1.Bombay High Court Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Patna High Court Chief Justice Vipul Manubhai Pancholi were Wednesday elevated as judges of the Supreme Court, the government said.

2.Israeli tanks pushed into a new area on the edge of Gaza City overnight, destroying houses and prompting residents to fl ee, witnesses said, ahead of an expected meeting on the war to be chaired by US President Donald Trump Wednesday.

3.Global airlines’ grouping IATA has proposed increasing the upper age limit to 67 years for pilots who are operating multi-pilot commercial flights.

4.The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved four railway projects with a cost of Rs 12,328 crore, a government press note said Wednesday.

5.Silver prices surged by Rs 2,000 to hit a fresh peak of Rs 1,20,000 per kilogram in the national capital Wednesday, as traders flocked to safe-haven assets after the steep US tariff on Indian products came into effect.

6.The USA's steep 50 per cent tariffs on Indian goods entering America will severely impact exports and job creation in labour-intensive export sectors such as shrimp, apparel, leather and gems and jewellery.

7.The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, scheduled to meet September 3, will likely discuss ending the compensation cess by October 31, ahead of schedule.

8.A day before the agrarian festival ‘Nuakhai’, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday disbursed Rs 1,041 crore to the bank accounts of more than 51 lakh farmers as the third instalment under the CM-Kisan Yojana.

9. India saved billions of dollars by stepping up imports of discounted Russian oil in the wake of the war in Ukraine, but punitive tariffs imposed by US that came into effect Wednesday will quickly undo the gains, with no easy solutions in sight.

10.Vigilance sleuths Wednesday arrested State Tax Assistant Commissioner (Bhubaneswar-IV Circle) Sarita Barik on the charge of accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 from a bakery owner to close pending showcause notice for payment of tax and fine.

11.Former Finance Minister Prafulla Chandra Ghadei has urged Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to take immediate steps to reopen the Mideast Integrated Steels Limited (MISL) plant at the Kalinga Nagar Industrial Complex in Jajpur district.

12.Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) will construct cricket stadiums at all 33 district cricket centres of the state to strengthen grassroots cricket and provide world-class facilities to young players.

13.As many as thirty Naxalites, 20 of them carrying a collective bounty of `79 lakh, surrendered in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh Wednesday, police said. The cadres include nine women, an officer said.

14.Veteran India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin Wednesday announced his retirement from the Indian Premier League, bringing the curtains down on a 16-year-long association with the tournament months after saying goodbye to international cricket.

15.Indian weightlifters Ajith Narayana and Nirupama Devi Seram delivered superlative performances to clinch the gold and silver medals in the men's 71kg and women's 63kg category respectively at the Commonwealth Championships here Wednesday.