1.Indian Navy’s efforts in empowering women are praiseworthy, President Droupadi Murmu said during the Navy Day celebrations at the Blue Flag Beach here, Wednesday

2.President Droupadi Murmu Wednesday stressed the need for extensive research in Ayurveda as it holds remedies for many diseases.

3.Devendra Fadnavis has been unanimously elected as the Maharashtra BJP legislature party leader at a meeting here Wednesday, paving the way for his appointment as the Chief Minister for the third non-consecutive term.

4.Assam government has decided to ban serving and consumption of beef in restaurants, hotels and public places.

5.In her fi rst public address after fl eeing Bangladesh four months back, ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has mounted a stinging attack on the country’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus, accusing him of perpetrating “genocide” and failing to protect minorities including Hindus.

 6.France’s far-right and left-wing forces are expected to join together Wednesday to oust Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government in a historic no-confi dence vote prompted by budget disputes.

7.The state has recorded a whopping 5.20 lakh dog bite cases between January 2023 and October 2024, according to data provided by the state government in the Assembly Wednesday.

8.Four persons were arrested for allegedly gangraping a 14-year-old girl at Mahulpali area in Sambalpur district late Saturday night.

9. Delhi’s women helpline 181 received over 2.41 lakh calls between July and November 2024.

10.The apex court in September 2023 stayed the criminal defamation proceedings against Murugan on a complaint fi led by Chennai-based Murasoli Trust for his alleged defamatory statements at a press conference in December, 2020.

11.Araijeet Singh Hundal slammed four goals as defending champions India defeated arch rivals Pakistan 5-3 in the summit clash to win a hat-trick of titles in the men’s junior Asia Cup here Wednesday.

12.The rupee slumped by 7 paise to hits its lowest-ever closing level of 84.75 against the US dollar Wednesday amid a strengthening greenback and increase in crude prices.

13.India voted in favour of a UN General Assembly resolution that called for the withdrawal of Israel from the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, and reiterated the call for achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in West Asia.

14.Rise in dependence on smartphones and their excessive usage are adversely impacting relationships between parents and children in India, a survey commissioned that According to the survey, 76 per cent of parents and 71 per cent of children agree that they cannot live without their smartphones.

15.The ISRO has rescheduled the launch of PSLV-C59 to Thursday due to an “anomaly” detected in the PROBA-3 spacecraft, the agency announced Wednesday, minutes before the scheduled launch.