- Opposition parties in Lanka announce they would not become a part of Wickremesinghe’s interim government
- More than 191.14 crore COVID vaccine doses have been administered in the country so far. Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry said
- NITI Aayog launched the National Data and Analytics Platform on Friday. The platform aims to democratize access to public government data by making data accessible, interoperable, interactive and available on a user-friendly platform.
- The Supreme Court dismissed petitions seeking postponement of the 2022 NEET-Post Graduate examinations, saying any change to the May 21 date “will create chaos and uncertainty and deficiency of doctors in hospitals.
- The Southwest Monsoon is set to arrive early with the Andaman and Nicobar Islands expected to receive first seasonal showers on May 15
- At least 26 people were killed in a major fire that broke out at a building near Mundka Metro Station in West Delhi on Friday, 13 May. The fire broke out at a building near pillar number 544, Mundka metro station around 4:40 pm
- Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on 13 May said the state government may consider making the recital of the national anthem mandatory in all madrasas in the state.
- The three-day Nav Sankalp Shivir of Congress commenced in Udaipur on Friday afternoon. It was inaugurated by Congress National President Sonia Gandhi.
- Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Economy Minister of United Arab Emirates Abdullah Bin Touq Al Marri inaugurated India-UAE Economic Partnership Summit in Mumbai on 23 May Friday.
- United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has died, Emirati state news agency WAM reported. He was 73.
- China, one of the largest creditors of Sri Lanka, on Friday reacted warily to the appointment of Ranil Wickramasinghe as the country's Prime Minister succeeding pro-Beijing Mahinda Rajapaksa, saying it supports the government's efforts to sustain stability in the face of chaos.
- Scientists grow plants in soil from Moon for first time* ;: Scientists have for the first time grown plants in lunar soil brought back to Earth by astronauts in the Apollo missions, a step towards producing food and oxygen on the Moon or during future space missions.
- The court of Puri Civil Judge Senior Division Friday accepted a petition filed by the Puri Lawyers’ Association and sent notices to multiple parties including the Union Ministry of Culture, the National Monuments Authority , the Archaeological Survey of India and Puri Collector Samarth Verma
- The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Friday said it is keen to promote more green energy projects in Odisha and has already sanctioned loans worth Rs 670 crore within one year of opening its branch in the state.
- A woman inspector of Sambalpur Vigilance division was caught while accepting bribe of Rs 10 Lakh through a middleman Friday. Vigilance inspector Manasi Jena was caught by the Internal Vigilance Unit of the Vigilance Directorate at Cuttack, sources said.
- An Odia pilot was among the two who were killed after a helicopter crashed at an airport in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur Thursday evening.
- Athreeyear-old Odia boy from Lathipada village under Nayagarh block has made it to the India Book of Records by dint of his sharp memory. The prodigy, Avash Om Prakash Sahu, has set the record for remembering all the English alphabets, names of four seasons, one Hindi and five English rhymes and the names of 12 months in a year at this tender age.
- The Indian Space Research Organisation Friday successfully completed the static test of a human-rated solid rocket booster (HS200) for the Gaganyaan programme at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
- The Delhi High Court Friday asked the Centre to examine a petition raising concerns over the decline in vulture population allegedly on account of the use of certain veterinary drugs, and asked it take measures to save the birds that are an important link in the food chain.
- Four boys, all 14- year-olds, were booked under the Prevention of Children from Sexual offences (POCSO) Act and sent to a correctional facility in Kellys, Chennai for raping their classmate at her residence a few days ago
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