1.BRICS nations on Saturday strongly condemned the April 22, 2025 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam that killed 26 people and called for concerted action against UN-designated terrorists, terror financing and safe havens.

2.During the meeting, PM Modi presented President Putin with a Russian translation of the Thirukkural, the celebrated Tamil classic attributed to poet‑philosopher Thiruvalluvar.

3.BRICS expresses concern over West Asia conflict, calls for zero tolerance on terror

4.Odisha Vigilance arrested Dhaneswar Barad, the Excise Superintendent of Raurkela following the dramatic seizure of Rs 5 lakh in suspected bribe cash.

5.Retired IAS officer Trilochan Majhi has been appointed as the Officer on Special Duty (OSD)-cum-Additional Secretary to the Odisha Chief Minister for one year.

6.Following the successful completion of Phase-1 Undergraduate (UG) admissions through the Student Academic Management System (SAMS), a total amount of Rs 9,56,02,762.40 has been transferred directly to eligible higher education institutions across the state..

7.The protesters would cover around 100 kilometres each day before reaching their designated halting points, Manoj Jarange said, adding the indefinite hunger strike at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai would begin at 10 am on September 19.

8."We also want Mamata Banerjee to come to the assembly," Ritabrata Banerjee said, referring to the bypoll to be held on October 6.

9.A senior faculty member at The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda wrote an open letter to Vice Chancellor Prof BH Bhanage, demanding an official policy to curb religious performances on university premises, triggering a massive row on campus.

10.The Reserve Bank of India has rejected the application of Tata Sons Ltd, the principal holding company of the Tata Group, to remain as an unregistered investment company, giving it little option but to go public and list its shares on the stock exchanges.

11. Liquor prices in West Bengal are set to be hiked across West Bengal before Durga Puja. According to a notification issued by the West Bengal State Beverages Corporation Limited (WBSBCL), the new prices will come into effect from 1 October.

12.Jindal Steel Limited, in collaboration  with CSIR–Central Road Research Institute (CSI R- CRRI ),  achieved a Guinness World Records title for constructing the Longest Road Built Exclusively with Processed Steel Slag Aggregates at Raigarh, Chhattisgarh.

13.Senior Congress leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has urged party leader Rahul Gandhi to direct the Karnataka government to implement the caste survey report at the earliest, making the issue a key point of his meeting with the Congress leader in New Delhi.

14.The Nandankanan Zoological Park located on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar has added 58 animals belonging to 14 species of rare exotic wildlife, zoo authorities said on Saturday.

15.Odisha recorded heavy rainfall in several areas during the past 24 hours, with Chitrakonda block in Malkangiri receiving the highest 192 mm, even as the state government stepped up monitoring of rainfall, rivers and vulnerable areas.