1.Nepal’s legendary mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa made history Sunday by breaking his record for the highest number of ascents of Mt Everest as he scaled the world’s highest peak for the 29th time. The 54-year-old veteran climber reached the 8,849-metre peak at 7.25am local time Sunday.

 2.The representation of women in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls continues to remain dismally low, as only about 12 per cent of the candidates in the fifth phase are female, according to an analysis by poll rights body ADR.

3.According to Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) centre here, rainfall activities are very likely to occur over several districts in the state till May 19. IMD also issued yellow warning for next five day.

4.Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh Sunday said 2,480 illegal immigrants were detected in the northeastern state in 2023 but the campaign was cut short after violence broke out May 3 last year.

5.Polling for four Lok Sabha constituencies and 28 assembly seats in Odisha began  Monday, amid stringent security measures, officials said. Voting started at 7 am in Berhampur, Koraput, Nabarangpur, and Kalahandi parliamentary constituencies along with 28 assembly segments within the jurisdiction of these Lok Sabha seats. Polling will continue.

6. Polling is underway in all 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in Telangana Monday, officials said. 

7.Chennai Super Kings Sunday clinched a five-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in a low-scoring thriller to brighten their IPL playoffs qualification chances in Chennai Sunday.

 8.Eight hospitals and the IGI Airport in Delhi received bomb threats through emails Sunday,

9.The Trinamool Congress Sunday lodged a complaint with the EC against National Commission for Women Chairperson Rekha Sharma, accusing her of being "one of the major conspirators" of incidents in Sandeshkhali .

10.The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Jharkhand Rural Development Minister and Congress leader Alamgir Alam for questioning in a money laundering case May 14, official sources said Sunday.

 11.In a purported video that surfaced from Sandeshkhali, a local BJP leader was heard saying that over 70 women had received Rs 2,000 each for taking part in protests against local TMC satrap Shahjahan Sheikh .

12.Special security arrangements have been made in polling booths located in left wing extremist (LWE) affected areas of Odisha going to polls May 13, Director General of Police (DGP) Arun Sarangi said Sunday.

 13.Former Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat Sunday described 'NOTA' as having a ‘symbolic’ impact and said if it gets more than 50 per cent votes in a seat, only then a thought could be given to make it legally effective on poll results.

14.India informed the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) that it has made significant advancements in forest conservation and management, leading to a consistent increase in forest cover over the past 15 years.

15.A whopping 89 per cent of Indian mothers are concerned about the screen time of their children, according to a report Sunday.

16.Large public sector companies have spent a little over `50,200 crore towards capital expenditure in April FY25 alone, which is 6.46 per cent of their full fiscal target of `7.77 lakh crore, an official said.

17.Gold Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) witness a net outflow of ` 396 crore last month, making it the first withdrawal after March 2023, owing to profit booking.

 18.Subbamma Jasti has become India’s oldest women billionaire, as per the real-time billionaires’ list by Forbes. Jasti marked her debut on the Forbes list last month when her net worth touched $1.1 billion.

19.Chennai Super Kings stayed in contention for a place in the IPL play-offs with a five-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals after pacer Simarjeet Singh exemplified the home team’s discipline with the ball with career-best figures of 3/26 here Sunday.

20. Indian track athlete K M Deeksha set a new national record in the women’s 1,500m while Avinash Sable finished second in men’s 5,000m event at the Sound Running Track Fest in Los Angeles.