1.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that Kumbh Mela is a grand yajna of unity.

2.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday said his government is committed to encouraging children in the fi eld of science from an early age.

3.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday asked newly recruited government employees to remain dedicated to their work and refrain from making money through corrupt practices.

4.Vigilance offi cials have arrested an assistant commercial tax offi cer (ACTO) and two other persons on charge of fi nancial fraud of over Rs4 crore, offi cials said Friday.

5.BJP candidate Sujeet Kumar was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Odisha Friday, offi cials said.

6.Telugu actor Allu Arjun walked out of jail on Saturday morning, a day after he was arrested in connection with the stampede outside a Hyderabad theatre screening 'Pushpa 2' earlier this month in which one woman died.

7.The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced that it has reached a significant milestone in the Gaganyaan Programme, with the first solid motor segment moved from the production plant to the launch complex.

8.Observing that protesting farmers should adopt the Gandhian way, the Supreme Court Friday ordered immediate medical aid to farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, whose health is deteriorating owing to his indefi nite fast for over a fortnight at a Punjab-Haryana border.

9.Members of several Opposition parties Friday moved a notice in the Rajya Sabha for the impeachment of Allahabad High Court Judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav over his alleged controversial remarks at a recent event, sources said.

10. The Supreme Court Friday granted conditional future bail to former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, who has been in jail in connection with a money-laundering case related to the alleged cash-for-jobs scam in the state, and expedited the trial.

11.Switzerland wants to update its network of ageing nuclear shelters, which are increasingly seen as an asset at a time of greater global uncertainty, notably since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

12.Members of the retirement fund body EPFO may soon be able to withdraw their provident fund (PF) money directly from ATMs after the settlement.

13. Consumer protection regulator CCPA Friday said it has issued notices to 17 direct selling fi rms, including Orifl ame India, for alleged unfair trade practices and violations of consumer protection rule.

14.Russia hammered Ukrainian energy facilities in a massive aerial attack Friday that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said was one of the largest yet on the ailing grid and evidence of why Kyiv needed more Western support before any peace with Russia.

15.The ruling AAP government announced the Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana for eligible women above the age of 18 in the UT