1."Dream big to achieve big." Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called on Indians to dream big. Addressing the nation from the Red Fort on the occasion of 80th Independence Day, the Prime Minister said that when a nation dreams big, it strives harder to achieve bigger things.

2.PM Independence Day Address: Exuding confidence that India will be a developed country by 2047, the Prime Minister said that India today is dreaming of scaling new heights.

3.Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday attributed the Partition to the British government’s “divide and rule” policy and what he described as the “wrong decisions” of the Muslim League and the Congress leadership of the time.

4.Voicing concern over the circulation of clips of court proceedings on social media without adequate context, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has said that his oral remarks were "misquoted" and misused with "malicious intent" to mislead the youth of the country

5.The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction and life imprisonment of Balku Oram in a 1998 murder case in Odisha, observing that the killing was driven by superstition and an allegation of witchcraft.

6.President Droupadi Murmu on Friday highlighted the rapid and inclusive economic growth despite global uncertainties in the past decade and called for collective efforts to achieve the aim of 'Viksit Bharat@ 2047.

7.A total of 1,057 personnel from Police, Fire, Home Guard and Civil Defence, and Correctional Services have been awarded Gallantry and Service Medals on the occasion of Independence Day 2026.

8. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has said that his oral remarks were "misquoted" and misused with "malicious intent" to mislead the youth of the country.

9.The Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die on Thursday after passing the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026.

10.The Odisha government has appointed senior IPS officer Vinaytosh Mishra as the acting Director General of Police (DGP) in Odisha.

11.The faculty members of Ravenshaw University in Odisha’s Cuttack city have expressed resentment over the varsity authorities’ decision to appoint a new Chief Warden, Deputy Chief Wardens, Wardens and Deputy Wardens for different hostels of the institution.

12.Four people, including a man and his son, died allegedly of asphyxiation after inhaling toxic gas while repairing a motor inside a well in Bihar's Gaya district Friday.

13. India has emerged as a major power in global defence manufacturing, with exports of military hardware surging to Rs 38,424 crore in 2025-26 driven by a significant push toward indigenous production, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said.

14. Supreme Court Friday quashed the criminal defamation complaint and summon issued by a trial court against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks against Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.

15. The Supreme Court Friday stayed an order of the Madras High Court which quashed Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay's order providing government jobs to relatives of people who died in a stampede at Karur last year.