Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has moved an application seeking a no-objection certificate (NOC) for the renewal of his passport, which expired in 2018.

The plea, filed in light of the procedural requirements necessary for renewing a passport while in judicial custody, is currently under consideration by the Rouse Avenue Court.

In response, the court has issued notices to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), directing them to file their replies.

The matter is scheduled for further hearing on June 4.

A group of ‘untainted’ teachers in West Bengal, who lost their jobs following a Supreme Court order last month in the cash-for-job case, reached Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s official residence on Thursday morning to meet her and update her on their condition.

However, the teachers, who turned up at the Chief Minister’s residence without an appointment, did not get the chance to meet Mamata Banerjee.

They were taken away by the security personnel deployed near the Chief Minister’s official residence at Kalighat in South Kolkata.

A city police officer said that on Thursday morning, suddenly, a group of five teachers, all women, arrived at the doorsteps of the Chief Minister’s residence with a plea to meet her, without a prior appointment.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for 14 kharif crops for marketing season 2025-26 to ensure remunerative prices to the growers for their produce, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday.

The highest absolute increase in MSP over the previous year has been recommended for nigerseed (Rs 820 per quintal), followed by ragi (Rs 596 per quintal), cotton (Rs 589 per quintal), and sesamum (Rs 579 per quintal).

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday announced that her government is working towards achieving a ratio of three hospital beds per 1,000 citizens, a goal that marks a sharp departure from what she described as the dismal healthcare infrastructure left behind by previous governments in the national Capital.

CM Gupta made the remarks while laying the foundation stone for the construction of a new footpath at the SU Block park in Pitampura, located in the Shalimar Bagh Assembly constituency.

Addressing the local residents gathered at the park, she said, "With everyone's blessings, the government is completing 100 days on May 30, and we will present our report card before the public on May 31, but I can say this much that I do not make big promises. But yes, Delhi has now elected a government that can reduce the problems. Your trust is our effort."

After chairing a symbolic cabinet meeting in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah chaired an administrative meeting in Gulmarg on Wednesday.

The Chief Minister, his cabinet colleagues and top officials of the J&K government attended the meeting in the ski resort.

Officials said the meeting is part of his government's efforts to bring back tourists to the union territory after the deadly April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.

Earlier, a notice was issued by the General Administration Department about the meeting being held in Gulmarg.

After West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the notification of fresh recruitment for teaching and non-teaching jobs will be issued on May 30 and the “untainted” teachers, who lost jobs following a Supreme Court order last month, will have to appear for the written examination, questions and loopholes have started surfacing over her announcement.

The fact that the Chief Minister's announcement about the fresh recruitment process and the state government's persuasion on the review petition in the Supreme Court order will go on simultaneously has led to concerns.

The question that is surfacing on this count is whether the state government and West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) have submitted the segregated lists of “untainted” and “tainted” candidates along with their respective review petitions.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has announced that the government will establish a memorial in memory of the 26 victims of the April 22 terror attack in Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam.

“We have been discussing this from day one - a memorial will be set up in Baisaran for the 26 innocent lives lost, as a lasting tribute and a reminder that they will never be forgotten,” the Chief Minister said.

Addressing a gathering of travel and tour operators from across the country, the Chief Minister emphasised the importance of reviving tourism in Jammu and Kashmir.

“In today’s cabinet meeting, held here in Pahalgam, the Public Works Department was authorised to grant in-principle approval for this memorial,” he said Tuesday evening.

Responding to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) baseless countdown campaign on Punjab becoming drug-free, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) senior leader Neel Garg dismissed the BJP’s claims as misleading and politically motivated. He said that the Mann government has launched the most extensive and effective anti-drug campaign in Punjab’s history, ‘Yudh Nasheyan Virudh’ (War Against Drugs).

“The Mann government has achieved unprecedented success in breaking the backbone of drug mafia in Punjab,” said Neel Garg. “Thousands of drug peddlers have been arrested, major smuggling chains dismantled, and properties of drug smugglers demolished under bulldozer action. Simultaneously, addicts have been provided the best care and rehabilitation at OOAT centers.”

The Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) ongoing anti-drug campaign, ‘Nasha Mukti Yatra’, continues to make strides across Punjab. On Tuesday, AAP leaders, including MLAs and ministers, joined hands with local leaders and volunteers to spearhead awareness campaigns in hundreds of villages. These efforts were bolstered by numerous programs aimed at educating the public about the dangers of drug abuse and the importance of collective action against it.

During the anti-drug programs, MLAs and ministers urged local residents to support the AAP government’s campaign, ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ (War Against Drugs), and collaborate with the government to eradicate drugs from their villages.

Union Home Minister, Amit Shah is scheduled to reach Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on a two-day visit from May 29, official sources said here on Tuesday.

HM Shah is scheduled to visit Jammu division on May 29 and May 30.

“He is also likely to visit Poonch border district to meet the families affected by recent Pakistani mortar shelling on civilian facilities”, sources said.

This will be the Union Home Minister’s first visit to J&K after ‘Operation Sindoor’.

HM Shah visited Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam on April 23, a day after Pakistan sponsored and aided terrorists killed 26 innocent people including 25 tourists and one local pony ride operator.