U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached a tentative agreement to extend the ceasefire by 60-days and launch talks on Iran's nuclear program, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter. File
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U.S.-Iran agree on 60-day ceasefire extension, pending Trump approvalU.S. and Iranian negotiators have agreed on a framework for a 60-day ceasefire extension deal, but it still needs President Donald Trump’s approval, U.S. sources told AFP. The sources confirmed reporting by the Axios news outlet that the two sides had reached an agreement on a memorandum of understanding to prolong the truce and launch negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program.Indian Air Force likely to oversee transport of NEET-UG re-test papersThe government is considering involving the defence forces to manage logistics and transportation for the NEET-UG 2026 re-test, scheduled for June 21. This measure follows the cancellation of the original examination after an alleged question paper leak. According to officials, a proposal has been prepared to deploy the IAF to provide transportation and logistics support to securely move question papers from printing presses to examination centres across the country. The final decision is expected after consultations with the Prime Minister’s Office.PM should have sacked Pradhan for ‘ruining the future of lakhs of students’: Rahul GandhiCongress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday (May 28, 2026) accused Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan of being “complicit” in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) decision to award the contract for its new on-screen marking (OSM) system to a controversial firm. His remarks came after the Education Minister said Mr. Gandhi was making allegations after facing repeated electoral losses.No legal action if infiltrators go back on their own: Amit ShahUnion Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday (May 28, 2026) said the Union government had constituted a high-level committee on demographic change and was committed to identifying and deporting every single infiltrator from the country. He said that infiltrators should return on their own, and those who voluntarily go back would not face any legal action.Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah resigns, but won’t budge from State politicsKarnataka’s Chief Minister Siddaramaiah submitted his resignation to Prabhushankar, Special Secretary to Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot, on May 28. The Governor left for Indore, in Madhya Pradesh, on May 27, for personal reasons. He was expected to return on May 28. Mr. Siddaramaiah expressed confidence that his resignation would be accepted by the governor soon after he returns to Lok Bhavan.Twisha death case: Retired judge Giribala Singh arrested by CBIThe Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday (May 28, 2026) arrested retired Bhopal district judge Giribala Singh in the Twisha Sharma dowry harassment and death case, a day after the Madhya Pradesh High Court rejected the anticipatory bail a local court had granted her on May 15.First Kuki village in Churachandpur resettled 3 years after conflict beganThe first Kuki village in Manipur’s Churachandpur district was resettled on Thursday (May 28, 2026) after three years, but only the males have returned from a relief camp, while their families continue to live there. Khodang, a village near the “buffer zone”, is close to where the Churachandpur district meets the Imphal Valley’s Bishnupur and Kakching districts. Some 200 people of Khodang had fled deeper inside the Churachandpur district after the ethnic conflict between the Kuki-Zo and Meitei people broke out on May 3, 2023.No ‘double standards’ in fight against terrorism, says NSA Ajit Doval in RussiaNational Security Adviser Ajit Doval called for decisive action against terrorism and said there cannot be “double standards” in the fight against it, while addressing an international security forum in Russia on Thursday (May 28, 2026), according to the Indian Embassy in Moscow.India to host Myanmar President Hlaing, exiled govt. calls him a ‘terrorist junta leader’Myanmar President U Min Aung Hlaing will visit India from May 30 to June 3, the External Affairs Ministry announced on Thursday (May 28, 2026). This will be the first foreign visit by President Min Aung Hlaing since he won the controversial election (December 2025-January 2026) that excluded political parties of the opposition.African Union’s health agency vows Ebola Bundibugyo vaccine by end of 2026A vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus will be ready by the end of the year, the Director General of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Thursday (May 28, 2026). The Bundibugyo strain of the virus that has caused a major outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo currently has no approved vaccine or treatment. Jean Kaseya, head of Africa CDC, said there were already “some candidates” for a vaccine. Published - May 29, 2026 06:33 am IST
