Here are the top national, international, sports, and other news for May 28, 2026, offering you a glimpse of major happenings across the globe.

 

NATION

I have resigned as Karnataka CM, followed Cong 'high command' instructions: Siddaramaiah

Bengaluru: Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Thursday said he resigned from the Karnataka Chief Minister's position, two days after the party high command asked him to do so. 

Resolve water disputes through cooperation: PM Modi to states

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked states to resolve inter-state water disputes through cooperation, timely clearances and technology-based monitoring, and said the Ken-Betwa project should serve as a model.

India, China hold 'constructive' talks on LAC; agree border peace key to normalising ties

New Delhi: India and China held "constructive" and "forward-looking" talks on the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, noting that maintaining border peace and tranquillity enabled progress in the normalisation of overall relations.

Par panel summons Education Ministry, NTA, CBI officials over conduct of exams

New Delhi: A parliamentary panel has summoned officials of the Union Education Ministry, the National Testing Agency (NTA) and the CBI to appear before it on Friday in connection with the assurances pertaining to the conduct of examinations by the testing agency.

Rahul 'frustrated', opposed to India's scientific progress: Pradhan on Cong leader's claims on CBSE exam

New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday hit back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on alleged discrepancies in the CBSE exam system, saying he was "frustrated" and "opposed" to India's technological progress. 

From Incredible India to Inevitable India, Shekhawat says foreign tourists will go up to 100 mn by 2047

New Delhi: Laying out a grand vision for India's tourism, Union minister Gajendra Shekhawat says the sector's contribution to the GDP is set to cross 7 per cent by 2030 and international tourist arrivals will grow from 10 million to 100 million by 2047.

Noted poet Bashir Badr passes away 91

Bhopal: Legendary poet Bashir Badr, a Padma Shri awardee who wrote famous couplets like "Ujale apni yaadon ke hamare saath rehne do", passed away in Bhopal on Thursday after a prolonged illness, family sources said.

LEGAL

WFI moves SC against HC order allowing Vinesh Phogat to participate in Asian Games selection trials

New Delhi: The Wrestling Federation of India has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court's order allowing grappler Vinesh Phogat to participate in the selection trials for the Asian Games 2026. 

SC stays its order to seal structures within 100-metre prohibited zone at Delhi Golf Club

New Delhi: Granting "extraordinary indulgence", the Supreme Court has stayed till July 22 its order directing the New Delhi Municipal Council and Delhi Police to seal structures within the 100-metre prohibited zone of a protected monument near the entrance gate of the Delhi Golf Club.

 

BUSINESS

Finance ministry to conduct factory visits for ground-level inputs ahead of Budget planning

New Delhi: In a first, the Union finance ministry has launched a nationwide programme of field visits to manufacturing units and industrial clusters as the government seeks ground-level industry feedback to support economic policymaking and manage challenges arising from the ongoing West Asia crisis.

 

FOREIGN

Air India extends suspension of flights to Israel till July end

Jerusalem: Amid continued geopolitical uncertainties in West Asia, Air India on Thursday said it is extending its suspension of operations on the Tel Aviv-Delhi route till July end.

EAM Jaishankar meets EU foreign ministers in Cyprus to discuss shared interests

Nicosia: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday attended an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Cyprus and discussed "practical collaborations" and "shared interests" in the emerging multipolar order. 

Jaishankar, Ukrainian FM discuss war, peace efforts amid evolving battlefield situation

Nicosia: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha have discussed the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, battlefield developments and efforts aimed at achieving a "comprehensive and lasting peace".