UPSC Current Affairs 17 May 2026 — The Hindu
- Hindu groups perform puja at Bhojshala amid security
- Mosque committee to move SC against Bhojshala verdict
- ‘BRICS will reach a common position, generate consensus’
- Make NTA statutory body accountable to Parliament: doctors’ front moves SC
- Middling attendance of MPs for standing committees: data
- Pakistan is set to raise its IMF-backed defence Budget by nearly PKR 100 bn
- Full list of Kerala Cabinet Ministers by today, says CM-designate Satheesan
- Why has RSS called for dialogue with Pakistan?
- Tata unit, ASML ink MoU to boost chip making in India
- Tagged Amur falcons set to cross India on return trip
- Older dawn of horse-riding could have changed Eurasia
- Manipur stir on; Kukis want President’s Rule back
- All that shimmers
- T.N. portfolios are out: Vijay will hold Home, Sengottaiyan Finance
- Centre to roll out scheme to educate out-of-school teens
- HC criticises bank for freezing educational society’s accounts
- Why is the Prime Minister advocating austerity?
- Why has Air India cut international flight operations?
- India curbs some silver imports with instant effect
- CBSE makes three-language study compulsory for Class 9 students beginning July 1
- Bengal govt. to reverify caste certificates issued since 2011
- ‘AIADMK MLAs backing TVK will face action’
- Granite quarrying ‘kicking up dust’
- Constant mechanical force may be why heart cancer is so rare
- Focused ultrasound offers new ways to treat eye disease
- IIT-M, IISc team makes carbon-free version of ferrocene sandwich
- Clouds of ash
- More selective breeding can help pugs breathe easier
- Humans’ mercury footprint was evident millennia ago
- UrsaCompute mulls $300 mn boost to India’s sovereign AI
- India rejects award by Court of Arbitration on pondage at hydel projects on Indus system
- IN-SPACe leads Indian space-tech team in Italy
- PM stresses close ties as he addresses the diaspora and meets Dutch royalty
- Youth are pillars of country, remarks were at those with ‘fake’ degrees: CJI
- Barn swallows in Manipur shed their migratory trait
- Experts say new generation should be trained to acquire multidisciplinary skills
- Symmetry and soul
- Test in turmoil
- PM SHRI set to be a tightrope walk for UDF govt. in Kerala
- 100% campus placement: CSR initiative turns 25 tribal women in Wayanad into Ayur Nurses
- A.P. district launches scheme to barter waste for essential goods
- Karnataka medical colleges to get 1,122 more seats, ₹1,090 cr.
- Rich harvest caught in procurement tangle
- Reality check of govt.’s LPG stock claim
- Ratan Tata Trusts says reviewing Charity Commissioner’s order
- ‘Global financial situation extremely arduous’
- Tata Consultancy to focus on industry-specific AI infra
- DLF ultra luxury homes see traction in NCR, Mumbai
- NHPC Q4 net jumps 68%, to pay 21 paisa/share dividend
- DRL unveils Semaglutide injection generic in Canada
- Putin to visit China on May 19, hot on heels of Trump’s trip to Beijing
- Flags to remember
- ‘European countries in talks with Tehran for Hormuz transit’
- Israel strikes southern Lebanon day after extension of ceasefire
- A cargo train hits public bus at Bangkok rail crossing, killing eight
- SC Delhi aims to bounce back at home against Inter Kashi
- Pune teacher arrested in NEET paper leak case
- Athlete’s house attacked in Bengal post-poll violence
- Mayawati demands extensive relief for storm victims in U.P.
- TCS case: court denies bail to POSH committee member
- The ‘Nehruvian’ revivalist
- From loyalist to rebel
- Village quest
- A.P. CM announces incentives for third and fourth child
- Relief for members of Veerappan task force
- M. Mukundan selected for ONV Literary Award for 2026
- IS leader killed in Nigeria in joint operation: Trump
- Streeting ‘will run to replace Starmer’ as Prime Minister
- NEET row: PM must sack the Education Minister, says Cong.
- Minister’s son held in POCSO Act case
- Israel killed man in West Bank camp, say Palestinian officials
- NCB strikes at drug syndicate with first-ever seizure of Captagon; Syrian national arrested
- Vadra secures pre-arrest bail in Shikohpur land deal case
- NIA files chargesheet in Cambodia-linked trafficking case
- Adhikari aide’s murder: CBI searches multiple locations
- Cyberabad police arrest 6 for cyber scam involving ₹77 lakh
- Driver ploughs into pedestrians in Italy’s Modena, 8 injured, 4 critically
- Bangladesh anti-terrorism force arrests ex-soldier after attack plot
- Allen, Raghuvanshi and Narine help Knight Riders stay alive
- Will PBKS overcome its hoodoo against RCB?
- Capitals run into inconsistent Royals in a do-or-die clash
- It has been a crazy season: DC’s Bell
- Bethell is a world-class player: RCB bowling coach Salvi
- Kings’ physio Leipus turns up for pre-match media interaction
- You don’t captain when you bat: Sangakkara’s advice to Parag
- Axar is desperate to do well for Capitals and himself, says Bell
- Suryakumar’s place in T20I squad under the scanner
- SCOREBOARD
- Clinical Smith too good for Sekulic
- Bengaluru FC brings CFC’s dismal season to an end with a 2-1 win
- McNealy and Smalley share the lead at difficult Aronimink
- No coach, no problem for improving Pukhraj
- East Bengal and Mohun Bagan set for derby with title at stake
- Duplantis wins but fails to beat own world record
- Ton-up Litton helps Bangladesh score 278
- Manchester City beats Chelsea to win FA Cup
- Son to lead South Korea at his fourth World Cup
- Naqvi to attend ICC Board meeting virtually
- Fatima Sana to lead Pakistan in Women’s T20 World Cup