1.Rupee depreciates 19 paise and breaches the crucial 85-level to close at a low of 85.13 against the US dollar.

2.Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Thursday dismissed the impeachment notice given by the Opposition seeking the removal of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar while ruling it as an act of impropriety, being severely flawed and drawn in haste to mar his reputation.

3. Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to undertake a two-day visit to the state in the last week of this month mainly to attend several BJP programmes.  

4.Rs33.7 crore Central funds has been allocated to Odisha in the last three years, including Rs12.29 crore in 2023-24, for conservation, maintenance and development works at heritage sites in the state.

5.Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo asked Energy department officials to take steps for recovery of pending electricity dues of industrial units.

6.In a significant boost to infrastructure development and public safety, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has approved 170 Road Over Bridge (ROB) construction projects as Special Railway Projects under the provisions of the Railway (Amendment) Act, 2008.

7.A special judge, Vigilance in Bolangir sentenced the incumbent tehsildar of Kodinga tehsil in Nabarangpur district to three years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) after convicting him in a bribery case, Thursday.

8.The Gauhati High Court quashed an Assam government SOP of last year that permitted buffalo and bulbul fights during the Magh Bihu festival, stating that if it wanted to allow these traditional activities it could amend the existing laws.

9.About 95 per cent of villages have declared themselves “open defecation free plus” till now, the Jal Shakti ministry said Thursday.

10.The Supreme Court Thursday said the strict provisions of law were for the welfare of women and not means to “chastise, threaten, domineer or extort” their husbands.

11.The Supreme Court Thursday said a tree census will be carried out in Delhi and the central empowered committee would approve any request for felling 50 trees or more.

12.The Supreme Court Thursday directed the Uttar Pradesh and Haryana governments to impose a complete ban on firecrackers until further orders.

13. A series of intense Israeli airstrikes shook Yemen’s rebel-held capital and a port city early Thursday and killed at least nine people, offi - cials said, shortly after a Houthi missile targeted central Israel.

14.Oscar-winning filmmaker Christopher Nolan and his wife Emma Thomas were honoured by the King of the United Kingdom for their contributions to the film industry.

15.Investors’ wealth eroded by Rs 9.65 lakh crore in four days of sharp decline in the equity market where the BSE benchmark Sensex tanked 2,915 points