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13 NewsTenet stories on India, published from 2026-05-15 through 2026-05-18. Most of this coverage sits in World, Business, Education, Markets, and Entertainment. Newest first below.

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India Post 2018 commemorative stamp for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India—Wikimedia Commons image of a postage design; it symbolises the profession, not ICAI’s live exam calendar or any unpublished CRET draft.

Education

ICAI plots AI and data analytics inside the CA course—CRET review, public feedback, and a ~2028 rollout

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India is not treating artificial intelligence as a siloed “CS elective” for accountants: **President CA Prasanna Kumar D** told **PTI** (as carried by **The Times of India**) that **without AI, no chartered accountant can survive**, while a new **Committee for Review of Education and Training (CRET)** rewrites syllabus, **articleship**, exams, and soft skills ahead of a **December** recommendation cut-off and a **2028**-ish implementation horizon.

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Wikimedia Commons file photograph of an Indian Railways Rajdhani rake in motion—generic rolling-stock context for the Rajdhani class discussed in the story, not a picture of Train 12431, the Ratlam section, or any specific fire damage from this incident.

World

Fire engulfs two coaches on Thiruvananthapuram–Nizamuddin Rajdhani near Ratlam; all 68 in B-1 evacuated

Indian Railways field teams halted Train 12431 between Vikramgarh Alot and Lunirichha early on 17 May 2026 after flames began in the B-1 air-conditioned coach and spread to the rear luggage-cum-guard van, isolating both cars from the rake while Delhi–Mumbai corridor traffic backed up and a relief van later crashed elsewhere in Ratlam district injuring several staff, according to Times of India reporting and official statements it quoted.

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