UPSC Current Affairs 14 May 2026 — The Hindu

• Merchandise marks bill
• Don’t be ‘self-centred’, RTE is for benefit of children: SC says in TET review case
• Fix panic buttons, tracking devices in public transport vehicles: SC to States
• SC questions HC ruling on law college attendance norms
• Plea seeks SC direction to restructure or replace NTA
• Nicobarese oppose proposal for three wildlife sanctuaries
• MSP for kharif crops hiked; farm groups criticise rates
• Consider requests on CCTV funds for police stations: SC
• SC praises decision by kin to donate Harish Rana’s organs
• Why India’s generation adequacy plan needs a clear counterfactual
• Centre doubles the import duty on gold, silver; move is criticised as retrograde
• Curb dissemination of porn through apps, HC tells Google, Apple
• Centre clears funds for semi high-speed rail project
• NTA, govt. did not want to cancel NEET in 2024, cited student welfare in the SC
• The Xi-Trump summit — shadow boxing on Iran
• Why did NTA’s ‘Zero Error’ policy fail?
• What has the IMD announced ahead of this year’s monsoon?
• Vijay wins floor test with 144 votes; AIADMK divided
• Protection to religion not just for ‘essential practices’, says Centre
• The law does not favour AIADMK rebels
• Moving up the ladder
• Around 83% of poll candidates lost their deposit in T.N., says EC
• ‘Transport, storage, human handling are weakest links in holding NEET’
• Just war, power balance and modern conflict
• Testing troubles
• Elusive peace
• China’s economic strengths now rival that of the U.S.
• The ‘cinematisation’ of politics
• Archipelago status for Andaman to be sought
• Navtej Sarna and the craft of turning history into story
• The DAILY QUIZ
• Know your English
• Gold ETF prices rally at about 7% after import duty hiked on yellow metal
• Cabinet approves ₹37,500 cr. package to boost coal gasification
• Semicon trade at risk of stalling U.S. stocks rally
• Political chaos, inflation threat vie to spike U.K. borrowing costs
• King’s speech outlines U.K. govt. agenda as Starmer’s future hangs in the balance
• Trump to begin talks with Xi on Iran war, trade, U.S. arms sales
• Russia renews hardline demands for ending war, rules out ceasefire
• 14793
• How new fossils, latest technology are tracing the origins of snakes
• Revving up immune cells might help fight HIV: study
• Holdouts against the tide, the case for Federal Reserve cuts
• Returning Israeli settlements in West Bank further jeopardise two-state solution
• Three tribal church leaders killed by gunmen in Manipur ambush
• High on hope
• ‘Iran is working on a Hormuz protocol to cover safety costs’
• ‘Unfair, stressful’: students in a rage over NEET saga
• PCOS gets a new name; change seeks to aid faster diagnosis and treatment
• CBSE Class 12 results record slight dip in pass percentage
• Tiruvaimozhi: revered work
• India should formulate a regional policy for West Asia: T.S. Tirumurti
• Indian-manned ship owner, operator to pay $2.25 billion
• India-Sri Lanka forum identifies logistics, pharma among six areas for cooperation
• Tata Motors Q4 profit rises 34% to ₹1,793 crore on strong volume growth
• West Asia conflict hits lubricant industry, 30% cost hike passed on to consumers
• HPCL Q4 net zooms 46% on improved refining margins
• TVS Motor Q4 PAT rises 19% to ₹772 crore
• DLF net slips 1% to ₹1,269 cr; FY26 sales bookings fall
• Oil India net rises 12.5% on better crude price realisation
• Bharti Airtel posts ₹7,325 cr. Q4 net profit; ARPU flat
• In Qom, Indian volunteers serving sharbat amid war fears and protests
• Desperate plea
• Netanyahu’s office says he visited UAE during Iran war
• Israeli drones hit highway south of Beirut, killing 12, including children
• Protests in Argentina decry Milei’s funding cuts to public universities
• Gunshots at Philippine Senate as senator hides
• Ukrainian prisoners in Russian jails are broken ‘like dogs’, made to cower
• Brazil’s Lula launches plan to fight organised crime ahead of elections
• Standing tall
• Karnataka students can wear ‘limited’ faith markers
• CBI arrests 5 persons in NEET paper leak probe
• CBI Director Praveen Sood gets another one-year extension
• Khera appears before Crime Branch for questioning
• Modi cuts size of his convoy after making an appeal to save fuel
• Cong. takes a swipe at RSS leader over Pak. remarks
• Locked and loaded
• Rebel MLAs promised Cabinet berths for backing TVK govt.: EPS
• INCOIS expands coastal flood monitoring to tackle Kallakkadal surges in Kollam
• Water woes, overcrowding in hostels trigger NLSIU protest
• POCSO case: Minister’s son skips summons
• Dead person ‘signs’ two land deals in Karnataka
• ‘Iran war shows military force alone is no solution to conflicts’
• ‘Learn from Sri Lanka’s experience on impact of fertilizer supply chains’
• ‘India should have stepped into vacuum left by U.S.’
• letters to the editor
• Air India slashes North America flights by 40%, global network by 27%
• Thai registry listing of disputed temples draws Cambodia ire
• Itisha rallies to down Pooja in the 76kg final
• West Bank teen killed by Israeli fire, say Palestinian health officials
• CBI arrests five, conducts searches across India in NEET paper leak case
• Kharge slams Modi over ‘stagnant’ pensions
• Accused in terror-financing case arrested after extradition
• Prateek Yadav, younger son of Mulayam Singh, passes away
• Congress defers Kerala CM announcement once again
• 24 children allege torture at Karnataka madrasa; FIR filed
• Kohli’s masterful knock powers Royal Challengers to the top
• Misfiring PBKS faces MI, aims to snap four-game losing run
• Rabada in rhythm and Titans on the rise
• Profligate bowling and shoddy fielding hurting Punjab Kings
• Kohli becomes first Indian batter to score 14,000 runs in T20s
• Bumrah is a fantastic person to be around: fellow MI pacer Bosch
• Chennai Super Kings ropes in Noronha in place of Ramakrishna
• Injured Super Kings pacer Overton to return to the UK
• SCOREBOARD
• Sreejesh no longer National junior coach
• In a first in Indian squash, National coach Harinderpal dons player’s hat
• Tyagi and Manish move into the last-eight stage
• Atletico beats Osasuna, Betis qualifies for CL
• Five Indians advance in singles at Thailand Open
• Indians should be positive: Alka
• Hockey India refutes Sreejesh’s charges
• ‘Bittersweet’ runner-up run inspires Scheffler
• Gyaneshwari bags two medals at Asian c’ships
• A bronze that confirmed India’s elite status