1.Two United Arab Emirates (UAE) tankers were hit by two Iranian cruise missiles in the Strait of Hormuz in Omani territorial waters, leaving one Indian crew member dead and eight others injured.

2.The state government has also increased the procurement rates of kendu leaves. In the processing areas, the price of one “kerry” (bundle of 20 leaves) has been raised by 10 paise, while the price of one “phala” (bundle of 40 leaves) has been increased by 20 paise.

3. In view of reports of fresh COVID-19 cases in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, authorities in Ganjam district have placed the local administration on high alert.

4.On a written complaint by SCERT Director Madhusmita Sahu, the Crime Branch of the Odisha Police has taken over the investigation into alleged irregularities in the preparation of school text books. 

5.The Government of Odisha has achieved significant progress under the 100-Day TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan 2.0, a nationwide campaign launched by the Government of India under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP).

6.A total of 506 students graduated from the World Skill Center (WSC), Bhubaneswar, during its 7th Graduation Ceremony on Monday.

7. More than 70 per cent of India's total textile waste is currently recovered and channelled into recycling, upcycling, downcycling, or reuse as part of the circular economy, according to a government factsheet issued on Sunday. 

8. Nine fishermen werefound dead after a fishing trawler that had gone missing earlier this month was recovered from the Bay of Bengal near theSundarabans in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district.

9.India's five-member team delivered a flawless performance at the 56th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) 2026 in Colombia, winning five gold medals and helping the country secure the joint World No. 1 rank alongside China, Kazakhstan, Russia, South Korea and Taiwan.

10The determination of citizenship status must be made through a fair, lawful and reasoned process, the Supreme Court said Monday while setting aside the Gauhati High Court verdicts which affirmed the orders declaring some persons to be foreigners.

11.The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust Monday invited applications for the post of the first chief executive officer (CEO) of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, setting July 18 as the deadline for submission of names.

12.Tikhiri gram panchayat Sarpanch Chameli Ojha of Mahakalapada block in Kendrapada district Monday launched an indefinite hunger strike at Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar, demanding action against the block development officer (BDO) and inspector-in-charge (IIC).

13. Odisha Vigilance Monday launched simultaneous house searches at different properties linked to an Executive Engineer over allegations of accumulation of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. 

14.A Seoul district court Monday sentenced South Korea's former President Yoon Suk Yeol to two years in prison after finding him partially guilty of accepting illegal political funds in the form of free opinion polls from a self-proclaimed power broker.

15.United States and Iran each asserted Monday they controlled the Strait of Hormuz after a weekend of attacks stretching across the wider Middle East, further threatening any diplomacy to end the war.