For over 22 lakh students who appeared for the National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test - Under Graduate (NEET-UG) on May 3, 2026, across India, the decision by the National Testing Agency (NTA) to cancel the examination came as a traumatic turn. Through years and months of preparation, depriving themselves of entertainment, social life and relationships, the aspirants readily dedicated themselves to fulfilling their dream of becoming doctors.

After prolonged infighting and uncertainty that mocked the public mandate, the Congress finally picked V D Satheesan as its leader in the Kerala Assembly. He took oath as the chief minister on May 18, two weeks after the Assembly election results were announced. Leveraging intense pressure from allies including the Muslim League and support from senior leaders, Satheesan secured the chief minister’s chair by outmaneuvering K C Venugopal and Ramesh Chennithala.

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi has made a desperate appeal to the working people of India calling for drastic cut in use of various essential commodities including fuel, edible oil and fertilisers. There has rarely been such a telling admission of incompetence, abject failure of governance and foreign policy by any Prime Minister in recent times.

THE results of the recent Assam Assembly elections have once again brought the BJP-led alliance back to power with a clear majority. From the perspective of seats won, this victory is undoubtedly significant. However, a deeper analysis of the election outcome reveals that this verdict is not merely a straightforward expression of overwhelming public support. Rather, it reflects the complex and contradictory political reality prevailing in Assam today.

The 30th state conference of the Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Workers’ Union – the state unit of the All India Agricultural Workers’ Union (AIAWU) -- began on May 11 in Amalapuram, Dr B R Ambedkar Konaseema district, with a massive rally followed by a public meeting.