1.Afghanistan qualify for their maiden semifinal in the T20 World Cup with an 8-run victory over Bangladesh SPO

2.Devotees this year will be deprived of having Nabajouban darshan of Lord Jagannath and His siblings, held a day before Rath Yatra.

3.Agriculture Secretary Manoj Ahuja, a 1990- batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre, was Tuesday sent back to his cadre state, where he may be appointed as the next Chief Secretary.

4.Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange, who has been fighting against his extradition to the US on espionage charges for over a decade, has been freed from prison and flown out of the UK under a plea deal with the American authorities.

5.The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the state government to pay `4 lakh as compensation to a woman who suffered serious health complications due to medical negligence by an Ayush doctor at the community health centre (CHC) in Keonjhar in 2022.

6.Tourism Minister Pravati Parida, under ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign, planted a ‘Baula’ sapling in Paryatan Bhawan and Panthanivas here, Tuesday.

7.In yet another incident of embezzlement of depositors’ money by postal staffers, the postmaster of Kumjharia post office under Biramitrapur police station is allegedly absconding after siphoning off over `50 lakh from different postal savings accounts.

8.All school buses and pool cars transporting children in Kolkata should be fitted with vehicle location tracking devices, panic buttons and speed limiting devices, according to an advisory issued by the West Bengal government.

9.In a blow to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi High Court Tuesday stayed the trial court order granting him bail in the money laundering case arising from the alleged excise scam.

10.Observing that bail matters should not be adjourned unnecessarily, the Supreme Court Tuesday said it hoped the Delhi High Court will decide the bail plea of jailed former AAP minister Satyendar Jain in a money laundering case at the next hearing.

11.The Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) Tuesday announced a hike in milk prices with effect from June 26.

12.Benchmark Sensex breached the historic 78,000 level for the first time while Nifty settled at a new record high Tuesday on buying in blue-chip bank stocks and Reliance Industries.

13.State-owned power giant NTPC on Tuesday said its board June 29 will consider a proposal to raise up to `12,000 crore through the issuance of bonds.

14.Just like the post-pandemic recovery, the Indian inflation story is also ‘Kshaped’ and is hurting certain sections more than others, a foreign brokerage said Tuesday.

15.The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Tuesday cleared an Ordinance to prevent question paper leaks and use of unauthorised means in exams, awarding jail term of two years to life imprisonment and fines up to `1 crore.