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Monday, May 18, 2026
TopicUDF manifesto

Topic: UDF manifesto

Kerala’s UDF govt kicks off with welfare blitz: pay hikes for ASHA, teachers, school cooks

The UDF government cleared a series of welfare measures in its first Cabinet meeting which included free bus rides for women and a welfare department for the elderly. 

UDF manifesto for Kerala polls anchors on five ‘Indira guarantees’, welfare schemes & campus reforms

The five promises, announced by Congress's Rahul Gandhi last month, include Rs 1,000 monthly allowance for female students, health insurance scheme & interest-free loans for youth.

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We’re in denial about Ukraine and Gulf wars. These are real world wars

Silicon Valley is now a part of the military-industrial complex. Geeks make warfare sound less like warfare because those waging war can stay far away from the battlefields. Humans are an optional extra here.

Maharashtra Charity commissioner halts key Tata Trusts meeting citing pending probe

The pivotal board meeting scheduled for 16 May was expected to see trust chairman Noel Tata nominating new board members of Tata Sons Pvt, the group’s holding company.

Drones no longer enablers, they’re replacing manned aircraft roles—CISC Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit

Speaking at IAF think-tank seminar, Air Marshal Dixit was backed by Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh, who said unmanned aerial systems are no longer just the eyes in the sky but ‘claws in the sky’.

Pakistan is tactically brilliant, strategically disastrous. It’s primed for repeated blunders

Pakistan has ended up losing every war against India but that hasn’t prevented it from claiming victory. We will go over the evidence to anticipate what to expect next.