1.The cancellation of NEET-UG 2026 has left over 22 lakh medical aspirants and their families anxious about the next steps.

2.The free trade agreement (FTA) between India and Oman is expected to come into force from June 1.

3.CBI  registered an FIR in the alleged paper leak of the NEET (UG) 2026 examination held May 3.

4.Retail inflation rose marginally to 3.48 per cent in April compared to 3.40 per cent in the preceding month, mainly due to an uptick in food prices.

5.Droupadi Murmu presented the National Florence Nightingale Awards 2026 to nursing personnel at Rashtrapati Bhavan.  

6.Himanta Biswa Sarma took oath as the Chief Minister of Assam for a second consecutive term, as the BJP-led NDA formed the government in the state for the third straight time.

7.J.C.D. Prabhakar was elected unopposed as the Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, while Ravi Shankar was chosen as the Deputy Speaker.

8.Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay ordered the closure of 717 TASMAC liquor retail outlets functioning near places of worship, educational institutions and bus stands across the state within the next two weeks.

9.As many as 173 Indians are among nearly 200 foreigners arrested in Sri Lanka as part of the latest drive in an ongoing crackdown on cybercrime operations.

10.US President Donald Trump will pay an official visit to China from May 13 to 15 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced Monday.

11. Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday appealed for greater self-reliance in consumption habits and financial discipline, including reduced dependence on imported goods, gold purchases, and fuel consumption, during his address in Vadodara.​

12.Two persons wanted in a murder case sustained gunshot wounds during an exchange of fire with police in Odisha's Jharsuguda district.

13.India's youth faced high unemployment levels during January and March 2026. While the unemployment levels among the 15-29 age group remained elevated throughout the year.

14.Bhubneswar city airport, officials seized around 11 kilograms of high-gradehydroponic weedvalued at nearly Rs 4 crore from two passengers who had allegedly smuggled the contraband from Bangkok.

15. Police busted an LPG refilling and black marketing racket at Jujumura inOdisha's Sambalpur district and seized 62 LPG cylinders along with a pick-up vehicle during a late-night raid.