1.The resolution seeking the removal of Om Birla as Speaker was Wednesday defeated in Lok Sabha by a voice vote.

2.Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries will partner in building the first new oil refinery in the US in 50 years, US President Donald Trump said, calling it the biggest in US history.

3.Built-up areas in India’s Aravallis have increased 53 per cent, resulting in a 13.8 per cent rise in average soil lost per year during 2017-2024, even as forest cover has increased in the country’s oldest mountain range over the time period, a study has found.

4.The US “temporarily permitted” India to “accept” Russian oil already on ships to ensure energy supplies amid the conflict with Iran, a top White House official said, underlining that America’s allies in India are “good actors”.

5.Ten Maoists carrying a combined bounty of Rs 1.15 crore surrendered before Odisha Police in Kandhamal district Wednesday.

6.The state government has appointed three contact officers to coordinate rescue and safety measures for Odias stranded in the Middle East amid the ongoing conflict in the region.

7.The Forest department Wednesday seized 631 Indian flapshell turtles near the border with Andhra Pradesh during a special operation in Malkangiri district.

8. Odisha’s only maritime training institute, closely linked to the state’s long seafaring tradition, is set to be privatised with the management likely to be handed over to the Adani Skill Development Centre (ASDC) under a public–private partnership (PPP) model.

9.Former Delhi chief minister and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal, along with other accused in the excise policy case, Wednesday urged the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, D K Upadhyaya, to transfer CBI's plea against their discharge in the case by the trial court from Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma to another judge, according to the party.

10.As many as 28 Indian vessels with 778 seafarers onboard are stuck in the Persian Gulf, a government official said Wednesday.

11.The SC has directed the centre to form a panel to finalise legal studies curriculum in NCERT textbooks. The Government assured the court that a panel of domain experts will vet all future publications to prevent similar issues.

12.The central government Wednesday directed instant messaging platform Telegram to disable over 3,100 channels within three hours for violating various provisions of the Copyright Act, 1957.

13.Former diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu was sworn in as the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Delhi in a ceremony held at Lok Niwas Wednesday.

14.Signatures have been collected by the Opposition for a notice seeking a motion for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on the ground of “partisan and discriminatory conduct in office” among other charges.

15.A day after quitting the Opposition BJD, former MP Rabindra Kumar Jena Wednesday joined the ruling BJP, citing the absence of a succession plan in the regional party.