Morning Digest: U.S.-Iran agree to 60-day ceasefire extension, Trump sign-off awaited; Indian Air Force likely to oversee transport of NEET-UG re-test papers, and more

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U.S. and Iranian negotiators person  reached a tentative statement  to widen  the ceasefire by 60-days and motorboat  talks connected  Iran's atomic  program, according to a U.S. authoritative  acquainted  with the matter. File

U.S. and Iranian negotiators person reached a tentative statement to widen the ceasefire by 60-days and motorboat talks connected Iran's atomic program, according to a U.S. authoritative acquainted with the matter. File | Photo Credit: Reuters

U.S.-Iran hold connected 60-day ceasefire extension, pending Trump approval

U.S. and Iranian negotiators person agreed connected a model for a 60-day ceasefire hold deal, but it inactive needs President Donald Trump’s approval, U.S. sources told AFP. The sources confirmed reporting by the Axios quality outlet that the 2 sides had reached an statement connected a memorandum of knowing to prolong the truce and motorboat negotiations connected Iran’s atomic program.

Indian Air Force apt to oversee transport of NEET-UG re-test papers

The authorities is considering involving the defence forces to manage logistics and proscription for the NEET-UG 2026 re-test, scheduled for June 21. This measurement follows the cancellation of the archetypal introspection aft an alleged question insubstantial leak. According to officials, a connection has been prepared to deploy the IAF to supply proscription and logistics enactment to securely determination question papers from printing presses to introspection centres crossed the country. The last determination is expected aft consultations with the Prime Minister’s Office.

PM should person sacked Pradhan for ‘ruining the aboriginal of lakhs of students’: Rahul Gandhi

Congress person Rahul Gandhi connected Thursday (May 28, 2026) accused Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan of being “complicit” successful the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) determination to grant the declaration for its caller on-screen marking (OSM) strategy to a arguable firm. His remarks came aft the Education Minister said Mr. Gandhi was making allegations aft facing repeated electoral losses.

No ineligible enactment if infiltrators spell backmost connected their own: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah connected Thursday (May 28, 2026) said the Union authorities had constituted a high-level committee connected demographic alteration and was committed to identifying and deporting each azygous infiltrator from the country. He said that infiltrators should instrumentality connected their own, and those who voluntarily spell backmost would not look immoderate ineligible action.

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah resigns, but won’t budge from State politics

Karnataka’s Chief Minister Siddaramaiah submitted his resignation to Prabhushankar, Special Secretary to Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot, connected May 28. The Governor near for Indore, successful Madhya Pradesh, connected May 27, for idiosyncratic reasons. He was expected to instrumentality connected May 28. Mr. Siddaramaiah expressed assurance that his resignation would beryllium accepted by the politician soon aft helium returns to Lok Bhavan.

Twisha decease case: Retired justice Giribala Singh arrested by CBI

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) connected Thursday (May 28, 2026) arrested retired Bhopal territory justice Giribala Singh successful the Twisha Sharma dowry harassment and decease case, a time aft the Madhya Pradesh High Court rejected the anticipatory bail a section tribunal had granted her connected May 15.

First Kuki colony successful Churachandpur resettled 3 years aft struggle began

The archetypal Kuki colony successful Manipur’s Churachandpur territory was resettled connected Thursday (May 28, 2026) aft 3 years, but lone the males person returned from a alleviation camp, portion their families proceed to unrecorded there. Khodang, a colony adjacent the “buffer zone”, is adjacent to wherever the Churachandpur territory meets the Imphal Valley’s Bishnupur and Kakching districts. Some 200 radical of Khodang had fled deeper wrong the Churachandpur territory aft the taste struggle betwixt the Kuki-Zo and Meitei radical broke retired connected May 3, 2023.

No ‘double standards’ successful combat against terrorism, says NSA Ajit Doval successful Russia

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval called for decisive action against coercion and said determination cannot beryllium “double standards” successful the combat against it, portion addressing an planetary information forum successful Russia connected Thursday (May 28, 2026), according to the Indian Embassy successful Moscow.

India to big Myanmar President Hlaing, exiled govt. calls him a ‘terrorist junta leader’

Myanmar President U Min Aung Hlaing volition sojourn India from May 30 to June 3, the External Affairs Ministry announced connected Thursday (May 28, 2026). This volition beryllium the archetypal overseas sojourn by President Min Aung Hlaing since helium won the arguable predetermination (December 2025-January 2026) that excluded governmental parties of the opposition.

African Union’s wellness bureau vows Ebola Bundibugyo vaccine by extremity of 2026

A vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola microorganism volition beryllium ready by the extremity of the year, the Director General of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said connected Thursday (May 28, 2026). The Bundibugyo strain of the microorganism that has caused a large outbreak successful the Democratic Republic of Congo presently has nary approved vaccine oregon treatment. Jean Kaseya, caput of Africa CDC, said determination were already “some candidates” for a vaccine.

Published - May 29, 2026 06:33 americium IST

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