1.BJD Nimapara MLA Samir Ranjan Dash Sunday joined the saffron party after quitting the regional outfit. BJP Odisha unit president Manmohan Samal, party's Odisha in-charge Vijay Pal Singh Tomar and other leaders welcomed Dash at the party headquarters here.

2.The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear Monday a petition challenging the enactment of three new laws that seek to overhaul India's penal codes claiming that they suffer from many “defects and discrepancies”.

3.Tight security arrangements have been made, with the deployment of over 33,000 personnel, for elections to five Lok Sabha and 35 Assembly constituencies in Odisha, Monday, officials said.

4.A Delhi Police team reached the official residence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal here, Sunday in connection with its investigation in the alleged assault on AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal, sources said.

5.Around 33,000 security personnel, including 102 companies of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) and 66 platoons of Odisha Armed Police, have been deployed in the state for the May 20 simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls, DGP Arun Sarangi said Sunday.

6.The Delhi poll body has launched a ‘Sankalp Patra’ initiative aimed at schoolchildren to boost electoral participation in the national capital during the general elections.

7.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address three election meetings in Punjab May 23 and 24, a senior party leader said Sunday. The PM will address a rally in Patiala in support of party candidate Preneet Kaur May 23.

8.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Sunday issued red alert for four districts in Kerala - Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki, and Alappuzha - forecasting extremely heavy rainfall until May 21.

9.Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Sunday claimed the BJP has launched a campaign to crush AAP as the saffron party sees it as a challenge.

10.The Supreme Court has sought response from the Delhi government on a plea filed by alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar seeking a direction to authorities to shift him from Mandoli jail to any other prison except those in Punjab and Delhi. A division bench of Justices Bela Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal issued notice to the AAP government.

11.The government has recovered about `852 crore under the amnesty scheme for exporters for onetime settlement of default in export obligation by the holders of advance and EPCG authorisations, an official said.

12. Reliance Industries Ltd has sought access to pipelines and storages that public sector oil companies have built over the years for supplying jet fuel (ATF) from depots and oil refineries to airports, as it looks for a larger pie of fuel trade at some of Asia’s busiest airports.

13.Mutual funds (MFs) showed strong confidence in Indian equities this year, injecting around `1.3 lakh crore, driven mainly by significant retail investor interest and the robust performance of the stock market.

14.In a confidence-boosting performance ahead of Paris Olympics, star Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won Sunday the Thailand Open Super 500 badminton tournament with a straight-game victory over Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi of China, here.

15.Abhishek Sharma (66, 28b, 5x4, 6x6) bossed the bowlers of Punjab Kings (PBKS) with yet another explosive half century as Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) cruised to a four-wicket win in their IPL encounter here Sunday.