Expresso Top National and International Headlines of the Week on 18 May 2024

In top national news: The caste polarisation between the Marathas and the OBCs (Other Backward Class) in the Marathwada region, so evident during the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, is detrimental to the state's social fabric, said BJP leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. "The most disturbing aspect in the ongoing elections has been the caste conflict in parts of Marathwada. Such development does not augur well for the state. My worry is post-polls. Once the elections are held, it will set in process an analysis on who worked for whom. It would require greater vigilance in terms of…