1.Parliament passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill,2026,

2.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, chairing a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) Thursday, issued directions for making all efforts to safeguard the interests of Indian citizens and the country’s diaspora from the adverse impact of the West Asia conflict.

3. More than 200 academicians have written an open letter to Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, objecting to her "gau mutra expert" remark targeting IIT Madras Director V Kamakoti, saying that "mockery" cannot be a substitute for reasoned engagement.

4.Several British parliamentarians expressed grave concern over the escalating unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), where over 40 civilians were killed and dozens critically injured in a brutal crackdown by Pakistani security forces.

5.The Centre will invest more than Rs 3,384 crore to expand high-speed broadband connectivity across rural Odisha under the BharatNet Phase-III project.

6.Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said he was optimistic that the Mahanadi water dispute with Chhattisgarh would be resolved amicably within the next three months.

7.The administration in Odisha’s Cuttack district has prohibited the entry of devotees to Dhabaleswar temple in the wake of rise in water level in Mahanadi river. 

8.The flood situation in several parts of Odisha remained critical on Friday with embankment breaches and rising river levels.

9.The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police has arrested a person on charges of defrauding a private sector bank of Rs 1.42 crore. Accused Mihir Kumar Paikaray was produced in a court in Cuttack.

10.Odisha police created an 80 km green corridor to shift a 10-year-old boy who was injured in an accident in Puri district to MKCG Medical College Hospital in Brahmapur, an officer said Thursday

11. Jordan's air defences shot down five missiles launched from Iran Thursday morning, the spokesman for the country's armed forces said, according to Jordan's state-run Petra news agency

12.Indian travellers can now use the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to make online bookings for At the Top, Burj Khalifa, with the iconic attraction becoming the first in the UAE to accept the payment system for e-commerce transactions, NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL).

13.Serious allegations of a question paper leak have rocked the postgraduate (PG) examinations at MKCG Medical College and Hospital, raising concerns over exam integrity and accountability.

14.Odisha’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has arrested Mihir Kumar Paikaray in connection with a Rs 1.42 crore loan fraud against ICICI Bank, exposing a major case of financial misconduct involving forged land documents.

15.Retired Additional Superintendent of Police Durga Charan Mishra of Mandarabagicha Pada in this district headquarters town has brought laurels for Kalahandi district and the state by winning three gold medals at the SBKF International Games 2026, held in Pokhara, Nepal