Highlights: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar visits Kerala's Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple

Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Sunday, said he is ready to undergo a polygraph test if the same is conducted on star wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia, ANI reported.

India's top wrestlers including Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshee Mallik have been protesting at the Jantar Mantar accusing the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment and demanding his arrest.

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday met the family members of 23-year-old woman Bhanurekha who died after drowning in the waterlogged underpass in KR Circle area in Bengaluru amid rainfall.

A man died after he was hit by a woman driving a BMW car in West Delhi's Moti Nagar area earlier on Sunday. ANI reported citing police that an FIR has been registered and the accused has been arrested.

An old building collapsed in Vidyaranyapura in Bengaluru after heavy rains lashed the city, ANI reported. 

No casualties were reported.

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said that he asked Bengaluru police to take back the 'Zero Traffic' protocol for his vehicular movement citing to the problems faced by the people travelling along the stretch.

Upon PM Modi's arrival in Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea, Prime Minister James Marape humbly touched Modi's feet, a gesture that BJP leaders hailed as “remarkable”. Read more

Heavy rainfall on Sunday lashed several parts of Bengaluru city, resulting in waterlogging and uprooted trees.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Papua New Guinea on second leg of his three-nation visit

“G20's 3rd tourism working group meeting in Srinagar historic opportunity for 13 million citizens of Jammu and Kashmir to showcase their priceless culture, heritage, tourism and warm hospitality,” said Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to news agency PTI.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday at G7 meet in Japan that Bakhmut is not occupied by the Russian Federation, contesting Moscow's claims that it controls the city.

Joe Biden said Sunday that Ukraine head Zelenskyy has given US a 'flat assurance' that Ukraine won't use F-16 jets to attack Russian territory, reported AP.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal will meet ex-Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on May 24 and NCP chief Sharad Pawar on May 25 in Mumbai.

BSP chief Mayawati here on Sunday held a meeting of senior party functionaries from Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir, and Jharkhand, news agency PTI reported.

All drains carrying discharge from villages located on the banks of the Ganga river will be geo-tagged to prevent solid waste flowing into the river, according to an official document.

Ukrainian troops have "semi-encircled" Bakhmut and will make a Russian presence there "very difficult", Ukraine's deputy defence minister said Sunday, following Russian claims to have captured the city.

Three naxals were arrested in a joint action by police and security forces in the Kanker district of Chhatisgarh, news agency ANI reported quoting police officials.

On the Congress party not inviting many Opposition parties for the swearing-in ceremony in Karnataka on Saturday, Mehbooba Mufti said Congress must sacrifice more, or else there are other options.

No ID proof required to exchange ₹2,000 notes, says State Bank of India.

India’s market regulator proposed measures to contain extreme price movements in shares on which futures and options trade, including longer trading suspensions and restricting price movements, reported Reuters. 

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) proposed in a consultation paper late on Sunday that if a share in the futures and options segment falls or rises by 10% a day, trading would be suspended for an hour, up from the current 15 minutes, and then allowed to move only a further 2%, down from the current 5%.

Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) is likely to organize rallies of star campaigners Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in five parliamentary constituencies in Uttarakhand, said BJP's state in-charge Dushyant Gautam on Sunday, ANI reported. 

Uttarakhand has five Lok Sabha seats-- Almora, Garhwal, Nainital, Haridwar, Tehri Garhwal.

The rallies will be organized with the goal of winning the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Uttarakhand by 51 per cent votes.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appeared to confirm the loss of the city of Bakhmut to Russia on Sunday, saying "I think no" when asked if it remained in Kyiv's control.

"I think no," he said ahead of a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in Japan. “For today, it is only in our hearts.” (Reuters)

India has recorded 756 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have dipped to 8,115 from 8,675, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. Read more

The second edition of the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) began on Sunday, with over 14 lakh candidates set to appear for the crucial exam for undergraduate admissions, reported PTI.

Unlike last year, the exam is being conducted in three shifts this time. Earlier, the exam was scheduled to be held from May 21 to May 31 but the National Testing Agency (NTA) decided to extend the schedule by at least four days to accommodate the higher number of candidates.

Water samples drawn from 29 borewells near an ethanol plant in the district were found unfit for drinking and had an unpleasant odour, a report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has said.

Total dissolved solids (TDS), boron and sulphates were found in high concentrations beyond acceptable limits in the water samples, according to the report submitted to the National Green Tribunal, reported PTI.