1. Lok Sabha elections 2024 Phase 5 today: 49 seats in 8 states/UTs; focus on Rahul Gandhi, Smriti Irani, others | 10 facts

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lok-sabha-election-2024-updates-india-general-elections-voting-today-20-may-2024-rahul-gandhi-smriti-irani-rajnath-singh-101716163298692.html

2. UP man arrested after video of him voting for BJP candidate 8 times goes viral https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha/story/uttar-pradesh-man-casting-vote-for-bjp-multiple-times-congress-sp-election-commission-up-police-2541196-2024-05-19
3. Indo-Russian joint venture handed over 27,000 Ak-203 assault rifles to Indian Army https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/indo-russian-joint-venture-handed-over-27000-ak-203-assault-rifles-to-indian-army/article68193891.ece
4.  Inflation, joblessness force BJP supporters to question their choice in eastern U.P. https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/inflation-joblessness-force-bjp-supporters-to-question-their-choice-in-eastern-up/article68194121.ece
5. Delhi’s Najafgarh hottest in country at 47.8°C, heatwave to continue for a week https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/story/season-hottest-in-delhi-maximum-temperature-heatwave-weather-update-2541158-2024-05-19
6.  These protests in Kashmir weren’t about India

https://goodauthority.org/news/protests-pakistan-kashmir-india-imf-inflation/

7.  ​Xi Jinping’s Europe visit works to India’s advantage https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/opinion/xi-jinpings-europe-visit-works-to-indias-advantage-12724893.html
8. ‘Potential risk of sanctions’: US warns India on Chabahar port deal with Iran
https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1188922-potential-risk-of-sanctions-us-warns-india-on-chabahar-port-deal-with-iran
9. First citizenship certificates handed out to 14 people under CAA https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/14-people-get-citizenship-certificates-under-citizenship-amendment-act-for-first-time-2539492-2024-05-15
10. Kashmir News: J-K assembly polls soon after Lok Sabha Election 2024? Here’s what CEC said after record Baramulla turnout
https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/kashmir-news-j-k-assembly-polls-after-lok-sabha-election-2024-heres-what-cec-says-after-record-baramulla-turnout-11716261083701.html
11. Amid unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Amit Shah’s ‘we will take…’ warning
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/amid-unrest-in-pakistan-occupied-kashmir-amit-shahs-we-will-take-warning-101715761845919.html
12. Jaishankar’s veiled dig at Nehru over control of Pak-occupied Kashmir: ‘Someone’s weakness’

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaishankars-veiled-dig-at-nehru-over-control-of-pak-occupied-kashmir-someones-weakness-101715852010451.html

13. Why are Kashmiris voting in Indian election they’ve long boycotted?

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/16/kashmir-breaks-with-election-boycotts-protests-indian-policies-by-voting

14. India election 2024: Why isn’t Modi’s BJP fielding candidates in Kashmir?
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/13/india-election-2024-why-isnt-modis-bjp-fielding-candidates-in-kashmir
15. Modi’s Hindu nationalist politics face a test as India holds fifth stage of national election
https://apnews.com/article/india-general-election-modi-bjp-eb3af801bcddc2e2ae05318df8dfe856
16. Indian government agency spent millions promoting BJP election slogans
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/21/indian-government-agency-spent-millions-to-promote-bjp-election-slogans ​