India News Today LIVE Updates on May 30: Centre to states on COVID-19 - Step up surveillance, review ICUs and oxygen supply

As COVID-19 cases rise gradually, Union Minister Prataprao Jadhav assured that India is fully prepared. The Centre has reviewed health infrastructure and coordinated with states, while circulating variants continue to show only mild symptoms.

India will introduce a PhD programme under the AI Mission to boost fundamental research, said IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. With 34,000 GPUs deployed, the government is focused on democratising AI and expanding computing infrastructure.

Centre has directed IndiGo to end its lease agreement with Turkish Airlines over national security concerns. DGCA granted a final three-month extension until August 31 to avoid passenger disruption. No further extensions allowed.

Marking its 39th Statehood Day, Goa declared itself a fully literate state. Through grassroots efforts, multilingual materials, and NEP 2020 reforms, the state achieved 100% literacy among citizens aged 15 and above.

Deputy CM DK Shivakumar assured Karnataka's preparedness amid heavy rains, especially in Bengaluru. He directed encroachment clearance under the Disaster Management Act to prevent flooding and authorised officials to act swiftly during emergencies.

Meanwhile, Kottayam District Collector John V Samuel has announced a holiday for all educational institutions in the district, including professional colleges, on May 31, 2025.

Admiral Dinesh Tripathi assured Defence Minister Rajnath Singh of the Navy’s preparedness aboard INS Vikrant. Singh praised Operation Sindoor’s success and warned Pakistan that India’s naval power could have split it into four parts.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday issued stern warning to Pakistan for "sponsoring" terrorism and said that India will respond strongly to every terrorist attack.

Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera launched a sharp attack on the Centre's foreign policy on Friday, saying its result was seen during and after 'Operation Sindoor.'

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued an interim order directing various online platforms to remove content misusing the name, image, and personality of Sadhguru.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the family of Pahalgam terror victim Shubham Dwivedi at Kanpur’s Chakeri airport. He assured them of the nation’s support and vowed that the fight against terrorism will continue.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited Poonch’s Singh Sabha Gurudwara, damaged in Pakistani shelling, and met affected families. He assured compensation, praised the Indian forces’ strike on terror camps in Pakistan, and reviewed security.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met teenage IPL sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi at Patna airport, praising his explosive century and stunning performances for Rajasthan Royals. Suryavanshi, just 14, has broken multiple T20 and IPL records this season.

An Uttarakhand court on Friday sentenced Pulkit Arya, the son of a former BJP leader, and two others -- Saurabh Bhaskar and Ankit Gupta -- to life imprisonment for the 2022 murder of 19-year-old receptionist Ankita Bhandari.

Odisha Vigilance officials seized Rs 2.1 crore in unaccounted cash during raids at seven locations linked to Chief Engineer Baikuntha Nath Sarangi. In a dramatic move, Sarangi allegedly threw cash bundles out of his window.

Terming India as a "democratic country," Kamal Haasan stated that he won't "apologise" to anyone for his actions if he is "not wrong".

BSF troops apprehended a Pakistani intruder near the International Border in the District Pathankot.

A recent study by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has found that obesity among school-going children in Delhi is over five times more prevalent in private schools compared to their public counterparts.

Governor Haribhau Bagde has challenged the popular narrative of Mughal emperor Akbar marrying Rajput princess Jodha Bai, calling it a historical distortion by British historians and urging a relook at India's rewritten past.

Sambit Patra lashed out at Telangana CM Revanth Reddy for his Rafale jet remarks, accusing Congress of siding with Pakistan and mocking its leadership. Patra called the Congress’s Jai Hind Yatra a “Pakistan Hind Yatra.”

CPIM State Secretary MV Govindan announced M Swaraj as the LDF candidate for the Nilambur by-election.

Rajnath Singh has demanded that Pakistan hand over terror masterminds Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar to India without delay.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh gave approval of Miniratna “Category I” status to three defence public sector undertakings -- Munitions India Limited (MIL), Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVNL), and India Optel Limited (IOL).

A local court in Uttarakhand on Friday convicted the three accused in the 2022 murder case of a 19-year-old receptionist in Pauri district.

Heavy rain lashed many districts of Kerala on Friday, disrupting normal life and causing waterlogging.

Shashi Tharoor, leading a multi-party delegation in Colombia, stated India's suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty is due to Pakistan's continuous support for terrorism. 

Khurshid highlighted India's kinetic actions against terrorist hubs and Indonesia's support for India's position, rejecting Pakistan's narrative. The delegation's visit is part of a broader global outreach against Pakistan-sponsored terrorism.

The Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested a man for supplying Indian SIM cards to Pakistan Intelligence Operatives (PIOs).

A 60-year-old chemistry professor, jailed for 20 years, for the alleged murder of her husband has taken it upon herself to dismantle the prosecution’s evidence — invoking her academic expertise to challenge the very autopsy report of her husband.

The Delhi government is planning to introduce an ordinance to regulate fees in private schools. The ordinance may be introduced within a week.

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy recently stated that had Rahul Gandhi been the Prime Minister, India would have taken PoK (Pakistan Occupied Kashmir) back.

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey accuses former PM Manmohan Singh and Congress of succumbing to US pressure by resuming talks with Pakistan soon after the 26/11 attacks, criticizing their soft stance on terrorism.

Reiterating India's firm stance against terrorism, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday (local time) said that the country decided that the Pahalgam terror attack could not go unpunished and launched strikes against terrorist infrastructure under Operation Sindoor.