India News Today LIVE Updates on May 20: TIME honours Mukesh and Nita Ambani in first-ever TIME100 Philanthropy list

Mukesh and Nita Ambani have been named to TIME’s first-ever TIME100 Philanthropy list for 2025, honoured for donating Rs 407 crore in 2024 and leading impactful initiatives in education, health, sports, and rural development.

Kharge has blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the deaths of 26 civilians in Pahalgam terror attack, alleging a security lapse. He claimed that PM was warned by intelligence agencies and cancelled his Kashmir visit, but tourists were not alerted.

A court has granted default bail to Kannada actress Ranya Rao in the ongoing gold smuggling case. Rao was arrested for her alleged role in a smuggling network operating through Kempegowda International Airport.

Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad was on Tuesday sent to 14-day judicial custody over his controversial post on Operation Sindoor.

Heavy rain over the past 36 hours severely disrupted daily life in Bengaluru on Tuesday. The rain-related toll went up to five in the state.

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) investigation in Gensol Engineering case, encompassing 18 companies, will be completed in 3-5 months, sources told ANI.

Uttarakhand madrasas will soon teach Operation Sindoor to highlight military bravery. The strike, launched after the Pahalgam attack, destroyed nine terror camps in Pakistan and PoK. A syllabus committee will finalise the curriculum soon.

As of May 19, 2025, the number of active COVID-19 cases in India stands at 257 -- a very low figure considering the country's large population. Almost all of these cases are mild, with no hospitalisation required.

Mumbai's KEM Hospital reported two Covid-19 positive deaths, both patients having underlying serious health conditions.

Two COVID-positive patients, a 14-year-old girl and a 54-year-old woman, died at KEM Hospital in Mumbai. BMC confirmed their deaths were caused by serious existing illnesses, not COVID-19. Situation remains under control.

A new Harvard-led study shows that Sadhguru's Samyama meditation can reverse brain aging by nearly six years. It also boosts memory, sleep, and mental well-being, offering a promising path to long-term brain health.

The Trinamool Congress on Tuesday recommended party general secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee to represent the party in the Parliamentary delegations linked to Operation Sindoor.

BJP IT cell in-charge Amit Malviya posted an edited photo of Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi, comparing him with Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir, and suggesting that he might receive Nishan-e-Pakistan.

A 23-year-old woman, who married 25 men in seven months and stole from them, has been arrested in Bhopal. Rajasthan Police said she was part of a gang targeting grooms through fake marriages.

A massive landslide in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district has left hundreds of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra pilgrims stranded, disrupting the sacred journey along the India-China border route.

Punjab Police arrested six men linked to Babbar Khalsa International after a shootout in Batala. The ISI-backed module was planning attacks on the orders of BKI handlers abroad, including Harwinder Singh Rinda.

A Delhi court has rejected a woman’s defamation complaint against her husband, ruling that adultery allegations made in a divorce petition lacked criminal intent. The court noted no prima facie case of defamation was made.

The bomb disposal squad of the Indian Army has destroyed a live Pakistani shell near a border area village in Jammu and Kashmir.

The Madhya Pradesh government has constituted a three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the controversial remarks made by BJP leader Kunwar Vijay Shah, who serves as the Tribal Affairs minister in the state cabinet.

Former Atomic Energy Commission Chairman MR Srinivasan passed away at the age of 95 on Tuesday. The Padma Vibhusan recipient had played a key role in the development of India's nuclear power programme.