1.US President Donald Trump said he was safe after he was rushed away from a journalists’ event after shots were fired at the Washington hotel where it was taking place. 

2. Odisha continued to reel under intense heatwave   conditions as 17 places across the state recorded day temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius or above on Saturday. For the second consecutive day, Jharsuguda and Titilagarh registered temperatures above 44 degrees Celsius.

3.The Union Government on Saturday said that around 12.65 lakh passengers have travelled from the Gulf and West Asia region to India since February 28. 

4.The government has reconstituted the Niti Aayog, appointing Ashok Kumar Lahiri as Vice Chairman and five full-time members, including economist KV Raju, Director of AIIMS M Srinivas and Abhay Karandikar, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology.

5.A group of Republican lawmakers has introduced a bill in the US Congress for a three-year pause to the H1-B visa programme, contending that it has been hijacked to replace American workers with cheap foreign labour.

6.President Donald Trump cancelled a trip by two US envoys to Iran war mediator Pakistan Saturday, dealing a new setback to peace prospects after Iran’s foreign minister fl ew out of Islamabad following talks in the capital.

7.Stung by the multiple defections of its Rajya Sabha members, the Aam Aadmi Party Saturday announced that it will seek their disqualification from the Upper House while the rebel group hit back, alleging corruption and ideological decline in their former party.

8.The first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections recorded a voter turnout of 93.19 per cent, the highest ever in the state, the Election Commission said Saturday.

9.Odisha will soon have 219 new veterinary hospitals and diagnostic laboratories, as pacts in this regard were inked with six public sector undertakings (PSUs) Saturday.

10.The Railway Protection Force (RPF), in coordination with GRP Bhubaneswar and the Crime Intelligence Branch (CIB), Saturday recovered stolen gold and silver ornaments worth rs 1.95 lakh under Operation Yatri Suraksha in connection with a train theft case registered in February this year.

11.Nature lovers and wildlife experts are worried that endangered Olive Ridley turtles skipped their annual visit for mass nesting to Gahirmatha coast in Kendrapara district this year.

12.Eminent philosopher, spiritual leader Muni Narayana Prasad, who headed the famed Narayana Gurukula, passed away early Saturday, sources said.

13.The country's textiles and garment exports fell 2.2 per cent to USD 35.8 billion in 2025-26 due to contraction in shipments of key segments such as cotton, think tank GTRI said Saturday.

14.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a draft Master Direction on Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs) to enhance security, customer protection and operational clarity for digital wallets and prepaid cards.

15.The BSNL Odisha Circle has been conferred awards by the Minister of Communications, Jyotiraditya M Scindia, for being the 'Overall Best Performing Circle' and for 'Best Performance in Enterprise Business (EB)' during financial year 2025-26.