1.US President Donald Trump doubled down on his plan to take over the Strait of Hormuz, posting Tuesday a map of the crucial artery for global energy supplies showing it as “New US Territory”.

2.The Israeli military said Tuesday that it had killed an Islamic Jihad commander in the Gaza Strip.

3.President Donald Trump Tuesday said the US has no planned talks with Iran but insisted the Strait of Hormuz remains "open and operating," despite limited traffic and a reported strike on a ship exiting the waterway.

4.After US President Donald Trump cited India’s voter cards to make a case for the SAVE America Act, Election Commission officials Tuesday said that nearly 100 crore electors have been issued ‘special’ Electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPIC).

5.Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday announced a Rs 1,000 crore relief package for areas affected by floods and free kitchens for people evacuated from inundated areas till the situation improves.

6.Odisha government Tuesday launched a new scholarship scheme for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) students seeking to pursue postgraduate and PhD courses at top-ranked foreign universities. Named 'Bidesh Sikhyabruti', the scheme has been introduced under the Mukhyamantri Medhabi Chhatra Protsahan Yojana (MMCPY).

7.The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged theft of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya has given a clean chit to former Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai and former Trust member Anil Mishra.

8.The National Highways Authority of India has extended the online FASTag Local Pass facility to 121 toll plazas nationwide, enabling eligible commuters to buy monthly local passes through the Rajmargyatra mobile app, an official statement said Tuesday.

9.The Jharkhand government's decision to cancel the JSSC-Combined Graduate Level (JSSC-CGL) examination has triggered a crisis in the state administration, with the functioning of several departments and offices getting affected as over 2,000 employees appointed through the recruitment process face the risk of losing their jobs.

10.The Bihar government Tuesday transferred 17 senior IPS officers, including SPs of Bhojpur and Siwan where police action had triggered controversies.

11.The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for the appointment of four advocates as judges of the High Court of Orissa. The four advocates approved for appointment are Sasmita Tripathy, Aditya Narayan Das, Rajjeet Roy and Gautam Misra.

12.Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati has appointed advocate Biraja Shankar Mishra as a Member of the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC).

13.The Supreme Court on Tuesday ,A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta declined to issue any judicial mandate to replace “hanging till death”, for now.

14.The government has proposed extending the permissible age of battery-operated, hydrogen fuel-based and natural gas-driven commercial vehicles covered under the national permit system by five years.

15.The Indian men’s team suffered a 2-4 defeat against England in their second Pool D match of the FIH World Cup 2026 at the Wagener Hockey Stadium in Amstelveen on Monday.