- Indian shooter Esha Singh won the gold medal in the 25m pistol event at the ISSF World Cup in Munich, Germany.
- The survey for the long-pending Bodhghat Multipurpose Project has been restarted on the Indravati River in Chhattisgarh.
- Telangana became India’s first state to approve both free breakfast and mid-day meal schemes for government junior college Intermediate students.
- Assam became the first northeastern state in India to pass the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026, which bans polygamy.
- Deepthi Jeevanji was honored with the Best Para Athlete award at the Para Sports Awards held in Bengaluru.
- According to the International Energy Agency’s 2026 report, China holds the world’s largest share of global rare earth reserves at 44%.
- Scientists discovered ‘Humboldtia nairiana’, a new evergreen tree species, in the state of Kerala.
- A financial outlay of ₹25,530 crore has been approved for the newly launched SARTHAK PDS scheme for a five-year period.
- The Gujarat ATS and Indian Coast Guard seized cocaine worth approximately ₹1,150 crore at Mundra Port.
- Legendary Urdu poet Bashir Badr recently passed away at the age of 91.
- Sikkim has been declared India’s fifth fully literate state under the central government’s ULLAS initiative.
- Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia launched ‘Mission Queen Pineapple’ in Tripura with a financial outlay of ₹236 crore.
- Kolkata has been announced as the main host city for the International Day of Yoga 2026 celebrations.
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi created history by hitting the highest number of sixes (65) in a single IPL season.
- Researchers at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research developed a new imaging platform called CLEAR technology.
📅 May 29, 2026 · Friday