1.The Supreme Court directed all high courts to pronounce judgements within three months of reserving orders, stressing that delays cause irreparable loss to litigants.

2.The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls will commence in Odisha from Saturday, with Booth Level Officers (BLOs) launching a door-to-door verification across the state to distribute enumeration forms, assist residents in filling them out, and collect the completed forms.

3.The Odisha government today held a consultation meeting with the stakeholders for preparation of the master plan for the proposed ‘New City’ in Bhubaneswar.

4.The Odisha government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Intel and 3D Glass Solutions (3DGS) of the US for establishment of an Advanced Packaging Substrate Manufacturing Facility in the state -- a first-of-its-kind project in India.

5. The Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation Ltd. (OMFED) has recorded the highest-ever turnover of Rs 1,036.82 crore during 2025-26 financial year (FY).

6.The Higher Education Department in Odisha has issued the notification for admission into undergraduate programmes for the academic session 2026–27. The department also commenced the admission process for the Apprenticeship Embedded Degree Programme (AEDP) in the state.

7.The Indian economy is expected to remain resilient in 2026-27, despite the challenging external environment characterised by elevated energy and commodity prices, rising logistics costs, volatility in global financial markets and uncertainties surrounding global trade policies, according to RBI annual report released on Friday. 

8.Amit Shah has directed authorities to enforce a 'zero tolerance' policy towards illegal constructions within 15 km of the country's borders.

9.Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar, PVSM, AVSM, NM, assumed charge as the 48th Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (VCNS) on Friday, a Defence Ministry official said.

10.Ten persons died in the Phugewadi area of Pimpri Chinchwad, while four others from the Pandhare Mala area in Pune's Hadapsar succumbed after consuming suspected spurious liquor.

11.Infosys CEO Salil Parekh's annual pay rose 2.5 per cent to Rs 82.6 crore ($8.69 million) in fiscal year 2026, India's second-largest IT company said in its annual report on Friday.

12.The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab on Friday achieved an impressive victory in 102 civic bodies by winning 862 wards of the 1,765 that have been counted. A total of 1,977 wards went to the polls on May 26.

13.The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) postponed the opening of its post-result verification and re-evaluation portal for Class 12 students to June 1, 2026.

14.The Supreme Court on Friday was informed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is personally supervising the investigation into the NEET-UG paper leak controversy

15.The Delhi High Court refused immediate relief to Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on his petition challenging the blocking of the party’s X handle on national security grounds.