1.The state Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, approved fi ve proposals, including the one to raise the upper age limit for various government services in Odisha to 42 years from the existing 32 years, Wednesday.

2.Seven years after a ‘parcel bomb’ blast killed a newly-married software engineer and his grandmother, and left his wife grievously wounded in Bolangir’s Patnagarh, a court in the district Wednesday awarded life imprisonment to the accused, Punjilal Meher, after holding him guilty of the crime that sent shockwaves across the nation in 2018.

3.The crime branch of Odisha Police has arrested two persons for allegedly duping an individual of Rs1.08 crore through an online cricket betting scam. The accused have been identifi ed as Rohan, alias Sk Wasiul Islam (29), a native of West Bengal, and Jyoti Prakash Pallai (36) from Bhubaneswar, police said.

4.The Centre Wednesday raised the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for paddy by 3 per cent (`69) to Rs 2,369 per quintal and for pulses and oilseeds by up to 9 per cent for the 2025-26 Kharif marketing season (KMS).

5.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday extended heartfelt congratulations to young weightlifter Harshvardhan Sahu for being featured in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s monthly radio address ‘Mann Ki Baat’. Sahu earned national recognition after winning gold and setting two new records at the 7th Khelo India Youth Games 2025 in Bihar.

6.State government Wednesday launched ANKUR, a strategic initiative designed to catalyse urban growth across the state.

7. Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Wednesday said men must be educated to help break the stigma on menstrual health.

8.Train services were disrupted after over 37 wagons of an iron-ore laden freight train derailed at Kothavalasa-Kirandul (KK) rail line near Chimidipalli in Vishakhapatnam in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh Wednesday.

9.PM Modi to visit Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar, and UP May 29-30 to launch development projects, marking his third term’s fi rst anniversary with a busy two-day tour.

10.In a major relief for former SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch, anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal Wednesday disposed of complaints against her based on a Hindenburg Research report, terming the charges as “presumptions and assumptions” not supported by any verifiable material.

11.The Supreme Court Wednesday ordered closure of proceedings before the Madhya Pradesh High Court against state minister Vijay Shah for his remarks against Indian Army officer Col Sofiya Qureshi, saying it is now looking into the matter.

12. Veteran Akali leader and former Union minister Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa died Wednesday evening following age-related health issues at a private hospital in Mohali. He was 89.

13.Forty-four MLAs are ready to form a new government in Manipur, BJP legislator Thokchom Radheshyam Singh claimed Wednesday after meeting Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla.

14.The government Wednesday approved continuation of Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS) for 2025-26 under which farmers get short-term credit at affordable rate through Kisan Credit card (KCC).

15.Global makers of surveillance gear have clashed with Indian regulators in recent weeks over contentious new security rules that require manufacturers of CCTV cameras to submit hardware, software and source code for assessment in government labs, offi cial documents and company emails show.