15 exam-relevant headlines, written simply. Read the bold fact in each — that's what exams ask.
Air India Express cancelled over 85 flights after large numbers of cabin crew reported sick in protest over working conditions under the Tata group, disrupting air travel for two days.
The Supreme Court granted Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal interim bail in the liquor policy money-laundering case on May 10, 2024, allowing him to campaign in the general election.
A G5 'extreme' geomagnetic storm - the strongest to hit Earth since 1989 - struck on May 10-11, 2024 after multiple X-class solar flares, making auroras visible as far south as Florida and in northern India.
Security forces killed 12 Maoists in an encounter in Chhattisgarh on May 10, 2024, one of the biggest operations of the year against left-wing extremism.
Assembly elections were held alongside the Lok Sabha polls - in Andhra Pradesh on May 13, 2024, and in Odisha in four phases from May 13 to June 1, 2024.
Sean Baker's 'Anora' won the Palme d'Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival (May 14-25, 2024), with Greta Gerwig heading the jury. The film later won the 2025 Oscar for Best Picture.
Lawrence Wong was sworn in as Singapore's fourth Prime Minister on May 15, 2024, succeeding Lee Hsien Loong. He is the first PM born after Singapore's 1965 independence.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and six others died when their helicopter crashed in fog near Varzaqan, East Azerbaijan province on May 19, 2024. First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber became acting president, and a snap election was held on June 28, 2024.
India declared one day of state mourning on May 21, 2024 following the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.
Sexual harassment charges were framed in a Delhi court against former Wrestling Federation of India president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on May 21, 2024, months after a protest by top women wrestlers.
The Calcutta High Court invalidated all OBC certificates issued by the West Bengal government since 2010, a major order in the state's reservation policy.
Cyclone Remal made landfall on the Bangladesh coast near Mongla on May 26, 2024 as a severe cyclonic storm, also hitting West Bengal and Northeast India. It killed over 60 people, forced the closure of Kolkata airport and left millions affected.
Kolkata Knight Riders beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets in the IPL 2024 final in Chennai on May 26, 2024 to win their third title. Virat Kohli won the Orange Cap with 741 runs.
The IMD recorded 52.3 degrees Celsius at Delhi's Mungeshpur weather station on May 29, 2024 - the highest temperature ever recorded in the capital - amid a severe heatwave across north India.
South Africa's ANC, in power since 1994, lost its parliamentary majority in the May 29, 2024 election, winning 40% of the vote and 159 seats. It formed a Government of National Unity with the DA and others, and Cyril Ramaphosa was re-elected president.
From exactly the headlines above. If you read the month, you should score 8+.
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