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1.US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose an additional 10% tariff on countries aligning themselves with the “anti-American” policies of the BRICS grouping.
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2.Joining nine other parties in challenging the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar before the Supreme Court, the Congress Monday said the entire Opposition is united on the issue and alleged that the exercise is aimed at disenfranchising the vast number of voters with its “mischievous methodology”
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3. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has resolved more than 10,000 public grievances during 11 rounds of hearings since assuming offi ce, the Chief Minister’s Offi ce (CMO) said Monday.
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4.The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Monday said authorities in West Bengal and Odisha did not take any action against admission of ineligible candidates in certain private medical colleges under the NRI quota despite the MEA providing ‘categorical’ information of ‘forgery'.
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5.By 2036, 10 lakh green livelihoods will be created to make Odisha a model in eco-tourism, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said during the state-level 76th Van Mahotsav-2025.
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6.The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has completed the conservation and repair works of Ratna Bhandar (both inner and outer chambers) of Puri Srimandir, said Chief Administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Arabinda Padhee Monday, adding that 600 stone slabs were replaced with new ones.
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7.BJD president Naveen Patnaik was Monday discharged from a private hospital in Mumbai, where he underwent a spine surgery for cervical arthritis, a party leader said.
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8.Three Maoists, including two women and a youth, surrendered before Kandhamal police, offi cials said Monday.
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9.The executive officer of Vyasanagar Municipality in Jajpur district was allegedly held captive by some councillors in his office June 26.
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10.Nine donation boxes or ‘hundis’ of the revered Maa Majhighariani shrine in Rayagada district were opened Monday, which yielded a collection of Rs 1.04 crore in cash, along with 38 gram gold and 2.5 kg silver. Additionally, 12 currency notes of five different countries.
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11.Tamil Nadu has become the fi rst state in the country to implement a model which predicts the probability of deaths among adults with Tuberculosis and has integrated it with the existing state-wide application TB SeWA, which triages them at diagnosis.
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12.In a major step towards fostering social equity and unity among the youth, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin announced that all student hostels run by various government departments across the state will now be known as ‘Social Justice Hostels’
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13.China said Monday it protested to India over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s greetings to the Dalai Lama on his 90th birthday and the attendance of Indian officials at the celebrations, stressing New Delhi should fully appreciate Beijing’s sensitivities on Tibet-related issues.
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14.India's markets regulator is enhancing its surveillance to scrutinise manipulation in derivatives trading, its chairman said Monday, and days after it barred US firm Jane Street from the local markets after its investigation found the fi rm manipulated stock indexes.
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15.Jindal (India) Ltd Monday said the company has received a letter of approval from the Odisha government for its proposed greenfi eld project in the state to be set up with an investment of Rs3,600 crore.