1.India has pledged Nepali Rupees 560.2 million for the construction of 14 schools in eight earthquake-affected districts of Nepal.

2.Myanmar President U Min Aung Hlaing will be on an official visit to India from May 30 to June 3 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

3.The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, affirming that integrity, accuracy, and purity of voter lists form the foundation of free and fair elections.

4.The Israeli military early Thursday pounded Lebanon's fourth-largest city, killing at least 14 people across the south of the country in its ongoing military escalation against the Hezbollah group ahead of crucial talks in Washington.

5.Odisha government has decided to introduce Plus II (higher secondary) Science education in the Odia language from the current academic year.

6.The Odisha government has asked the Odisha Police as well as the district administrations to prevent the leakage of sensitive information related to the VVIP visits.

7.The Centre is moving ahead with plans to set up four critical mineral processing plants in Odisha, Gujarat, Telangana, and Maharashtra.

8.The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Odisha Police has arrested   Pradipta Kumar Lenka of Cuttack in connection with a Rs 6.88 crore bank loan fraud case,

9.Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested former district judge Giribala Singh from her Bhopal residence in connection with the alleged suicide of her daughter-in-law, Twisha Sharma.

10.Siddaramaiah steped down as Karnataka chief minister after over eight years, succeeded by deputy DK Shivakumar ahead of 2028 assembly polls.

11.The Wrestling Federation of India has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court's order allowing grappler Vinesh Phogat to participate in the selection trials for the Asian Games 2026.

12.A minor girl from Kamakhyanagar was allegedly sold in Uttar Pradesh under the pretext of a job offer and subjected to repeated sexual abuse.

13.Odisha Tourism Development Corporation initiated the process to introduce electric boats at major tourist destinations across the state.

14.Odisha will soon install six new High Wind Speed Recorders (HWSR) along its coastline to enhance cyclone data accuracy and real-time wind monitoring.

15.Dhanendra Kumar, a retired IAS officer and the first chairman of the Competition Commission of India (CCI), died in a fire after a suspected AC blast at his home in Delhi.