1.Representatives of 11 countries will participate in the second technical meeting of the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Group of BRICS to be hosted by Odisha from June 3-5 in Puri.

2.Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said that nearly 96 per cent of complaints received through the CM's Grievance Redressal Cell have been resolved.

3.Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke has said he rejected several job offers in the United States and decided to return to India to raise concerns about issues affecting students and young people.

4.The President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India (CJI), had appointed Justices Sheel Nagu, Shree Chandrashekhar, Sanjeev Sachdeva and Arun Palli, along with senior advocate V. Mohana, as judges of the apex court.

5.The United States said that it bombed radar and drone sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American drone over the weekend.

6.CBI arrested a former Group Managing Director of Reliance Communications, Amitabh Jhunjhunwala, in connection with the loss of Rs 2,929.05 crore caused to the State Bank of India by the company.

7.The apex court’s decision that the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination will proceed as scheduled under the current format. Admit cards for the re-test are expected to be released by June 14.

8.The free trade agreement between India and Oman came into force .

9.Nominations for elections to 27 Rajya Sabha seats, including biennial and bye-elections, and to the State Legislative Councils in 3 states began .

10.A 70-foot-tall statue of Argentine football star Lionel Messi, which had become structurally unstable following recent storms, was removed from Lake Town Monday.

11.Nearly 10,000 farmers in Delhi will receive enhanced compensation for crop losses caused by heavy rainfall and water logging during the 2025 monsoon season after the Cabinet approved a hike in compensation assistance to Rs 75,000 per hectare.

12.Odisha’s Eklavya Model Residential Schools have achieved a landmark moment as three of their alumni cleared the Odisha Civil Services Examination 2026 .

13.Rajasthan Police's Cyber Crime Branch has urged citizens to verify the authenticity and status of mobile phones before purchasing them, particularly second-hand devices.

14.The Odisha government has made it mandatory for all departments to buy electric vehicles (EVs) for official use.

15.The southwest monsoon is expected to arrive in Kerala in the next two to three days, the India Meteorological Department said in its forecast Friday. Typically, the season begins around June 1.