West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee expressed discontent with the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the cancellation of 25,000 teacher and non-teaching staff appointments in government schools. The court found large-scale manipulation in the recruitment process, ordering a fresh recruitment drive while allowing non-tainted candidates to return to previous government positions.

The new Pamban Bridge, connecting Rameshwaram by rail, will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister on Ram Navami. The old bridge, closed since December 2022, will be demolished starting June

A 24-year-old US national, Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, was arrested for entering North Sentinel Island to befriend the hostile indigenous Sentinelese tribe