1.The 1993-batch IPS officer Vinaytosh Mishra on Sunday assumed charge as the acting Director General of Police (DGP) in Odisha.

2.Curbing the trade of narcotic substances, including ganja, cybercrimes and road accidents are three major challenges before the Odisha Police, outgoing DGP Y B Khurania said Sunday.

3. The state has received 953 mm of rainfall between June 1 and August 16, which is 27 per cent above normal. 49 blocks, five urban areas and 331 gram panchayats have been affected by the floods. Around 5.5.15 lakh people have been affected, while 2.37 lakh people have been evacuated.

4.The Odisha government has deployed three IAS officers for overall supervision of the relief and restoration measures in flood-affected districts of Bhadrak, Baleshwar and Jajpur.

5.The Delhi government has extended the existing arrangement for paper-based pink tickets for availing free bus travel in Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and Department of Transport (Cluster) buses till August 31.

6.The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Sunday released a step-by-step video guide for helping students of UGC NET June 2026 examination to raise objections, if any, to the provisional answer key.

7.Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv's largest aerial attacks of the war. Kyiv has stepped up its attacks on Russia this year, with long-range missiles.

8.Gold and silver jewellery worth over Rs 50 lakh, allegedly stolen from a jewellery shop in Chhattisgarh, were recovered from Sorada area in Odisha’s Ganjam district, police said.

9.Calling the explanation provided by the Karnataka forest department "unacceptable", Vijay demanded a thorough probe into the deaths.

10.The Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE invites Chemistry teachers of classes 10 to 12 to register for the four-day Olympiad Exposure Camp in Mumbai from November 16 to 19

11.CBSE Class 10 re-evaluation 2026 link is active. Students can apply for verification and re-evaluation of marks online by paying the required fee।

12.Bengaluru: Students and alumni of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) have opposed the invitation to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Bar Council of India (BCI) Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra to the university's upcoming convocation ceremony. 

13.Iran's nuclear programme has drawn international scrutiny for three decades, though Tehran insists it is for civilian purposes only.

14.Karnataka announces AI Akshara Abhiyana and Coding Gurukula to introduce artificial intelligence education from Class 6 across government schools.

15.UGC directs higher education institutions to strictly implement anti-ragging rules, display helpline details, ensure vigilance and take strict action.