1.A Tejas fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed in a ball of fire Friday during an aerial display at the Dubai Air Show killing the lone pilot.

2.The  central government notified all four Labour Codes, ushering in major reforms, including universal social security coverage for gig workers, mandatory appointment letters for all employees, and statutory minimum wages and timely payment across sectors.

3.Over a fifth of women in India aged 15-49 were subjected to intimate partner violence in 2023, while nearly 30 per cent have been affected during their lifetime, according to a new global report by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

4.Odisha Global Capability Centre (GCC) Policy, 2025 was also among the 12 proposals which received the state government’s approval, Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja said.

5.Vigilance sleuths Friday arrested Suresh Chandra Sahu, secretary of the Kadopada Primary Agricultural Cooperative Society (PACS) in Deogarh district, for allegedly embezzling public funds amounting to Rs 40,71,644.

6.The state government has requested the Centre for early evacuation of 7.60 lakh metric tons of rice procured by the state within the time frame specified by the Union government.

7.Sixteen suspected Bangladeshi nationals have been detained for allegedly living illegally in Kendrapara after they failed to produce valid citizenship documents, Kendrapara Superintendent of Police Siddharth Kataria said .

8.In a rare incident, the emergency room of a private hospital turned into a wedding venue after a Thumboli native tied the knot with his bride, who had been injured in a road accident here Friday, hospital authorities said.

9.In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court has held that probe agencies can not ‘debit freeze’ a bank account allegedly involved in cyber fraud transactions under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).

10.The Enforcement Directorate Friday conducted a mega search operation in Jharkhand and West Bengal as part of a money laundering probe against the coal mafia in the two neighbouring states and seized more than Rs 10 crore worth of cash and gold, officials said.

11.Nepal’s Gen Z groups and the supporters of CPN-UML led by deposed Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli once again came face to face in capital Kathmandu Friday, a couple of days after clashes between them led to curfew in Bara district.

12.Systemic leakages due to fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) of approximately Rs 10,000 crore each year are silently eroding trust and financial resilience within the insurance ecosystem, according to a report.

13.Gold prices declined by Rs 600 to Rs 1,26,100 per 10 grams in the national capital Friday, tracking a weak global trend, according to the All India Sarafa Association.

14.Nineteen wickets fell on a chaotic opening day of the first Ashes Test at Perth Stadium, where fast bowlers from both sides wreaked havoc on a bouncy surface to leave the match dramatically in the balance.

15.Young marksman Shourya Saini clinched the men's 50m rifle 3-positions silver medal as India's dominance in the shooting competition of Deaflympics continued here Friday.