1.Yemen's Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi rejected accusations that his group had attempted to attack the Islamic holy city of Mecca.

2.The premises of Lok Seva Bhawan in the Odisha capital here have been declared as a ‘Tobacco-Free Zone’.

3.Thousands of women and youths gathered at the historic Mukteshwar Temple here and lit more than 11,000 traditional lamps as part of the state government’s “Ashirbadara Deepa” programme to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 76th birthday .

4.The Centre has accepted the resignation of Odisha cadre IPS officer jagamohan Meena  , who was serving as the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in Bhubaneswar.

5.The Chief Minister is scheduled to participate in the Semicon India-2026 summit on Friday. 

6.Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has extended the deadline for fresh admissions and re-registrations for its July 2026 academic session to September 30.

7.The Election Commission has directed rival factions of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) not to use the party name and "Flowers and Grass symbol" during the West Bengal bypolls

8.Ordinary Indian passports issued to children below 15 years of age will now be valid for five years or until the child turns 18, whichever is earlier.

9.The Supreme Court Thursday asked the CBSE to consider implementing its policy mandating the study of three languages, including two native Indian languages, for Class VI students from the next academic session starting 2027.

10.The Supreme Court Thursday postponed the hearing on the selection and appointment of the Odisha Director General of Police (DGP) to September 22.

11.About 12.5 trillion tonnes (11.3 trillion metric tonnes) of ice from glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979 — enough frozen water to cover the continental United States with ice 5 feet (1.5 metres) deep, according to a major scientific report.

12.According to Meteorological Department data, the country has received 15% less rainfall than normal during the monsoon season that began on June 1, while the deficit reaches up to 42% in some major paddy-producing states.

13.Sachin Behera, better known as 'Knee Striker of India', has set a new India Book of Records for 103 One-Leg Full Contact Knee Strikes wearing 1 kg ankle weights in one minute (Male) and brought glory to Odisha as well as the country.

14.Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has confirmed that he will return to Beijing for the China Open, marking his first appearance at the ATP 500 tournament in 11 years. 

15.The Odisha Naval Tata Hockey High Performance Centre (ONTHHPC), Bhubaneswar, saw eight of its cadets represent India at the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Junior Asia Cup 2026 in Moqi, China, contributing to the country’s gold medal-winning campaigns in both the junior men’s and women’s competitions.