UPSC Current Affairs 17 May 2026 — The Hindu

Editorial

• Why has RSS called for dialogue with Pakistan?

National

• 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
• Full list of Kerala Cabinet Ministers by today, says CM-designate Satheesan
• Tagged Amur falcons set to cross India on return trip

Business

• Tata unit, ASML ink MoU to boost chip making in India

Foreign

• Pakistan is set to raise its IMF-backed defence Budget by nearly PKR 100 bn

Science

• Older dawn of horse-riding could have changed Eurasia