Twisha Sharma death case: Supreme Court backs CBI probe, asks media to exercise restraint

The Supreme Court on Monday (May 25, 2026) backed the Madhya Pradesh government’s call to hand over the former model-turned-actor Twisha Sharma's death case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), saying it had stepped in with awareness of a “narrative” created that the judiciary was involved in denying her family a fair probe. The court had registered the suo motu case titled ‘In Re: Alleged Institutional Bias and Procedural Differences In The Unnatural Death Of A Young Girl At Her Matrimonial Home’ late on the evening of Saturday (May 23, 2026), posting the case for urgent hearing on Monday (May 25, 2026).

Petrol, diesel prices hiked for fourth time in ten days; latest by about ₹2.8 per litre

Prices of petrol and diesel were hiked for the fourth time in a span of ten days on Monday (May 25, 2026), with the latest being at a comparatively steeper ₹2.7 to ₹2.8 per litre across the country and across all variants. With the latest hike, the standalone prices of the two retail fuels have cumulatively increased about ₹7.5 per litre across four tranches since the first hike on May 15. .  

President Droupadi Murmu confers Padma awards

President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Padma awards to the recipients in New Delhi on Monday (May 25, 2026). Ms. Murmu conferred Padma Vibhushan posthumously to actor Dharmendra; his wife, Hema Malini, received the award. Padma Vibhushan was conferred on violinist N. Rajam. The President conferred Padma Bhushan on former Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and banker Uday Kotak.

Girls shouldn’t give up education due to lack of sanitary napkins, gender-segregated toilets in schools: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (May 25, 2026) stressed that girls should not give up education only for the reason that sanitary napkins and functional, gender-segregated toilets are not available at schools and asked the Centre to ensure that its directions in this regard are effectively complied with in letter and spirit. The apex court’s observation came after the Centre said its January 30 judgement directing authorities to provide free sanitary napkins to girl students and functional, gender-segregated toilets at schools has led to galvanisation of efforts in all States and Union Territories.

Naga body protests in Manipur capital Imphal demanding release of six civilians

Hundreds of Nagas on Monday (May 25, 2026) staged a protest rally in Manipur’s capital, Imphal, demanding the immediate release of six civilians allegedly held hostage by suspected Kuki militants. Organised by the Naga People’s Union Imphal, the rally, joined by several members of the Meitei community, began from the Tribal Market area in Imphal East district and headed towards the Chief Minister’s bungalow. The protesters were stopped by a large contingent of security personnel near the Palace Gate, around 200 metres from the Chief Minister’s residence, after marching nearly 300 metres, officials said.

Ugandan health officials report new Ebola virus infections, bringing cases to 7

Ugandan health authorities on Monday (May 25, 2026) reported two new Ebola cases, bringing the number of infections to seven. All the cases are linked to the outbreak in neighbouring Congo, which appears to have started several days or weeks before Congolese authorities declared it on May 15, 2026. A 59-year-old Congolese man was admitted to a hospital in Kampala, the Ugandan capital, on May 11, 2026, and died three days later, before it was known that he was suffering from the Ebola virus. Two other Congolese nationals who sought medical care in Uganda later tested positive for Ebola.

Iran says progress made with U.S., but agreement not imminent

Iran said on Monday (May 25, 2026) that Tehran and Washington had reached understandings on many issues in exchanges over a deal for ending the war, but warned an agreement was not imminent. “It is correct to say that we have reached a conclusion on a large portion of the issues under discussion,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said, during a weekly news briefing. “But to say that this means the signing of an agreement is imminent -no one can make such a claim,” he said, accusing Washington of “contradictions” and shifting its positions.

Opposition slams fresh fuel price hike, Kharge asks ‘who benefits’, Rahul calls Modi ‘inflation man’

As petrol and diesel prices were raised by ₹2.61-2.71 per litre on Monday (May 25, 2026), marking the fourth increase in less than two weeks, Opposition leaders stepped up their attack on the Narendra Modi government, accusing it of burdening consumers and failing to shield the public from rising costs. While Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge described the increase as “daily robbery”, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi “mehangai manav” [inflation man].

Landslide at Angola illegal gold mine kills 28

At least 28 people ​were killed when a landslide ‌struck an illegal gold ​mining site ⁠in Angola’s northwestern Bengo province, local authorities said, in one of ‌the country’s deadliest illegal mining accidents. Four ‌people were rescued ‌from ⁠the site, the ⁠province’s civil protection and fire service added in a statement ​on Sunday (May 25, 2026), adding ‌that search operations had been completed.

Cockroach Janta Party has not dimmed the PM’s popularity among youth: Haryana CM

Dismissing the suggestion that the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) reflected anger among the youth, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday (May 25, 2026) said the youth still back Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who would also be the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) face in the Punjab Assembly election slated for early next year. Speaking during an interaction organised by the Women Journalist Welfare Trust in New Delhi, Mr. Saini said that the CJP did not reflect the views of the majority of youth in the country. “Cockroach ki aayu kya hai? (What is the longevity of a cockroach?” he said.

Pope calls idea of ‘just war’ put forward by U.S. ‘outdated’ in first manifesto

Pope Leo XIV on Monday (May 25, 2026) labelled “outdated” the concept of a “just war” put forward by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, warning that “humanity is slipping into a violent culture of power”. In his first encyclical, a sort of manifesto, U.S.-born Leo focused mainly on the rise of artificial intelligence but also returned to an anti-war message that has caused tensions with Washington. “Today, more than ever, without prejudice to the right to self-defence in the strictest sense, it is important to reaffirm that the ‘just war’ theory, which has all too often been used to justify any kind of war, is now outdated,” he wrote in Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity).

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets Pakistan PM Sharif as Iran war looms

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Beijing on Monday (May 25, 2026), state media reported, as diplomatic efforts by several countries to formally end the Iran war drag on. The high-level meeting, reported by state news agency Xinhua, followed Mr. Sharif’s talks earlier in the day with Premier Li Qiang, the country’s number-two leader. Mr. Sharif is accompanied on his trip to China by Army Chief Asim Munir, Islamabad’s key negotiator between the United States and Iran, Pakistan television showed on Monday (May 25, 2026).