UPSC Current Affairs 11 May 2026 — The Hindu

• Advancing India-South Korea defence innovation ties
• PIL plea in SC seeks review of wages of priests, temple staff
• Governor’s role in govt. formation
• China, U.S. to hold trade talks in Seoul ahead of expected Trump-Xi summit
• India-Trinidad pact to help diaspora trace ancestral roots: Jaishankar
• Yogi Adityanath expands his Ministry with six more Ministers; two elevated
• The Governor who forgot his job
• Kerala’s fiscal worries
• UGC proposal to give practical work to students
• Fearing return to war, Iran conservationists shore up damaged heritage sites
• Vijay sworn in as CM, promises transparent, clean governance
• Marandi seeks NIA probe into ‘extortion network’
• The crumbling of Awadh
• Should you really await your second ‘marshmallow’?
• Cool cat
• Eight MoUs inked during Jaishankar’s Trinidad visit
• ‘Maritime security is of primordial importance to Indian Ocean Region’
• No detours
• Cost to access
• Prevalence of fake currency still a reality post-demonetisation
• The insidious return of separate electorates
• Water scarcity in Bangalore
• What measures are needed to address Delhi’s heat crisis?
• AI-enabled oversight layer for continuous electoral roll monitoring
• The DAILY QUIZ
• Kailash is tied to his wife’s apron strings
• Iran responds to U.S. proposal as drones target Gulf nations
• Tariffs and rare earths: Lula positions Brazil as global player during U.S. visit
• Amid global uncertainties, Modi urges people to cut fuel use, avoid foreign travel
• Paper leaks, fake degrees, recruitment fraud: ED probes ₹4,000-crore scams in education sector
• Study reveals how psychedelics dissolve the brain’s hierarchy
• BIG SHOT
• Homogeneous accretion
• Pros and cons of bank deposits
• CII says private sector capex grew by 67% in September 2025
• Haryana local body polls conclude with 54.5% voter turnout
• ‘Blend organic manure with fertilizers to cut costs’
• Instagram blocked Rahul’s posts due to Ministry rules: Cong.
• Laughter in the Bar: S-G launches books on comic tales from courts
• 14790
• Webinar on allied health and nursing to be held today
• Perumal, the only refuge
• Amid uncertainty, foreign investors pull out ₹14,231 cr.
• The elusive choice in absence of collaterals
• How Indian IT majors are decoding AI
• Structural shifts, current dynamics in money market
• The first to be fired if my performance is poor is me: Pirojsha
• Curtain raiser
• Putin suggests Ukraine war is coming to an end
• Evacuation of hantavirus-hit vessel begins in Canary Islands
• Starmer says his government is a 10-year project despite calls to quit
• Former Assad-era official charged with ‘war crimes’ in landmark trial
• One more child
• Venice Biennale opens without jury amid Russia-Israel participation row
• S. Korea welcomes rare baby bump as population dips
• Dominant Kerala Blasters rolls past Mohammedan SC
• Himanta elected NDA leader, to take oath as Assam CM tomorrow
• Manipur Naga bodies urge PM to rein in Kuki groups
• NCP leader appears before SIT in Kharat case; to ‘cooperate’
• Environment clearance to Nicobar Project lacked adequate study: Congress
• Congress flags granting J&K L-G powers over telecom
• End of fear, now era of trust: Bengal CM ahead of first Cabinet meeting
• 4 policemen suspended as Crime Branch begins probe into Odisha lynching case
• Patnaik kicks off fortnight-long campaign on women’s rights
• A.P. plans ‘perfection hubs’ to help local products gain global brand recognition
• Coastal paradise
• Gelatin sticks found on Modi’s convoy route in Bengaluru
• Caught between forest and fear
• Guiding young minds to scale greater heights
• The reality check of hiring or promoting charismatic leaders
• Uncertainty remains, Cong. yet to announce Kerala CM
• 2 arrested for using fake orders to free prisoners in Mizoram
• Cong. betrayed DMK in its greed for power: Modi
• ED secures custody of Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora
• CM selection a democratic process, says Chennithala
• Udhayanidhi to be Leader of Opposition in new T.N. Assembly
• ‘Destroyed party structure’: Trinamool leaders blame I-PAC for election setback
• Tejashwi attacks Bihar govt. over video of ‘assault’ by MLA
• Young faces make a mark for Congress in Kerala polls
• Kerala CPI secretary slams personality cult in communist parties
• Karnataka Planning Minister Sudhakar passes away at 66
• Signal, film made by Vizag director, goes to Cannes, academy
• 10-year-old boy dies in leopard attack
• letters to the editor
• 14 police personnel killed in Pakistan suicide attack
• Israel deports two foreign activists seized from Gaza-bound aid flotilla
• At least 69 people killed after raids by militia at villages in DR Congo
• Israeli strikes kill three people in Gaza: medics
• Bhuvneshwar and Krunal put RCB on top, show MI the door
• Urvil’s stunning onslaught takes CSK past LSG despite a late scare
• Kings lock horns with beleaguered Capitals
• Arsenal survives VAR drama
• SCOREBOARD
• SCOREBOARD
• Urvil smashes joint-fastest fifty in IPL history, ties with Jaiswal
• The tournament starts for us now: Kings’ fast-bowling coach Hopes
• Three big games for the players and DC franchise, says Bell
• Gill-Sudharsan pair equals record for second-most century stands
• Sreeshankar leaps to gold with a creditable 8.04m
• Punia makes a strong comeback by reaching 92kg freestyle final
• Indian women stun China for recurve gold
• Gukesh finishes sixth; Niemann pips Caruana to the title
• Chance for Indians to gain points at Karnataka Open ATP Challenger
• Galatasaray crowned Turkish champion again
• Mehidy claims five wickets as Bangladesh gains slender lead
• Six Indian under-15 boys enter finals in Asian boxing
• Jorge Martin clinches French Grand Prix
• Neeru and Vivaan win trap mixed team bronze
• How three daughters were shaped by their mothers’ sacrifices