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332 stories for “National” · May 2026
Clear filtersIndia has entered the Guinness World Records by unfurling the largest national flag ever displayed underwater. The record was set at Radhanagar Beach in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The feat showcases the Union Terri...
IOM Report: India Dominates Global Remittance InflowsThe International Organization for Migration (IOM) has released the 13th edition of the World Migration Report 2026. The findings reveal that India continues to be the...
Global Surveillance: Monitoring Methane Super-EmittersThe United Nations has expanded the Methane Alert and Response System (MARS) to include the coal and waste sectors. Satellite monitoring recently flagged India's Kanj...
Elevating National Song: Proposed Amendment to the 1971 ActThe Union Cabinet has proposed a landmark amendment to the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971. The goal is to extend the same legal protections c...
Hazaribag in Jharkhand has become India's first pearl farming cluster under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), the central scheme for developing fisheries and aquaculture. The district was officially notif...
Results of the Puducherry Assembly Election 2026 were announced on 4 May 2026, with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) winning a majority. The alliance, led by N. Rangasamy's All India N.R. Congress (AINRC), won 18 o...
Bengaluru has been ranked the world's fastest-growing major city up to 2035 in the Growth Hubs Index released by real estate consultancy Savills. The index studied 245 cities worldwide on the basis of GDP growth, migrati...
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is observed every year on 8 May to honour humanitarian workers and volunteers who help people affected by conflicts, disasters and health emergencies. The theme for 2026 is 'Keeping H...
Bengaluru Hosts 5th BRICS SAI Summit: Auditing for Ease of LivingIndia hosted the 5th BRICS Supreme Audit Institutions (SAI) Leaders' Summit in Bengaluru on May 8, 2026. Chaired by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CA...
Times Higher Education (THE) has released its Asia University Rankings 2026. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, is the top-ranked Indian institution, placed 43rd in Asia. India has the largest number of r...
Bengaluru City Police have introduced an AI-powered multilingual upgrade to the Namma 112 emergency system. Namma 112 is part of the Emergency Response Support System (ERSS), which runs India's national emergency number...
India has deployed the Aarogya Maitri system in Jamaica to deepen health cooperation with Caribbean nations. The initiative forms part of India's Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) framework for emergency...
