1.Odisha’s recognition among the top five investment-friendly states is a matter of immense pride for every Odia.

2.Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday laid the foundation stone for the Amul Bengal Dairy Project, a Rs 700-crore integrated dairy facility in Howrah.

3.Claiming that aroumd 80 per cent Muslim women and 40 per cent Muslim men of Madhya Pradesh have supported the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) bill draft, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav informed on Sunday that the state cabinet has approved the draft of the bill.

4.The US military launched airstrikes Sunday targeting Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard to retaliate for the killing of American troops in Jordan, further widening the exchange of fire between the nations as an interim deal seeking an end to their war has collapsed.

5.Sonam Wangchuk has appealed to supporters to participate in the proposed Parliament march on July 20, describing the ongoing campaign as India's "second freedom movement"

6.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday dedicated 10 development projects worth Rs 4,700 crore to the public in Chandigarh.

7.The National Testing Agency (NTA) has revealed shocking irregularities in the NEET examination process, stating that one disputed OMR sheet was “completely AI‑generated” while another had been tampered with.

8.At least 11 people were killed, and seven others went missing as torrential rains unleashed flash floods and landslides across the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri on Sunday.

9.Odisha’s coastline is set for a major transformation with the launch of the 160.18 km Rameshwar–Paradeep Coastal Highway project, developed by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways at a capital cost of Rs 8,300.79 crore.

10.Khordha Sadar Police seized 257 grams of brown sugar worth around ₹25.70 lakh and arrested two alleged drug peddlers during an intelligence-based raid at Sialia village near the Shyama Kali Temple on Friday.

11. Odisha’s Debadatta Priyadarshi has brought pride to the state and the nation by winning a gold medal at the 58th International Chemistry Olympiad held in Tashkent.

12.Odisha’s egg market has witnessed a sharp spike, with retail prices climbing to Rs 9 per egg from Rs 7.15 just days ago.

13.The CBI conducted searches at six locations across four states including Odisha and West Bengal, in connection with a Rs 1,109-crore bank fraud case against a Bhubaneswar-based power infrastructure company, 

 14.Aditri Saikri ti Jena, a promising young badminton player from Jajpur, won the gold medal in the girls’ under-9 category at the Yonex-Sunrise OSBA All Odisha Mini (U-9 and U-11) and Sub-Junior (U-13) State Ranking Badminton Tournament, recently organised by the District Badminton Association,.

15. Spain’s FIFA World Cup 2026 final hero Ferran Torres has a unique connection with India that dates back nearly a decade before his historic winning goal against Argentina.