Hindustan Times

Twisha Sharma was found dead at her marital home in Bhopal on May 12. The Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant, held a hearing on the case during which Solicitor General Tushar Mehta represented the Madhya Pradesh government and the state informed the court that it had recommended a CBI inquiry. The Madhya Pradesh government stated that the investigation would be transferred to the CBI.

The Supreme Court bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi stated there was no grave urgency in pleas filed against the Cockroach Janta Party and related matters. The petitions sought CBI probes into fake law degrees and the group's activities, plus restraints on commercial use of courtroom exchanges. The court indicated it would examine the matters in due course after the CJI remarked 'don't take it so sentimentally.'

Petrol and diesel prices rose in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Chennai on May 25, 2026, marking the fourth increase in ten days. Petrol in Delhi reached Rs 102.12 per litre after a Rs 2.61 hike, while diesel reached Rs 95.20 per litre after a Rs 2.71 increase. Cumulative rises since May 15, 2026, total nearly Rs 7.5 per litre.

India and the United States signed a bilateral framework agreement covering supply, mining, processing, recycling, and investment in critical minerals and rare earth elements. The signing occurred on the sidelines of the Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting in New Delhi, with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio present. Jaishankar described the framework as timely and stated it would strengthen resilient supply chains through financing and management cooperation.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and India's External Affairs Minister held a joint news conference in New Delhi on Sunday. Rubio described certain anti-India remarks from a podcast as 'dumb comments' by 'stupid people.' The State Department posted and later removed video of the remarks.

Yo Yo Honey Singh met BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Tuesday to address Punjab's drug crisis. The rapper, who has not formally joined the BJP, received a shawl and stated that drugs are destroying families and youth in the state. Punjab assembly elections are scheduled by early 2027, at which point the BJP holds two of 117 seats.

Supported records show the CBI registered an FIR on May 25, 2026, after taking over the probe into the death of 32-year-old Twisha Sharma from Bhopal police. Verified details confirm her December marriage to Samarth Singh in Noida and a ₹2 lakh payment to his mother, former judge Giribala Singh. Multiple unverified statements from the husband and investigative steps remain under review.

The Supreme Court registered a suo motu case titled “In Re: Alleged institutional bias and procedural discrepancies in the unnatural death of a young girl at her matrimonial home” after Twisha Sharma died at her in-laws’ residence in Bhopal. The bench comprising CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M Pancholi acted on media reports. Multiple biographical and circumstantial details remain unverified or disputed between reporting outlets.

IndiGo flight 6E 6017 from Bengaluru to Chennai detected smoke while taxiing and underwent immediate evacuation with all passengers and crew reported safe. An alternate aircraft was arranged and refreshments provided during the delay. The cause remains unconfirmed according to available reports.

Suvendu Adhikari, who took the oath as Chief Minister of West Bengal on May 9, held his second janata darbar on May 25, 2026, at the BJP state office in Salt Lake near Kolkata. Hundreds of attendees, including job seekers, queued for individual closed-door meetings using visiting slips and raised complaints about civic issues and syndicate raj. The event was covered by Hindustan Times and The Hindu.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced the creation of a high-level committee to assess demographic shifts across India. The panel, chaired by retired Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar, will examine changes linked to illegal immigration and other unnatural causes. The announcement was made via a post on X, with membership drawn from government and retired officials.

On May 26, 2026, the Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi heard a petition filed by former ITAT Vice-President Praveen Kumar Bansal regarding long-standing vacancies in administrative posts across 30 ITAT benches. The Court issued notice to the Centre, sought assistance from Attorney General R. Venkataramani, and suggested High Court deputation as a temporary measure. Sources consist solely of left-center outlets The Hindu and Hindustan Times.

On May 25, 2026, the Supreme Court heard pleas concerning the NEET-UG 2026 examination, issuing notices to the Centre, NTA, and CBI while directing affidavits on prior compliance. The exam occurred on May 3, was cancelled on May 5 amid allegations, and a re-examination is set for June 21, with 11 arrests reported by the CBI. The Court expressed concern over the NTA's handling of the matter.

Marco Rubio, serving as U.S. Secretary of State, completed a four-day diplomatic tour of India that included meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. The trip featured discussions on the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue and an interim trade arrangement that followed earlier U.S. tariffs on Indian exports. Rubio also visited the Taj Mahal before scheduled travel to Jaipur.

The Quad Foreign Ministers met on May 26, 2026, at Hyderabad House in New Delhi. Participants launched the U.S.-proposed Indo-Pacific Energy Security Initiative, the Indo-Pacific Maritime Surveillance Collaboration, and expanded the Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness program. India will host the next Quad at Sea mission and a port project in Fiji was announced.

Tamil Nadu assembly speaker JCD Prabhakar accepted the resignations of three AIADMK MLAs on Monday after they submitted handwritten letters in person. The MLAs, who had previously voted with the TVK government in a trust vote, met a TVK minister immediately afterward. DMK leaders described the moves as horse-trading and Aya Ram Gaya Ram.

Twisha Sharma, an actor-model, was found dead at her matrimonial home in Bhopal on May 12, 2026. Her family alleged mental harassment and financial demands by her husband and in-laws. The Supreme Court took suo motu cognisance of the case and scheduled a hearing before a bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant.

President Droupadi Murmu presented Padma awards to 66 recipients at the first civil investiture ceremony for 2026 at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The event included attendance by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President CP Radhakrishnan, and Home Minister Amit Shah, with 131 total awards approved across categories. Recipients included Harmanpreet Kaur, Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, and posthumous honoree Dharmendra, whose award was accepted by Hema Malini.

The Cockroach Janta Party, founded by Boston University student Abhijeet Dipke as an unregistered online group with over 20 million Instagram followers, faces a Supreme Court petition filed May 24, 2026. Chief Justice Surya Kant referred to fake law degree holders as “cockroaches” during proceedings, while protests using cockroach imagery occurred in Jaipur and Bhubaneshwar. The petition names the Union Government, MeitY, Bar Council of India, and CBI as respondents.

Twisha Sharma, a 32-year-old model-turned-actor, was found dead at her matrimonial home in Bhopal’s Katara Hills area. Her family alleged dowry harassment by husband Samarth Singh and mother-in-law Giribala Singh, leading to a High Court petition for a second post-mortem performed by an AIIMS Delhi team. Final rites are scheduled for 5 p.m. on May 24, 2026, at Bhadbhada Ghat.

Petrol prices in Delhi increased by Rs. 2.61 per litre to ₹102.12 and diesel by Rs. 2.71 per litre to ₹95.20, marking the fourth increase in ten days and the first time Delhi petrol exceeded ₹100 since May 2022. Similar rises occurred in Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai, with cumulative increases nearing Rs. 7.5 per litre across cities.

The Kerala High Court acquitted Hussain, the first accused, in the 2018 Attappadi lynching of 27-year-old tribal resident Madhu, while upholding convictions for most other defendants. The ruling relied on digital records contradicting witness identifications. Reporting is limited to two left-center sources with several factual disputes remaining unresolved.