1.Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday launched 105 development projects valued at over Rs18,600 crores, unveiled the ‘Odisha Vision Document’ and flagged off new trains during his visit to the state to mark the first anniversary of Odisha's maiden BJP government.

2.As the world marks the 11th International Yoga Day, this year’s theme—Yoga for One Earth, One Health—has struck a deep chord with practitioners across Odisha. Experts and instructors highlight that yoga not only harmonises the body, mind, soul but now also fosters a stronger connection with the planet.

3.Opposition parties Friday criticised Home Minister Amit Shah for his reported comments on English saying the language is “not shameful but empowering” and is a tool to break the chains.

4.The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spent nearly Rs1,494 crore, accounting for 44.56 per cent of the total election expenditure, during the 2024 Lok Sabha election, poll rights body the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said Friday.

5.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday said that Operation Sindoor proved that India is safe under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

6.KIIT Deemed to be University has achieved a major milestone by ranking No. 1 among all private universities in Odisha in the QS World University Rankings 2026.

7.Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Friday inaugurated the Rs 7,283 crore Gorakhpur Link Expressway, thus making operational the seventh expressway in the state. The 91.352-km expressway connects Gorakhpur to several districts, including Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh.

8.The Lakhimpur Kheri district in Uttar Pradesh has registered its name in the India Book of Records by constructing 1,030 water pools in just one month, officials said.

9.The Supreme Court Friday stayed the demolition of a temple allegedly constructed without valid permission in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai.

10. In a special gesture, Iran has lifted airspace restrictions for three charter flights to evacuate about 1,000 Indian nationals, mostly students, from the Iranian city of Mashhad.

11.The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Friday said it has directed its investigating offi cers not to issue summons to any advocate in a money laundering investigation being carried out against their client, adding that exception to this rule can only be made after “approval” by the agency's director.

12.The Ministry of Education has set up a nine-member panel to examine issues relating to coaching, emergence of 'dummy schools' as well as effectiveness and fairness of entrance examinations, according to officials.

13.The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a case against former officials of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) and Tata Consulting Engineers (TCE), and two dredging companies over alleged irregularities worth over Rs 800 crore in a project to deepen ship navigational channels near Mumbai, officials said.

14.If the world continues to release carbon dioxide at the current rate, the carbon budget for limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius will be exhausted in just over three years, according to an international group of scientists.

15.The Netherlands has launched Operation Orange Shield to secure next week’s NATO summit in The Hague, deploying over 10,000 security personnel, combat helicopters, sea patrols, bomb squads, and air defences to protect 6,000 delegates from 32 countries, including world leaders.