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