1.Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Sunday announced 200 units of free electricity and the formation of the "SingaPen" Special Task Force as among the first major decisions of his government shortly after taking the oath.

2.For the first time in its modern history, a sacred Kumbhabhishek will be conducted atop the temple's 90-meter-high Shikhar using holy water gathered from 11 prominent pilgrimage sites across the country.

3. The Delhi government on Sunday approved a Rs 3.5-crore aftercare scheme for youths leaving child care institutions after turning 18, offering support for higher education, skill training, jobs and financial assistance to help them transition to independent living.

4.Adani Enterprises Director Pranav Adani said on Sunday that the Adani Group is poised to create 120,000 new jobs In Madhya Pradesh by 2030 across various sectors.

5.The DMK has elected former Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin as the legislature party leader in the House.

6.Port of Spain: India and Trinidad and Tobago have signed eight agreements in sectors including tourism, healthcare, infrastructure and Ayurveda during External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's two-day visit to the Caribbean nation.

7.Putin said that Russian officials told Washington that it would need to take safety measures for its diplomats in Kyiv in case Ukraine struck during Russia's military parade.

8.US has proposed to increase the minimum wages paid to hire an employee under the H1B visa program by 30 per cent over the previously fixed limits, a move the administration claims will help prevent foreigners from undercutting salary of US nationals.

9.Iran responded to the US by warning it would not hold back from retaliating against any new US strikes or permit more foreign warships in the Strait of Hormuz.

10.PM Narendra Modi appealed to citizens to conserve fuel, use public transport, revive work from home, avoid non-essential goods purchase and overseas vacations to save foreign exchange.

11.The Vigilance sleuths have arrested a former official of Chandbali Sub-Treasury in Odisha’s Bhadrak district and five of his aides on charges of misappropriating government funds worth over Rs 8 crore.

12. A poverty-stricken tribal couple in Dhamnagar allegedly sold their four-year-old daughter for just Rs 15,000.

13.A mentally-challenged woman was allegedly raped and murdered by her neighbour in Odisha’s Sundargarh district three days ago.

14.The district administration in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh has cracked down on the sale of fake NCERT textbooks and registered FIRs against three bookshops under the Copyright Act, officials said on Sunday. 

15.A bullet-injured elephant carcass was recovered from Talaganda Nala under the North Ghumusar Forest Division in Odisha’s Ganjam district.