1.The Union government is set to move an impeachment motion against Allahabad High Court’s Justice Yashwant Varma in Parliament and will seek to build an all-party consensus for action against the judge facing allegations of corruption after the discovery of a large amount of cash from his official residence in Delhi.

2.Delhi, Tripura and Tamil Nadu are among the top performers in dealing with challenges related to adult literacy and education while Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh lag behind in certifi cation outcomes, according to results of the Foundational Literacy Numeracy Assessment Test (FLNAT).

3.Facing allegations of fudged voter turnout figures, the Election Commission Tuesday said it is introducing a technology-driven system to provide timely updates on approximate voting percentage data which “signifi cantly” reduces the time lag associated with the present method.

4.During a hearing on upcoming Tamil fi lm ‘Thug Life’, the Karnataka High Court Tuesday criticised actor and filmmaker Kamal Haasan for his recent remark suggesting that “Kannada was born out of Tamil”, and observed that a “single apology could have resolved the situation.”

5.The flood situation in Assam deteriorated Tuesday with six more people dying, taking the toll in this year’s deluge and landslides to 17, while the number of the affected population increased to over 6.33 lakh in 21 districts, an official bulletin said.

6.The Punjab Cabinet Tuesday gave its nod to waive loans amounting Rs68 crore taken by over 4,000 Dalit families from the Punjab Scheduled Castes Land Development and Finance Corporation, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said.

7.Deployment of 2,300 electric autos at Metro stations, installing of mist sprayers at 13 pollution hotspots and audit of PUC centres every six months -- these are some of the features of the Air Pollution Mitigation Plan 2025 launched by Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta Tuesday.

8.The Calcutta High Court Tuesday directed the West Bengal government to produce the case diary in connection with the arrest of law student Sharmistha Panoli June 5, when her interim bail prayer will be heard again.

9.The Supreme Court has said any law made by Parliament or a state legislature cannot be held to contempt of court.

10.In a major fillip to healthcare and education sectors in Deogarh district, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday launched 15 projects, including a 300-bed hospital, worth a total of Rs205 crore.

11.Odisha-cadre IAS officer Ashish Thakare, who is currently serving as Secretary of the Board of Revenue, is set to proceed on Central deputation. Thakare has been appointed as Director in D/o Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Delhi, for five years.

12.Four people have been arrested and brown sugar worth Rs 40 lakh seized from their possession during raids in Balasore and Khurda districts, police said Tuesday.

13.With the early onset of monsoon rains in the state, Minister for Housing and Urban Development Krushna Chandra Mahapatra reviewed the monsoon preparedness and took stock of the drainage situation in the Capital city Tuesday.

14.Ukraine has detonated a massive underwater blast targeting the key road and rail bridge connecting the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula to Russia, damaging its underwater supports.

15.Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Virat Kohli washed away 18 years of hurt and disappointment on a dream Tuesday night, conquering Punjab Kings by six runs to lift their maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title here Tuesday.