1.Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said operations against Pakistan have only been kept in abeyance and the future will depend on their behaviour, while sending a clear message to the world: terror and trade, terror and talks cannot go together.

2.Justice Dixit Krishna Shripad was sworn in as judge of the Orissa High Court (HC) at a ceremony held on the court premises in Cuttack Monday.

3.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday announced a special package of Rs50 crore to set up cultural institutions dedicated to Santhal tribe, development of Ol Chiki language and preserve memorials related to Guru Gomke Pandit Raghunath Murmu in Mayurbhanj district.

4.Director general of police (DGP) Yogesh Bahadur Khurania Monday reviewed security arrangements in the Holy City puri  and rolled out a riot control vehicle, ‘Vajra’, for protection of the Srimandir in the coastal town.

5.RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat reached Bhubaneswar Monday evening on a five-day visit.

6. Heatwave conditions prevailed across Odisha Monday with the mercury soaring past 40 degrees Celsius in 17 places.

7.Bhadrak Rural police have arrested the alleged mastermind behind a counterfeit currency racket and seized fake Indian currency note (FICN) with a face value of Rs2,72,800 from his residence in Chhanchina village under Dasarathpur police limits in Jajpur district, officials said Monday.

8.Vedanta, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has installed 321 solar street lights across the gram panchayats of Jharpalam, Mundelkhet, Garanjore, Kuraloi, Banjari, Lakhanpur, and Belpahar in Sundargarh and Jharsuguda districts.

9.The parents of a six-year-old boy from Baripada, declared brain dead after a tragic accident, donated his kidneys — giving two other children a renewed chance at life.

10.The Centre has terminated the services of former IAS offi cer Rameshwar Prasad Gupta, who was serving as the chairman and managing director of the Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI).

11.Airports Authority of India (AAI) Monday announced that civilian flight operations will resume at 32 airports.

12.A 14th century Korean Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago was returned on Monday, following a years long legal battle between Japan and South Korea over its ownership.

13.The Chinese military Monday denied reports that its largest military cargo plane has carried arms supplies to Pakistan and warned legal action against those spreading such rumours.

14.The 30-share BSE Sensex soared by 2,975.43 points or 3.74 per cent to settle at a more than seven-month high of 82,429.90. During the day, it rallied 3,041.5 points or 3.82 per cent to a high of 82,495.97.

15.The income tax department (ITD) has notifi ed all seven income tax return forms for assessment year 2025- 26. While ITR forms 1 and 4, which are fi led by small and medium taxpayers, were notified on April 29; ITR-7, fi led by trusts and charitable institutions, was notifi ed on May 11.