Highlights: Delhi reports 26 fresh Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours

The Naveen Patnaik government on Sunday brought 14 more districts under the ambit of the ‘Special Development Councils’ that help in conservation and propagation of tribal culture, recognition of indigenous knowledge and documentation of tribal culture, tradition and practices. The move is being seen as a bid to woo the tribal population in the state ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha and Assembly election.

Delhi reported 26 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The positivity rate stands at 1.49% as on Sunday.

In two different cases in Assam's Barak Valley, 60,000 Yaba tablets worth more than ₹6 crores have been seized in a joint operation by the police and the Border Security Force (BSF). Three people were also arrested in the incidents.

A major fire destroyed cotton bales stored on the premises of a private yarn manufacturing company in Maharashtra's Nagpur district Sunday.

Three individuals, including a teenager and a teacher from an industrial training institute, have been arrested by the Special Task Force of the Odisha police. They are being charged with fraudulently obtaining a large number of pre-activated SIM cards using other people's identities and and selling the OTPs some Pakistani Intelligence Operatives (PIO) and ISI agents in Pakistan in India.

Nepali Sherpa climber Pasang Dawa Sherpa on Sunday ascended the world's highest mountain Mount Everest for the 26th time.

US president Joe Biden will attend Hiroshima G7 leader's summit in Japan next week from May 18-21, a White House statement said.

A drunken son stabbed his father to death over an argument in Assam's Golaghat district. The incident took place on Saturday night and theabsconding accused was arrested by the police on Sunday.

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday urged officers for timely completion of a mega housing project comprising 936 residential units for PM package employees at Zewan in Srinagar.

"The meeting with Walmart CEO Doug McMillon was a fruitful one. We had insightful discussions on different subjects. Happy to see India emerge as an attractive destination for investment," tweets PM Modi

Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations secretary of CISCE, Gerry Arathoon, nine students have secured the top rank in the Class 10 exams, each scoring an impressive 99.80 percent. Similarly, in the Class 12 exams, five students have achieved the first rank, all with a remarkable score of 99.75 percent.

A 55-year-old man was shot near Chandan Vihar in Delhi Saunday. He was taken to hospital where he was declared dead. “An investigation is underway to find out what was the reason behind the murder and who are the culprits,” said Delhi police official to ANI.

CISCE class 10 and 12 results were declared Sunday, the Board Secretary Gerry Arathoon said.

Karnataka Police chief Praveen Sood was appointed as the new CBI director Sunday.

Argentina's FIFA World Cup-winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez will be visiting Kolkata in early July.

He will be on a promotional visit. The Golden Gloves Award winner will be in the 'City of Joy' for two days. The Argentine will be brought to Kolkata by sports promoter Satadru Dutta who had earlier presented legendary Pele and Maradona in front of the soccer-crazy city.

"Tentative dates for the visit are June 20-21 or July 1-3. Everything has been signed and the final dates will be announced soon. We did a small photo shoot," said Satadru Dutta. (ANI)

Bangladesh and Myanmar braced Sunday as a severe cyclone started to hit coastal areas and authorities urged thousands of people in both countries to seek shelter.

The outermost band of Cyclone Mocha reached the coast of Myanmar's Rakhine state on Sunday morning, and by afternoon the center of the storm was expected to make landfall near Sittwe township, which was under the highest weather alert, Myanmar’s Meteorological Department said Sunday.

PM Narendra Modi visited Jana Shakti, an exhibition at the NGMA, Delhi. This exhibition contains works by India’s top artists on themes covered in Mann Ki Baat such as Swachhata, water conservation, agriculture, space, India’s northeast, Nari Shakti and Yoga, Ayurveda.

An Uttar Pradesh Police constable allegedly shot himself dead with his service rifle at his rented house here, an official said on Sunday, according to PTI.

As Cyclone Mocha intensifies and winds are getting stronger, Saint Martin's, the one and only coral island of Bangladesh, may go temporarily underwater, according to the head of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), reported Dhaka Tribune.

The Netherlands has emerged as India's third largest exports destination after the US and UAE during 2022-23 on account of a surge in shipment of goods such as petroleum products, electronic items, chemicals, and aluminium goods, according to the data of the commerce ministry.

Tamil Nadu | 3 people died after inhaling toxic fumes from a newly-built septic tank in a house in the Cuddalore district last evening. Police have registered a case and an investigation is being done: Cuddalore Police Officials

The ESCS Mocha lay centered at 0830 IST of 14 May over Northeast & adjoining Eastcentral Bay of Bengal.Likely to cross SE Bangladesh and north Myanmar between Coxs Bazar (Bangladesh) & Kyaukpyu (Myanmar) by 1400 IST of today.The landfall process will commence within a few hours.: IMD

Maharashtra | After yesterday's violence incident in Akola, Collector Neema Arora and SP Sandeep Ghuge held a peace committee meeting. The meeting was attended by representatives of all religions and communities, leaders of political parties.

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck near Villavicencio in Colombia on Sunday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said.