- India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country next year, according to a report by the United Nations published Monday on the occasion of the ‘World Population Day’
- The Supreme Court said Monday the Centre is bound to honour its commitment given to Portugal, and release gangster Abu Salem on completion of his 25-year sentence in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case in which 257 people died.
- Observing an uptick in the daily Covid cases, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Monday increased the number of beds at its Dedicated Covid Hospital (DCH)—Sum Hospital in Shampur area here.
- Odisha, which is the fourth largest state in aquaculture production in the country, has exported seafood worth Rs 4,560 crore during the last financial year, Fisheries and Animal Resources Development department Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain said Monday.
- Under the MCRL’s Phase-I, the 14-km-long Angul-Balram corridor, expected to be operationalised by this year, will have movement of 25 MT coal from MCL mines in Talcher Coalfields, the Coal Ministry statement said
- Deevyanshu Malu of KIIT International School has become state topper in JEE Main (Session 1) exams. Deevyanshu scored 99.98 per cent, the highest percentage secured by a JEE-Main candidate in Odisha.
- Lack of fresh water and rampant pollution in three major river systems might prove to be catastrophic for the Bhitarkanika wetland, a report said
- The AIADMK Monday elected Edappady K Palaniswami as its interim General Secretary abolishing the dual leadership model in the main opposition party in Tamil Nadu, and also expelled O Panneerselvam from the party's primary membership for allegedly acting against its interests
- : More than 800 children have died in state-run specialised adoption agencies since 2018, according to official data. Of these, most are below two years old, officials said, painting a tragic picture of neglect.
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said population control programmes must not lead to an “imbalance” by focusing on “native” residents while the growth rate of some community remains high, a possible reference to Muslims.
- The Punjab government Monday decided to scrap the proposed textile park project near the Mattewara forest area in Ludhiana.
- The Supreme Court Monday awarded four-month sentence to fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya in a contempt case.
- With embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa confirming his intention to resign as promised on Wednesday, Sri Lanka's political parties Monday initiated steps to form an all-party government and subsequently elect a new President July 20 to prevent the bankrupt nation sliding further into anarchy.
- Ukraine plans a "million-strong army" equipped with Nato weapons to retake the south of the country from occupying Russians, its Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said, as per media reports.
- Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum may post a combined loss of `10,700 crore in June quarter on selling petrol and diesel at rates below cost, a report said Monday
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