All eyes on CM Siddaramaiah’s breakfast meeting with Cabinet colleagues on May 28Amid fast-paced developments in Karnataka politics, all eyes are now on the move of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who has invited his Cabinet colleagues for a breakfast meeting on Thursday (May 28, 2026). A day after being asked by the Congress high command to move to the Rajya Sabha, thus paving the way for a leadership change, speculation over his next move is likely to come to rest as he is expected to spell out during the breakfast meeting.Madhya Pradesh HC quashes anticipatory bail of retired judge Giribala Singh in Twisha Sharma caseThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has rejected the anticipatory bail granted to retired Bhopal district judge Giribala Singh in the Twisha Sharma dowry harassment and death case, quashing an order by a local Bhopal court passed on May 15. The anticipatory bail had been granted to her by a Sessions court in Bhopal on May 15, just hours after an FIR was lodged by local police in the case, booking her and her son Samarth Singh, Twisha’s husband.India sends emergency medical supplies for Ebola outbreak response in CongoIndia has sent emergency pharmaceutical supplies to support efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in Congo, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday (May 28, 2026). In a social media post, Ethiopia-headquartered Africa CDC said the consignment, donated by India, was received in Uganda by its Eastern Africa Regional Coordinating Centre.No specific port project identified, says Fiji’s Foreign Minister, day after Quad Foreign Ministers pledge assistanceA day after the 11th Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting in New Delhi, which declared that the grouping would build port infrastructure in the Pacific island of Fiji, Fijian Foreign Minister Sakiasi Ditoka said that no relevant port project has been “agreed” at the moment, though Fiji is in talks with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact of the United States regarding port infrastructure.Nearly 42% voters mapped, SIR to start on June 30, says Delhi CEOAround 62.44 lakh electors, comprising nearly 42% of Delhi’s voters, have been mapped with the 2002 rolls, Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi Ashok Kumar said on Wednesday (May 28, 2026). The special intensive revision (SIR) of rolls in the Capital will begin on June 30, he added. As per the 2011 Census, the city has over 1.46 crore voters across 13,033 polling stations. Mr. Kumar said the low rate of mapping was not a concern and would improve with door-to-door verification and awareness drives.Supreme Court Collegium recommends four High Court judges, woman advocate to top courtThe Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, in consecutive meetings held on May 22 and May 27, recommended the appointment of four High Court Chief Justices and one woman senior advocate as apex court judges. The Collegium resolution was published late on Wednesday (May 27).MVA to contest on all 17 seats, Mahayuti differences continueOpposition alliance of Maha Vikas Aghadi in Maharashtra is set to contest on all 17 seats for the upcoming Legislative Council elections in Maharashtra. The numbers are tilted in favour of the ruling alliance of Mahayuti in this indirect election. The ruling alliance is still in talks over the seat distribution formula, as differences over a few seats continue. On a day when Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar were in Delhi, they said that the differences will be resolved in Mumbai itself.Government sanctions over 60% manpower boost for Enforcement DirectorateThe Union Finance Ministry sanctioned a sweeping cadre restructuring of the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday (May 27, 2026), expanding its current strength by almost 60% from 2,029 to 3,256 posts. The agency’s Executive cadre will nearly double from 1,229 to 2,288 posts.Priority will be given to river linking project: Deputy Chief Minister Eknath ShindeThe Maharashtra government on Wednesday (May 27, 2026) reviewed the progress of 51,000 schemes under the Jal Jeevan Mission, as Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde stated that the centre is prioritising “the river linking project”. He called “the river linking project” a boon for Maharashtra, especially Marathwada and other drought-affected areas as it aims to help increase the irrigation area and create drought-free Maharashtra.UPSC for the first time releases provisional answer key for Civil Services Prelims examThe Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has, for the first time, released the provisional answer key for the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2026. Candidates who have appeared for the examinations can submit their representations, if any, until 6 p.m., May 31, through a dedicated online portal, the ‘Online Question Paper Representation Portal (QPRep)’ at upsconline.nic.in., the UPSC said. The final answer key, however, would be released only after the declaration of the final result, in accordance with the Commission’s existing practice, it said.Trump Board of Peace’s official Gaza fund is emptyU.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace has no cash in its official Gaza reconstruction fund, despite member countries pledging billions of dollars, a source familiar with the board told AFP on Wednesday (May 27, 2026). Mr. Trump first conceived of the board to rebuild Gaza, where Israel and Hamas agreed to a U.S.-backed ceasefire in October in a bid to halt two years of devastating war.