1.Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet votes to scale up offensive in Gaza to the point of seizing the entire enclave

2.Federation of Automotive Dealers' Associations says the overall automobile retail sales in India grew a modest 2.95 % in April.

3.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday announced, inaugurated and laid foundation stones for projects worth around Rs 1,155 crore for Keonjhar district.

4.A cultural and religious row has reignited tensions between Odisha and West Bengal after the Mamata Banerjee – led Bengal government referred to a newly-built Jagannath temple in Digha as Jagannath Dham.

5.Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday conveyed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a phone call that Russia fully backs India’s fight against terrorism and that the perpetrators of the Pahalgam terror attack must be brought to justice.

6.The Crime Branch (CB) of Odisha Police has arrested two persons, including a woman, from West Bengal on charges of duping a man to the tune of Rs6.04 crore by promising him hefty returns on investment in share market, official sources said Monday.

7.The Marine police station in Paradip detained two persons for supplying goods to foreign ships anchored in deep sea without Customs clearance, an officer said Monday.

8.An Indian student, Japteg Singh Bamrah, has secured the prestigious USA’s ‘HonorsGrandU 2025 Scholarship’, winning the “Build a Better Future” award along with a $10,000 grant and an additional $5000 grant for his groundbreaking Solar Mech Engine project, an offi cial release said Sunday.

9.The Supreme Court Monday perused a forensic report on authenticity of leaked audio clips alleging role of former Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh in the ethnic violence and asked the state government to fi le a fresh report pertaining to the probe.

10.Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is understood to have briefed him about the combat readiness of the armed forces against the backdrop of increasing tensions between India and Pakistan over the Pahalgam terror attack.

11.Asserting that the situation in violence-hit Murshidabad has stabilised, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said she has no knowledge of Governor CV Ananda Bose’s report on the riots to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), nor of his mention of the possible implementation of Article 356 in the state.

12.The Punjab Assembly Monday unanimously passed a resolution, vowing not to spare even a single drop of water from its share to Haryana.

13.Pakistan carried out a second missile test in three days Monday after saying it was preparing for an incursion by India. India has accused Pakistan of involvement. Islamabad has denied the allegations but said it has intelligence that New Delhi intends to launch military action against it soon.

14.UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Monday voiced concern over tensions between India and Pakistan being at "at their highest in years" and called for "maximum restraint and stepping back from the brink". "Make no mistake: A military solution is no solution,” Guterres said .

 15.Harry Kane can finally celebrate his first career title after Bayern Munich became Bundesliga champion with a little help from Freiburg Sunday.