1.Issuing a slew of directions for the effective implementation of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, the Supreme Court said that child marriage deprives children of their agency, autonomy, and right to fully develop and enjoy their childhood.

2.India is among the five countries globally with the largest number of people living in poverty, according to a UN report that said 1.1 billion people, over half of them minors, live in acute poverty worldwide.

3.Former vice-chancellor of Utkal University Binayak Rath will be conferred with the Orissa Environmental Society (OES) ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ for his remarkable contributions to the field of environment protection

4.Work on the final pier of the much awaited second Jhirpani bridge will begin once the water level recedes in the Koel and Deo rivers, departmental sources said Friday.

5. Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir Friday described the reported resolution by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah-led cabinet seeking restoration of statehood only and not Article 370 as an “utter surrender” and a departure from the stand of the ruling National Conference (NC)

6.The Supreme Court Friday granted bail to MLA Abbas Ansari in connection with a money laundering case registered with the Enforcement Directorate (ED)

7.Hyderabadbased Ananth Technologies Friday handed over two 400 kg class satellites to ISRO, which will be part of the Space Docking Experiment planned by the space agency later this year

8.A senior bureaucrat and a former RJD MLA have been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate for their alleged involvement in a tender 'scam' in the Bihar power ministry.

9.Local media reports of a purported letter allegedly written by 19 BJP MLAs in Manipur to their party's central leadership has again sparked a buzz over rebellion against Chief Minister N Biren Singh.

10.India on Friday dispatched the first tranche of 11 tons of medical supplies to Lebanon as part of a humanitarian effort to support the nation amid rising tensions and the ongoing conflict in southern Lebanon.

11.The Adani Foundation, which is the corporate social responsibility arm of the Adani Group, has donated ₹ 100 crore to the Telangana government for the establishment of a university that will help young people develop industry-specific skills.

12.The Haryana cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Nayab Saini in its first meeting today decided to formally accept the Supreme Court's decision regarding the sub-categorisation of Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes reservations.

13.Former Delhi minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain has been granted bail by a local court in a money laundering case. Mr Jain was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) over two years ago.

14.A team of 12 Enforcement Directorate officials searched the city office of the Mysuru Urban Development Authority Friday in connection with the money laundering case against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah

15.The Supreme Court dealt a blow to rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh by lifting the stay imposed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on the trial against him in connection with the 2015 Bargari sacrilege cases.