1.Amidst speculation of Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz, oil prices spiked Monday at their highest since January. But they have not yet shot up to crisis levels, indicating that traders see a path out of the confl ict that avoids serious disruption.

2. Iran launched missile attacks Monday on US military bases in Qatar and Iraq, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites and escalating tensions in the volatile region.

3.AAP’s Gopal Italia Monday won Gujarat’s Visavadar Assembly seat and his party also retained Punjab’s Ludhiana West segment while Congress-led UDF wrested Nilambur from the ruling LDF in Kerala, according to results of Assembly bypolls in four states. The ruling BJP in Gujarat retained the Kadi seat.

4.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday said that students and youths can now think of making sports a career apart from getting employment in industries by availing various skill training imparted by the state government.

5.The state government has made elaborate arrangements, including setting up of 265 additional hospital beds and deployment of 378 more healthcare professionals in Puri, to ensure the safety and well-being of devotees visiting the Holy City during the Rath Yatra, offi cial sources said, Monday.

6.In a significant development, Tripura was Monday declared fully literate, with the state's literacy rate rising to 95.6 per cent an official said.

7.A probe into e-mails threatening blasts at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and different places in 12 states has unravelled a tale of unrequited love and vengeance allegedly unleashed by a woman consultant of an MNC in Chennai to defame a man, leading to her arrest.

8.India Monday extended the closure of its airspace for fl ights operated by Pakistan airlines by another month till July 24.

9.The government Monday said it is set to roll out a new pilot programme 'NAVYA' (Nurturing Aspirations through Vocational Training for Young Adolescent Girls) to equip girls aged 16 to 18 with vocational skills, focusing particularly on non-traditional job roles.

10.Asia, the largest continent in the world with around 60 per cent of the global population, is now warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, according to a report released Monday.

11.Pakistan’s former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari Monday said his country will go to war if India denies Islamabad its fair share of water under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT).

12.Waves of Russian drones and missiles in and around Kyiv overnight killed 10 people including one child, lit up the night sky with fi res in residential areas and damaged the entrance to a metro station bomb shelter, Ukrainian offi cials said Monday.

13.Auto sector is facing a critical time because auto giants like Maruti Suzuki India, Hyundai Motor India and Kia India are seeking assistance from their respective parent companies as the industry is facing supply-side challenges related to rare earth magnets.

14.The ongoing confl ict between Iran and Israel may have a shortterm impact on demand and logistics, particularly in the Gulf region, which serves as a crucial hub for Indian exports, the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) said Monday.

15.Country's biggest fi ntech fi rm PhonePe has roped in bankers -- Kotak Mahindra Capital, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley -- for launching its initial public offering, sources aware of the development said.