PM
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