1.Donald Trump suspends the entry into US of foreign nationals seeking to study or participate in exchange programmes at Harvard University.

2.Silver prices hit a lifetime high of `1,04,100/kg in Delhi Thursday, and gold prices up `430 amid global cues.

3.US President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation banning the citizens of 12 countries from entering the US, saying the move was needed to protect against ‘foreign terrorists’ and other security threats.

4.French aerospace major Dassault Aviation and Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) will jointly manufacture fuselage for Rafale combat jets in India from 2028, marking production of the critical component for the first time outside France.

5.Social activist Medha Patkar was Thursday morning not allowed to enter Rayagada district, which has been witnessing protests over bauxite mining.

6.Projects worth Rs1.5 lakh crore have been implemented since January this year when the state government organised ‘Utkarsh Odisha: Make in Odisha Conclave’, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said while performing the groundbreaking ceremony for 12 industrial projects worth Rs28,084 crore in Ganjam district.

7.The state government has decided to make mask rule mandatory for students showing cold symptoms, while those with serious health issues will be advised to stay home and isolate once the schools reopen after the summer holidays.

8.Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the final 76-km-long stretch of the Samruddhi Mahamarg, making the entire 701-km Mumbai-Nagpur corridor fully functional and bringing down the travel time between the two cities to eight hours from around 18 hours.

9.The Vande Bharat train service between Katra and Srinagar to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday will start its commercial operations for public from June 7, the Northern Railway said.

10. Chief Justice of India Justice BR Gavai has warned against giving primacy to technology in the justice delivery system, saying it would erode public faith in judiciary and beseeched courts not to lose sight of humanity.

11.Businesswoman Pratima Dhond is all set to become the first-ever woman president of the 117-year Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

12.The idol of Raja Ram was consecrated and the Ram Darbar inaugurated at the Ram Jamnabhoomi complex Thursday, a major step towards completion of a grand temple that has been at the intersection of political and religious discourse for three decades.

13.The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted interim bail to social media infl uencer Sharmistha Panoli, who was arrested by Kolkata Police for allegedly uploading a video with communal comments.

14.Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday led the World Environment Day celebrations by launching a major reforestation effort to revive the 700-km-long Aravalli mountain range, aimed at strengthening the region's ability to combat climate change, tackle air pollution and improve groundwater levels.

15.Three unexploded US bombs from World War II were defused Wednesday in Cologne after the German city’s biggest evacuation since the end of the war.

16.The United States Wednesday vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution that demanded an “immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire” between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza and unhindered aid access across the war-torn enclave.

17.Apple has brought in Tata Group to handle repairs for iPhones and MacBook devices in its fast-growing Indian market, signalling the Indian conglomerate's deepening role in US tech giant's supply chain, two people familiar with the matter said.

18.India's coal-fi red electricity generation witnessed a signifi cant 9.5 per cent decline in May, the steepest in fi ve years, and renewable energy generation rose to a record high, government data showed.

19.Senior advocate and former BJD MP Pinaki Misra has married TMC MP Mahua Moitra in Germany, reports said. A section of media said they got married in Germany May 30.

20.Shubman Gill and Gautam Gambhir are embarking on their fi rst tour of England Thursday night -- Gill on his maiden tour as Test captain, while Gambhir will be going there for the fi rst time as head coach.