Daily Current Affairs, News Headlines 19.05.2026

National Updates

• CBI arrests 10 accused in NEET-UG paper leak

• RCC coaching classes Director Shivraj Motegaonkar arrested in connection with NEET paper leak case

• Joint counter-terror mock drill conducted at IGI Airport, Delhi

• EC announces schedule for biennial elections to 16 seats of Maharashtra Legislative Council

• A vessel carrying 20,000 metric tonnes of LPG arrived in Kandla, Gujarat crossing Strait of Hormuz amid West Asia crisis

• Union Minister JP Nadda in Switzerland to participate in 79th World Health Assembly

• India express deep concern at attack targeting Barakah nuclear facility in UAE

• West Central Railway constitutes inquiry committee to investigate Thiruvananthapuram-Nizamuddin Rajdhani fire incident

• PM Modi to reach Norway for 3rd India-Nordic Summit and bilateral engagements

• India, Sweden elevate ties to Strategic Partnership

International Updates

• US fighter jets collided mid-air during air show in Idaho

• National Victory Day commemoration in Sri Lanka scheduled to be held in Battaramulla

• PM Modi addresses European Round Table for Industry at Gothenburg, Sweden

Sports Updates

• 5th Asia Cup Bridge Championship in Goa next month; over 20 countries to participate

• Jannik Sinner wins Italian Open title

• India bag 10 medals in Asian Weightlifting Championships 2026 in Gandhinagar

• IPL Cricket: Delhi Capitals beat Rajasthan Royals by five wickets

र्राष्ट्रीय अपडेट

• सीबीआई ने NEET-UG पेपर लीक मामले में 10 आरोपियों को गिरफ्तार किया।
• NEET पेपर लीक मामले में RCC कोचिंग क्लासेस के निदेशक शिवराज मोटेगांवकर गिरफ्तार।
• दिल्ली के IGI एयरपोर्ट पर संयुक्त आतंकवाद-रोधी मॉक ड्रिल आयोजित की गई।
• निर्वाचन आयोग ने महाराष्ट्र विधान परिषद की 16 सीटों के द्विवार्षिक चुनावों का कार्यक्रम घोषित किया।
• पश्चिम एशिया संकट के बीच 20,000 मीट्रिक टन LPG लेकर एक जहाज गुजरात के कांडला बंदरगाह पहुँचा, जिसने होर्मुज जलडमरूमध्य पार किया।
• केंद्रीय मंत्री जे.पी. नड्डा 79वीं विश्व स्वास्थ्य सभा में भाग लेने के लिए स्विट्जरलैंड पहुँचे।
• भारत ने यूएई के बराकाह परमाणु सुविधा पर हुए हमले को लेकर गहरी चिंता व्यक्त की।
• पश्चिम मध्य रेलवे ने तिरुवनंतपुरम-निजामुद्दीन राजधानी एक्सप्रेस में आग लगने की घटना की जांच के लिए समिति गठित की।
• प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी तीसरे भारत-नॉर्डिक शिखर सम्मेलन और द्विपक्षीय बैठकों के लिए नॉर्वे पहुँचेंगे।
• भारत और स्वीडन ने अपने संबंधों को रणनीतिक साझेदारी के स्तर तक बढ़ाया।

अंतर्राष्ट्रीय अपडेट

• अमेरिका के इडाहो में एयर शो के दौरान दो लड़ाकू विमान हवा में टकरा गए।
• श्रीलंका में राष्ट्रीय विजय दिवस समारोह बट्टारामुला में आयोजित किया जाएगा।
• प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने स्वीडन के गोथेनबर्ग में यूरोपीय उद्योग गोलमेज सम्मेलन को संबोधित किया

खेल अपडेट

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