India News Today LIVE Updates on May 24: Tej Pratap Yadav reveals 12-year relationship with Anushka, gets trolled over past marriage with Aishwarya Rai

Tej Pratap Yadav revealed a 12-year-long relationship with Anushka Yadav via Facebook, sparking both praise and backlash. Many questioned his past marriage with Aishwarya Rai, accusing him of emotional betrayal and irresponsibility.

A Liberian cargo ship, carrying hazardous materials including marine gas oil, met with an accident in the Arabian Sea off Kerala's coast due to rough monsoon seas.

The MeT department forecasts rain and cooler temperatures in Jammu and Kashmir starting May 24, breaking the heatwave. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected until May 31, offering relief from dry, hot conditions.

A survey of 10,481 respondents predicts BJP will win a full majority in Karnataka with 136-159 seats if elections were held today. Congress faces anti-incumbency, winning 62-82 seats, while JD(S) drops to 3-6 seats in a bipolar contest.

Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao advised people to take precautionary steps, especially with respiratory illnesses to get themselves tested.

The government has approved an 8.25% interest rate on EPF deposits for FY 2024–25, the highest in four years. For the financial year 2023–24, the EPFO had offered an interest rate of 8.15%, which was a slight increase from 8.10% in 2022–23.

BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar addressed Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's Test retirements, highlighting the 'big shoes to fill'. He revealed Kohli informed him of his decision in April, acknowledging the stalwarts' contributions.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to meet the family of Shubham Dwivedi, a victim of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, during his May 30 visit to Kanpur. The family seeks martyr status for Shubham.

New Covid-19 variants NB.1.8.1 and LF.7 have been detected in India, as several states report rising cases. Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Uttarakhand issue advisories. Health officials say the situation remains under control.

Shubman Gill has been appointed as India's new Test captain, and wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant will serve as his deputy in the longest format.

In his communication, Chand expressed appreciation for the Indian leadership's prior attention to the Balochistan issue, particularly noting PM Modi's remarks during his Red Fort speech.

Earlier, a five-member Trinamool Congress delegation on Thursday met with the families affected by Pakistani shelling in Poonch district, expressing solidarity with the families and reaffirming their commitment to humanity and peace.

Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested a suspected Pakistani spy from the Kutch district.

Tharoor-led group will transit through New York and visit the 9/11 Memorial before heading to their first destination, Guyana.

Trump had said that Apple will have to pay a 25% import tariffs if its mobile handsets sold in US are not produced in the boundaries of the country.

BSF neutralises a Pakistani intruder attempting to infiltrate Indian territory in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district amid heightened border tensions.

During the interaction of the Indian Community in Japan with the All-Party Delegation, Khurshid said that India's resolution was to end terrorism.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Vikramjeet Singh Sahney condemned Pakistan's attempts to give the attack a religious colour and affirmed India's commitment to peace while defending its right to retaliate against terrorism.

Angad Singh Chandhok, an Indian national convicted in the US for a multi-million dollar tech support scam targeting elderly Americans, has been extradited to India by the CBI. He used shell companies to launder stolen funds.

JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha, leading an all-party delegation in Japan, highlighted India's united stand against terrorism and exposed Pakistan's decades-long proxy war efforts to Japanese officials.

BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi, part of an all-party delegation to Japan, slammed Pakistan for promoting terrorism post-Article 370 abrogation, urging global opinion against terror.

BJP's Shehzad Poonawalla accuses Rahul Gandhi of echoing Pakistan's stance and mocks him as "Leader of Pakistan" amid row over Operation Sindoor and foreign policy criticism.

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, part of the Baijayant Panda-led delegation to the Middle East and Algeria, expressed confidence in uniting global opinion against Pakistan's terror links through India's message of unity and zero tolerance.

Kerala is set to receive the monsoon nearly a week early, marking the earliest onset in 16 years. Heavy rain and gusty winds will sweep across southern, western, and eastern states over the next few days.

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey criticizes Congress for ceding 828 sq km of Rann of Kutch to Pakistan in 1968 and accuses the party of being sympathetic to Pakistan amid ongoing national security debates.

CPI(M) MP John Brittas, part of India’s multi-party delegation to Japan, condemns Pakistan as a theocratic state supporting terrorism and calls for global unity to fight the threat.

An all-party Indian parliamentary delegation, including Congress MP Dr Amar Singh and BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad, is touring key global capitals to highlight Pakistan’s role in promoting terrorism and India’s policy of zero tolerance.

A new Indian Defence Research Wing report revealed Pakistan Air Force suffered $3.35 billion in losses during Operation Sindoor. The Chakra Dialogues Foundation details aerial, ground, and infrastructure damages in a high-confidence assessment.

India rebuked Pakistan at the UN for spreading disinformation on the Indus Waters Treaty, citing decades of terrorism, wars, and treaty violations as grounds for suspending the agreement.

Three Naxalites, including JJMP supremo Pappu Lohara, were killed in an encounter with police in Latehar’s Ichabar forest. Lohara, a key Maoist leader and terror figure in the region, was wanted in multiple serious cases.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, leading an all-party delegation, said India will share its long history of suffering from terrorism and highlight Pakistan’s role as a terror-exporting state.

BJP MP Captain Brijesh Chowta says PM Modi’s message in Moscow: terror and trade cannot happen together, state-sponsored terror from Pakistan must be recognised globally, and confident Russia will stand with India.

Shiv Sena UBT MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, part of an all-party delegation, said the world must be reminded that the roots of terrorism are in Pakistan, highlighting the need to expose Pakistan's state-sponsored terror model on the global stage.

The Trump administration’s decision to bar Harvard University from enrolling international students has sparked outrage among students and legal action from the university, which condemned the move as unlawful and harmful to academic freedom.