1.The US forces lifted the blockade on all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports and coastal areas.  

2.US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth lashed out at NATO allies Thursday, announcing a six-month Pentagon review of American forces in Europe that will depend on how fast they take responsibility for their own security.

3.Ukraine hit a Moscow oil refinery for a second time in a week and disrupted commercial flights at Moscow airports in one of its biggest drone attacks since Russia's invasion more than four years ago.

4.The Odisha government has directed collectors of 23 districts to facilitate the availability of government land for the installation of 707 new 4G mobile towers under the Centre’s Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) programme.

5.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced that India and France will jointly launch the TRISHNA satellite next year, a mission designed to contribute to global water and food security.

6. India's higher education credentials, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has secured the 118th position in the QS World University Rankings 2027, emerging as the country's highest-ranked institution for the second consecutive year. 

7.The India-UK free trade agreement will come into force July 15 this year.

8.Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha administration has so far terminated the services of around 90 government employees who were found to have links with terrorist groups.

9.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release over Rs 18,880 crore directly into the accounts of more than 9.44 lakh farmers across the country as the 23rd instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme on Saturday.

10.In a significant development in the case surrounding the death of GRP constable Soumyaranjan Swain, the Odisha government on Thursday suspended senior IPS officer Dayal Gangwar.

11.Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday directed strict disciplinary action against medical professionals who have remained absent from duty and neglected patient care.

12.The Comprehensive Region Urban Transport (CRUT) will deploy 400 additional electric buses in five cities of Odisha under the PM eBus Sewa scheme.

13.Researchers at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela have developed a cost-effective ceramic adsorbent capable of removing harmful industrial dye from wastewater, offering a sustainable solution to water pollution.

14.The Central government has ratified 8.25 per cent rate of interest on employees' provident fund (EPF) deposits for 2025-26, which is likely to be credited to over seven crore contributing members this month, a source said Thursday

15.Southwest monsoon remains active over Odisha and is likely to cover the entire state within the next four to five days, according to Regional Centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) Thursday.