1.The IAF on Monday said Squadron Leader Saanya has achieved a historic first by becoming the first woman officer to earn the coveted Cat-A Qualified Flying Instructor (QFI) qualification.

2.The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) today wrote to the district administration of Hapur and urged it to take appropriate steps to prevent Bhagaban Shree Jagannath Ratha Yatra Seva Samiti from holding the Rath Yatra on June 14.

3.Train No. 08011/08012 Bhanjapur–Puri–Bhanjapur Special will now operate as Train No. 18017/18018 Bhanjapur–Puri–Bhanjapur Express. The regular services will commence from Bhanjapur in Baripada on May 21 and from Puri on May 22.

4.The Orissa High Court in Cuttack will switch to virtual mode amid call for optimum utilization of fuel in view of worldwide energy crisis caused by the Middle East conflict.

5.the Odisha government is set to launch a new scheme, ‘Mo Gaon Mo Tahasil’ (My Village, My Tahasil). This will bringrevenue services  closer to the people in rural areas.

6.The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) will soon open a branch office in  in Bhubaneswar .

7.The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports will review the progress made in the investigation intoNEET-UG -2026 PAPER LEAK  on May 21.

8.Indian Railways on Monday unveiled the design of India’s first bullet train, which will operate on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) corridor

9.Surveillance and preparedness measures are being strengthened at points of entry and across the public health system as a matter of caution amid the recent Ebola outbreak in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda.

10.Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with Norway's top honour, Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, by King Harald V in Oslo Monday.

11.Petrol, Diesel Prices Hiked by Nearly 90 Paise Per Litre, second time In a week

12.According to sources, the Crime Branch of Assam Police has directed Surjewala to appear before investigators in Guwahati on May 23.

13.Pakistan has deployed 8,000 troops, a squadron of fighter jets and an air defence system to Saudi Arabia under a mutual defence pact, ramping up military cooperation with Riyadh even as Islamabad serves as the main mediator in the Iran war.

14.The Delhi High Court Monday refused to grant immediate relief to grappler Vinesh Phogat "without hearing the other side" after she sought a direction permitting her to compete in the selection trials May 30-31 for this year's Asian Games despite being declared "ineligible".

15.The Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha, extended the deadline for online form submission for the Supplementary HSC and SOSC (2nd) Examination 2026 to midnight of May 25.