1. The Supreme Court has given a go-ahead for the controversial Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu, observing that it has been set up by the government for the welfare of the people and for sustainable growth.
2. In a first-of-its-kind initiative in the country, the Tamil Nadu government would introduce ‘regenerative medicine’ in veterinary care and would set up a research centre capitalising on stem cells.
3. Union Defence Minister AK Antony will commission MIG-29 K fighter planes into the Indian Navy on 11 May in Goa.
4. Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh today said that 4,000 towns from different parts of the country are to be brought under the ambitious ‘PURA’ (Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas) project.
5. The border stand-off between India and China in the cold plains of Depsang in eastern Ladakh ended on Sunday evening with both the countries withdrawing their troops to their original positions and removing the temporary camps.
6. UN Secretary General BanKi-moon has expressed grave concern about the reported Israeli air strikes in Syria and called on both sides to exercise maximum calm and restraint.
7. Malaysia’s long ruling National Front coalition have won control of parliament securing 112 seats needed to ensure to extend its 56 year rule.
8. Saudi Arabian girls will be allowed to play sports in private schools for the first time, the latest in a series of incremental changes aimed at slowly increasing women’s rights in the ultraconservative kingdom.
9. Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who assisted in saving several thousand Jews during the Holocaust has been given the distinction of becoming Australia’s first honorary citizen.
10. India opened their medal account in the Junior World Weightlifting Championships with Saikhom Mirabai Chanu bagging three bronze in the women`s 48 kg category on the opening day of the competition in Lima,Peru on Sunday.