1.Domestic cooking gas prices have been increased by Rs 29 per cylinder, marking the second hike in the last three months .

2.The southwest monsoon is likely to set in over Odisha during the next six to eight days, said the IMD on Saturday.

3.The Odisha government on Saturday cautioned hospitals empanelled under the AB-PMJAY-GJAY scheme against charging beneficiaries for pre-hospitalisation and post-hospitalisation diagnostics and related services.

4.The Odisha Vigilance have recovered around Rs 2 crore in cash from the bank lockers of Baikuntha Nath Behera, the Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) of the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), Baliguda .

5.The government on Saturday said it has amended the standard operating procedure for determination of net quantity and standard pack sizes of edible oils.

6.Mahant Devanand Maharaj stabbed to death inside Kota monastery

7.New Delhi: National Testing Agency (NTA) Saturday dismissed as "false" and "fraudulent" claims circulating on social media about alleged leak or sale of the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination question paper and warned of strict action against those spreading such content

8. Hundreds of protesters gathered at Delhi's Jantar Mantar Saturday under the banner of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over alleged irregularities in examinations and recruitment tests.  

9.Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led provincial government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa accused the federal government of denying adequate medical treatment to former Prime Minister and PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife,

10.India and the United States held the 29th edition of Army-to-Army Staff Talks in Hawaii, discussing ways to deepen bilateral defence cooperation .

11.The US military said it shot down four Iranian drones that were launched toward the Strait of Hormuz Friday.

12.Team Agnirath, a group of engineering students from IIT Madras, is preparing to take on competitors from across the world in an eight-day, 2,300-kilometre endurance race from Johannesburg to Cape Town between September 10 and 17.

13.The racket was exposed first in Damoh, where three doctors posted under the National Health Mission at Sanjeevani Clinics were arrested. Fake Doctors Found In Madhya Pradesh, Purchased Degrees For Rs 10 Lakh.

14.After peaking at over 2.19 lakh machines in FY23, the number of ATMs has steadily declined to about 2.09 lakh in FY26.

15.The 2026 FIFA World Cup cannot be entirely blamed for the sharp fall in the US markets on Friday.