UPSC Current Affairs 08 May 2026 — The Hindu
- Suvendu aide killing: fake numbers used for vehicles
- Was a ‘proper debate’ held in Parliament on CEC and ECs appointment law, asks SC
- ‘Empower Collectors to enforce waste management rules’
- EC lifts model code in States where polls concluded
- SC appoints former CJI as mediator in Kapur estate row
- Scope of legal fiction in party mergers
- Kotak Bank gets RBI nod to buy 9.99% each in AUSFB, Federal Bank
- HC issues notice to NDTV over Anil Ambani’s complaint
- How Attenborough’s imagery hid a history of colonial harm
- Apple draws ₹100-cr. ‘green’ plan for India
- ‘T.N. Governor should invite Vijay, ask for a floor test’
- Entertaining petitions on religious practices can have far-reaching consequences, says SC
- CAG conducting audit of 101 cities to assess ease of living
- ‘Rising supply chain risks fuel concern of persistent inflation’
- Concerns mount over Nepal govt.’s use of ordinances and eviction drives
- Counting the people
- Iran denies attacking cargo ship as U.S. President warns of renewed bombing
- Nitish’s son among 32 Ministers inducted into new Bihar Cabinet
- Govt. rolls out plan for free health checks for workers
- Openness, not isolation, is the bedrock of the West
- Unwinnable war
- Building hazards
- Statement of a statesman
- Off the script on Bengal elections
- Vigil over smuggling of antiquities
- No extension of strike
- How does Kerala plan to tackle oil spill hazards?
- On May 7, 2025, cardinals gathered for the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV, reviving global fascination with one of the world’s oldest and most secretive electoral traditions.
- Know your English
- ‘Ukraine launched major drone attack after Moscow shunned ceasefire offer’
- Myanmar junta claims recapture of trade artery towards China
- EC seizes illicit inducements worth ₹1,400 cr. during polls
- Census enumerators not allowed into Gurugram’s apartment buildings
- Webinar to explore trends, opportunities in visual media careers
- Why are fathers missing in reproductive health interventions
- Wastewater surveillance revealed hidden COVID surges in Bengaluru
- letters to the editor
- Coromandel Intl Q4 net profit at ₹115 cr.
- Adani Green incorporates step-down subsidiaries
- Labour challenged from all sides in U.K. elections
- Oil blockade on Cuba ‘energy starvation’ by U.S., say UN experts
- In Pulwama and Poonch, two schools bear the cost of conflict
- Learnt several important lessons during conflict with Pakistan: military officials
- Maharashtra Deputy CM faces mid-air scare
- Governor must ensure formation of a stable government in a State
- ‘Canada must act against anti-India extremist elements’
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- Delhi urges Dhaka to expedite verification of 2,800 illegal immigrants
- Five sacred Shiva temples
- Myanmar’s Kuki ultras attack Nagas in Manipur
- A.P. has regained confidence of investors, witnessing one MoU a day: CM to Collectors
- Seeking a new paradigm for Dravidian exceptionalism
- Maiden run
- NeoLiv announces plot sales of ₹1,251 crore at Faridabad
- Walmart sourced goods worth over $40 bn from India since 2019: CEO
- ‘Banks should brace for risks emerging from Mythos AI’
- Skyroot Aerospace raises $60 million, becomes unicorn
- Pronto raises $20 million as valuation doubles from March
- Japan keeps United States close as it signals unlimited yen defence
- Iran war to hasten China’s shift to electric trucks from diesel
- Wall Street bonuses seen flat or slightly positive
- Those who remain
- Israeli strike kills top Hamas official’s son in Gaza, say a hospital and Hamas
- Iran’s President Pezeshkian says he met Supreme Leader Khamenei
- Rubio meets Pope in a bid to ease tensions over Trump remarks
- Lebanon, Israel to hold new talks in Washington on May 14-15: U.S.
- AI disinformation tests South Korean laws ahead of the local elections
- Cultural chronicles
- ‘Operation Sindoor was a fitting response to terror’
- Harassed by group of men during flight, alleges Moitra
- Facing resistance over power privatisation bid, Ladakh officials promise more dialogue
- Despite outreach by India, Pakistan hasn’t been isolated: Cong.
- Akhilesh Yadav calls on Mamata Banerjee, says Trinamool fought well
- T.N. govt. formation: CPI(M), CPI chiefs denounce Arlekar
- Linguistic groups to protest until Hindi exam rule for govt. employees scrapped
- Rajasthan boat capsize: body retrieved, search on for minor
- Urban clean-up
- Pinarayi promises to listen to people, make corrections
- KC(M) faces turmoil ahead of steering committee meet
- Police case against two IUML workers
- Should the abortion law be amended for minor rape victims?
- ‘Compliance norms could derail EU FTA deal benefits’
- Trump hails talks with Lula despite earlier tensions
- Vinesh’s return from retirement doubtful
- DMK’s allies urge Governor to invite Vijay to form govt.
- Israel ‘manufactured malnutrition crisis’ in Gaza, says medical charity
- DMK mulls backing AIADMK in T.N. Assembly
- Congress high command to choose Kerala CM; most UDF allies back Satheesan
- Chhattisgarh HC acquits 10 accused in 2010 Tadmetla case
- Nida Khan, accused in TCS case, arrested
- Vehicles with fake plates used in Bengal shooting
- Rajasthan ACB arrests former Minister Mahesh Joshi in Jal Jeevan Mission tender ‘scam’
- EPS saddened over Stalin’s defeat, says AIADMK leader
- Ally Congress seeks better coordination on ‘crucial public issues’ with ruling NC in J&K
- Assam to get new govt. on May 12
- Gehlot questions CM’s ‘silence’ over Kota hospital deaths
- Six drown in Yamuna in boat tragedy
- Kerala Congress drives hard bargain after electoral revival
- BJP cadre ransack BRS MLA’s camp office over ‘derogatory remarks’
- Jakhar accuses Mann of ‘sedition’; BJP is plotting unrest: AAP
- China sentences two ex-Defence Ministers to death with reprieve
- Marsh, Prince excel as Super Giants end losing run
- Capitals and Knight Riders in must-win territory
- Nitish — the all-round glue holding SRH together
- Just waiting for my opportunity: Miller ahead of milestone
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- Adding variety to your bowling arsenal is a must, reckons Krunal
- Cummins pleased with SRH’s bowling effort against PBKS
- Skipper Shreyas rues dropped catches after loss to Sunrisers
- Australian players to stay back in IPL despite Pakistan ODI series
- Dembele’s early strike helps PSG edge Bayern
- Master tacticians Arteta and Enrique lift Arsenal, PSG
- Hockey India announces u-18 men’s, women’s squad for Australia series
- Indian women stun Korea, in recurve final
- Win over Sindarov and draw against So keeps Gukesh in the hunt
- Sinner demands ‘respect’ from the Grand Slams
- IOC lifts ban on Belarusians competing in the Olympics
- Williamson named in NZ squad
- Former India u-19 player Amanpreet dies at 36
- From the doldrums to the top, Sunrisers’ stunning rise