1.Investors’ wealth erodes by Rs 23.44 lakh crore since the beginning of confl ict involving the US, Israel and Iran.

2.The United States announced new investigations into what it considers unfair trade practices by its trading partners, including India and China.

3.Iran will fight on and keep the Strait of Hormuz shut, new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said Thursday in a statement read out on state television, the first remarks attributed to him since he succeeded his slain father.

4.Unrelenting Iranian attacks on shipping traffic and energy infrastructure pushed oil above USD 100 a barrel Thursday, as American and Israeli strikes pounded the Islamic Republic with no sign of an end to the war in sight.

5.The rupee touched a fresh intra-day low Thursday and closed the session 24 paise down at its lowest level of 92.25 against the US dollar.

6.Retail inflation moved up to 3.21 per cent in February compared to 2.74 per cent in the preceding month, driven mainly by higher food prices.

7.At least 1,025 people were killed and 1,594 injured in 1,616 road accidents that occurred in Odisha between January 1 and March 6 of 2026 – 65 days, Commerce and Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena told the Assembly Thursday.

8.Vigilance sleuths Thursday arrested Kantapara tehsildar Prasanna Samantaray for allegedly possessing disproportionate assets (DA) to the tune of 80 per cent of his known sources of income.

9.The Union government will release over `18,640 crore into the accounts of farmers across the country under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme Friday. Over 34 lakh farmers in the state will receive Rs 684 crore under the scheme.

10.As many as 303 families from over 10 slums, including two persons with disabilities, were allotted houses under an affordable housing scheme through a lottery conducted by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Thursday.

11.Construction of the Berhampur campus of the prestigious Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), one of seven such premier institutes in India, is nearing completion.

12.Chhatrapur stadium is set to get upgraded to a national stadium accommodating sports complex with modern amenities and state-of-the-art facilities.

13.A tigress has given birth to three cubs in the Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan, taking the total number of the big cats in the protected area to 53, officials said Thursday.

 14.A total of 130 Lok Sabha MPs and 63 Rajya Sabha MPs have signed notices seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

15.The Enforcement Directorate Thursday said it has attached fresh assets worth more than Rs 581 crore as part of its investigation against RHFL and RCFL, companies of Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani.