Stay updated for your May 06 school assembly with news on the state assembly elections across four states, world events, and sports.

NATIONAL

• Mamata Banerjee refuses to step down, alleges 100 seats were 'looted'
  Kolkata: Outgoing West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday dismissed calls for her resignation following her party's electoral defeat, characterising the results as a "conspiracy" rather than a reflection of the public will.
• Vijay's TVK seeks Congress support: KC Venugopal leaves final decision on Tamil Nadu govt to TNCC
  New Delhi: In the wake of a transformative electoral outcome in Tamil Nadu, Congress General Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal confirmed that the president of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), Vijay, has formally reached out to the Indian National Congress (INC) for assistance in forming a new government.
• Centre approves proposal to increase judge strength of Supreme Court from 33 to 37
  New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the proposal for increasing the number of Supreme Court Judges by four from the present 33 to 37, excluding the Chief Justice of India.
• PM Modi condemns attacks on Fujairah; says India stands with UAE
  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday strongly condemned the attacks on the United Arab Emirates' port city of Fujairah that wounded three Indian nationals, and asserted that India stands in firm solidarity with the Gulf nation.
• Put petty politics aside; it's not about one party, but India: Rahul on TMC's loss in polls
  New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday termed the BJP's victory in Bengal and Assam assembly polls a "theft" of the mandate, and a big step forward in the saffron party's mission to "destroy" Indian democracy.
• Shah named the BJP's central observer for the election of the legislative party leader in West Bengal
  Chandigarh: Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann met President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday, seeking the termination of the membership of six Rajya Sabha MPs from Punjab who defected to the BJP. He also advocated for the introduction of a constitutional provision allowing voters to remove elected representatives if they fail to perform.
• AAP indulging in 'dangerous vendetta politics': Raghav Chadha after meeting President Murmu
  New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Tuesday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government of indulging in 'vendetta politics' and misusing the state machinery to target the MPs who recently quit the party and merged with the BJP in the Rajya Sabha.
• Vijay chairs meeting of TVK MLAs after 108-seat victory in Tamil Nadu polls
  Chennai: TVK chief Vijay on Tuesday paid tributes to the party's ideological leaders and chaired a meeting of its newly elected legislators, a day after it secured victory with 108 seats in the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly election.
• Rangasamy set for fifth term as Pondy CM, Cong wins one seat
  Puducherry: The calm and soft-spoken N Rangasamy is all set to lead Puducherry for the fifth time with his party AINRC-led NDA winning the April 9 elections in the UT with a handsome margin.
• Kerala Assembly poll outcome a rejection of communal polarisation attempts: Venugopal
  Alappuzha(Kerala): Congress general secretary and one of the contenders for the CM post, K C Venugopal, on Tuesday said that the Assembly poll results in Kerala were a repudiation of the communal polarisation attempts by some forces and a rejection of the decade-long "political arrogance and alleged misgovernance" by the LDF.
• CIC recommends DoPT include sub-caste data in UPSC results to broaden the reach of affirmative action
  New Delhi: The Central Information Commission has recommended to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) to include sub-caste details in the final lists of the civil services exam to better assess how reservation policy benefits are distributed across caste groups.

INTERNATIONAL

• 26 killed, 61 injured in blast at fireworks factory in China
  Beijing: At least 26 people were killed and 61 others injured in a massive explosion at a fireworks factory in China's Hunan province, officials said on Tuesday.
• 2 Indian journalists win Pulitzer Prize for highlighting cyber fraud
  New York: Indian journalists Anand RK and Suparna Sharma have won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for their work highlighting digital surveillance and cyber fraud.

SPORTS

• Jorden Van Foreest stuns world No.1 Magnus Carlsen at TePe Sigeman Chess
  Malmo: World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen suffered a rare defeat in classical chess, going down to Jorden van Foreest in a dramatic Round 4 clash at the TePe Sigeman & Co tournament, ending his unbeaten run in the format that had stretched for nearly a year.