1.The toll in the train accident in West Bengal's Darjeeling district rose to 10, an official said Tuesday.

2.The Supreme Court Tuesday said even if there was “0.001 per cent negligence” on the part of anyone in the conduct of the NEETUG 2024 examination, it should be thoroughly dealt with.

3.Chief Minister Mohan Chanran Majhi Tuesday announced that all the left-out eligible farmers in Odisha will receive funds under the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi within 15 days. Majhi made this announcement while addressing his first public meeting after becoming the chief minister of Odisha June 12.

4.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, deputy chief ministers – Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo and Pravati Parida - and BJD president Naveen Patnaik took oath as members of the 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly here Tuesday.

 5.The Orissa High Court Tuesday upheld the merit list prepared by the Odisha School Education Programme Authority (OSEPA) for the recruitment of junior teachers in primary and upper primary schools in January this year.

6.National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) Director DP Saklani has lamented that parents remain fascinated by English-medium schools even though many don’t have trained teachers, saying it is “no less than suicide” as government schools now provide quality education.

7.The Health and Family Welfare department Tuesday directed all DHHs, SDHS, CHCS and PHCs to open official social media handle ‘X’. Health and Family Welfare Commissioner-cum-Secretary Shalini Pandit wrote to Directors of Capital hospital, Bhubaneswar, Rourkela Government hospital, CDMs and PHOs to open official social media handle 'X'

8.Priyanka Gandhi’s presence in the Lok Sabha would strengthen the Opposition benches and Wayanad would have a very strong person to represent them in Parliament, Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor said Tuesday.

 9.Large parts of northern and eastern India remained in the grip of a sweltering heat wave Tuesday, driving power demands to record highs with warmer-than-usual nights further exacerbating people’s distress.

10.A special court here Tuesday remanded former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, who is facing charges of rape and sexual abuse, to judicial custody till June 24.

11.The Union home ministry has appointed senior IAS officer Ashwani Kumar as MCD commissioner. He was the first special officer of the unified Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)

12.Assam Home Secretary Siladitya Chetia Tuesday shot himself dead inside the ICU of a private hospital where his wife passed away moments earlier, police said.

13.Around nine in 10 professionals in India (91 per cent) are facing barriers such as feeling burnt out or family responsibilities that are getting in the way of learning new skills, a report showed Tuesday.

14.China Tuesday urged US President Joe Biden not to sign the Tibet policy bill, warning of resolute measures, as it expressed “strong concern” over the visit of a high-level US Congress delegation to Dharamshala to meet the Dalai Lama.

 15.Fitch Ratings Tuesday raised India’s growth forecast for the current fiscal to 7.2 per cent, from 7 per cent projected in March, saying elevated consumer confidence will drive spending, besides increased investments.