Mid-day News Nuggets

1. Education Ministry asks all centrally-funded institutions to postpone offline exams

The Ministry of Education on Monday wrote to all centrally-funded institutions, urging them to postpone their offline examinations scheduled in May 2021.

2. IPL 2021 suspended owing to increase in COVID-19 cases

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Rajeev Shukla confirmed the development stating that "IPL has been suspended, we will see whether we can reschedule it, it is not cancelled. It is just suspended for now."

3. Bill and Melinda Gates file for divorce after 27 years of marriage 

The couple were married off in 1994 in Hawaii. They first met in 1987 after Melinda began working at Microsoft as a product manager.

4. Meghalaya | Load-shedding crisis not within the control of govt: James Sangma

Meghalaya Power Minister James Sangma said that the load-shedding crisis is not within the control of the government though it is working to pre-emptively nip the problem in the bud.

5. ASSAM POLLS: What clicked for jailed peasant leader Akhil Gogoi in Sibsagar?

The ruling and the Opposition alliances might have bagged 125 seats, but one seat – Sibsagar – sprung a pleasant surprise with the electorate of the Upper Assam constituency giving a clear mandate in favour of jailed peasant leader and Raijor Dal president, Akhil Gogoi.

6. Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut's Twitter account suspended

Leading Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut's Twitter account has reportedly been suspended for reportedly "defying rules". 

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