Karnataka Chief Minister Resigns as D.K. Shivakumar Poised to Take Office

Overview

• M. Siddaramaiah submitted his resignation and D.K. Shivakumar is set to assume the chief ministership, a transfer reported on May 29 that follows reported power-sharing turmoil and could change state leadership priorities.
• The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Latur-based doctor and a Pune coaching‑centre teacher in the NEET paper‑leak probe, a move that underscores continuing official efforts to protect the integrity of the national medical entrance exam.
• The India Meteorological Department issued heatwave alerts as New Delhi faced peak temperatures around 47–48°C before forecasts of thunderstorms and strong winds offered expected short-term relief on May 29.
• Tensions in the Middle East remain elevated as U.S. forces launched fresh strikes on Iranian targets and Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed a retaliatory strike on a U.S. airbase, a sequence described by sources as a developing cycle of military exchanges.
• India and China held high-level talks aimed at speeding normalization of border relations, a diplomatic track that runs in parallel with domestic political shifts and could affect regional stability and troop posture along the frontier.