1.People thronged temples and participated in colourful processions as Ram Navami was celebrated across the country Sunday.

2.Foreign investors withdraw Rs10,355 crore from the country’s equity markets in the last four trading sessions due to US tariffs.

3.The US economy was showing signs of solid momentum. Job growth was strong, wages were rising, and consumer spending remained resilient. But a sudden escalation in trade tensions has drastically shifted the economic outlook — and not for the better.

4.Anant Ambani completed a 180-kilometre spiritual walk from Jamnagar to Dwarka Sunday, coinciding with both Ram Navami and his birthday on the Hindu calendar.

5.Indian Railways is making significant strides in the redevelopment of Northern Odisha’s railway stations under the Amrit Station Scheme. Seven key stations across the region— Kendujhargarh, Barbil, Jaroli, Baripada, Rairangpur, Betnoti, and Badampahar—are undergoing extensive upgrades .

6.Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip kill at least 24 people, including over a dozen women and kids, as per local health officials.

7.Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday inaugurated the new Pamban bridge, India’s first vertical lift sea bridge and flagged off train service linking Rameswaram island to the rest of the country. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin skipped the event.

8.The increasing reliance on bottled water during summer. While it may seem like a convenient and safe option, excessive use of packaged drinking water could come at a serious cost—both to human health and the environment.

9.World Health Day 2025 has placed a spotlight on the theme “Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Future,” prompting thoughtful reflections from healthcare professionals, educators, and wellness advocates across Odisha.

10.The Odisha Jackfruit Mission (OJM) has taken root in Keonjhar district as plans are afoot to open ‘jackfruit cafes’ with an aim to help tribal communities and farmers make better use of the crop and prevent distress sale.

11.An Indian Navy warship operating in the Central Arabian Sea provided urgent critical medical assistance to a Pakistani crew member on a fi shing vessel off the Oman coast, the Navy said Sunday.

12.India Sunday sent 31 tonnes of humanitarian aid, including replenishment stores for an Indian army fi eld hospital unit deployed in Myanmar, to augment New Delhi’s efforts to provide succour to the quake-hit neighbouring country. The aid was sent in a C-17 Globemaster heavy-lift aircraft.

13.The combined market valuation of nine of the top-10 most valued fi rms eroded by Rs2,94,170.16 crore in the holiday-shortened last week, with Tata Consultancy Services taking the biggest hit amid a bearish trend in domestic equities

14.Seven persons have died allegedly after being treated by a fake cardiologist at a missionary hospital in Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh district.

15.The finance ministry will soon implement the 'One State-One RRB' plan to achieve operational effi ciency and cost rationalisation and consolidation of 43 regional rural banks (RRBs) to 28.