UPSC Current Affairs 09 May 2026 — The Hindu

• Calcutta HC rejects govt. objections to Nicobar plea
• U.S. court cancels Trump’s 10% tariff
• Minister intended to ‘praise’ Col. Sofiya but he could not articulate it: M.P. govt. to SC
• No Lakhimpur Kheri witnesses examined in past 3 months: SC
• EC publishes Index Cards for Assembly elections
• SC criticises Punjab govt. over drug menace
• The elephant in India’s data room
• Trump’s 10% tariff ‘invalid’, rules U.S. trade court
• Taiwan’s Parliament approves $25-billion defence spending Bill
• NITI Aayog flags low student retention, learning outcomes
• Centre to send expert group to study litchi crisis in Bihar
• OMCs losing ₹30,000 crore a month on petrol, diesel, LPG
• Census enumerator ID can be verified through QR code
• SC seeks Centre’s response on plea against blocking of AAP Gujarat unit’s Meta accounts
• DMK seeks change in Lok Sabha seating arrangement
• DRDO, IAF conduct maiden trial of TARA glide weapon
• Plea in SC says Governor is ‘duty-bound’ to invite TVK to form govt. in Tamil Nadu
• A watershed moment in India’s defence posture
• ‘Internal mismatch a reason behind GST notices’