1.The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday pulled off a convincing victory in the Assembly elections by winning 78 seats, restricting the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) at 51 as Odisha witnessed the fall of the over two-decadelong uninterrupted rule of Naveen Patnaik.

2.Defying all exit-poll predictions, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has surged ahead in 29 of West Bengal’s 42 Lok Sabha seats, dealing a blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) target of securing 35 seats as they just managed to reach just double digits.

3.NOTA created a record with 2.18 lakh voters in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore opting for the ‘none of the above’ option in the Lok Sabha elections, counting for which is underway Tuesday.

4.Uttar Pradesh gave the most notable gains to the INDIA alliance with the Samajwadi Party (SP) leading in 38 seats and Congress, 32.

5.The Rashtrapati Bhavan will remain closed to the general public from Wednesday to Sunday due to the preparations for the forthcoming swearing-in ceremony of the council of ministers, an official statement said Tuesday.

6.In a setback to former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, the Supreme Court Tuesday refused to entertain his bail pleas in the cases lodged by the CBI and the ED in connection with the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam.

 7.The Department of Telecom (DoT) Tuesday postponed the spectrum auction by 19 days to June 25, as per information available on its website.

8. Sixty-seven candidates have bagged the top rank in medical entrance exam NEET-UG, a majority of them from Rajasthan, the National Testing Agency announced Tuesday.

9. Iran-backed Shi’ite armed groups in Iraq have ramped up rocket and missile attacks on Israel in recent weeks, raising concerns in Washington and among some Iranian allies of potential Israeli retaliation and regional escalation should they draw blood.

10.The United Nations said Tuesday that global public debt rose to a record $97 trillion last year. UN Trade and Development, formerly known as UNCTAD, said the value of money owed by governments rose by $5.6 trillion from 2022.

11.Checkpoints and rows of police vehicles lined a major road leading to Beijing’s Tiananmen Square Tuesday as China heightened security on the 35th anniversary of a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests.

12.Critics may call them ‘old wine in new bottle’ keeping in mind that the Indian cricket team have failed to win a single ICC tournament in over a decade. The players will certainly want to end that dry run when they begin their campaign in the T20 World Cup here Wednesday at the Nassau County stadium here.

13.Overcoming the challenge posed by her estranged cousin, NCP (SP) candidate Supriya Sule on Tuesday retained her Baramati Lok Sabha seat by more than 1.55 lakh votes.

14.The US has commended the Indian government and the people for successfully participating and completing the Lok Sabha elections.

15.All three transgender candidates who contested the Lok Sabha elections have lost their security deposits, highlighting the challenges faced by the community in gaining political representation in the country