1.A crispier and simplified Income Tax Bill 2025, having 536 sections, and 23 chapters running into 622 pages, is likely to be introduced in the Lok Sabha.

2.Mahant Satyendra Das, the chief priest of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, died at a hospital at the age of 85-year-old .

3.Comedian Samay Raina Wednesday said he has removed all episodes of India’s Got Latent from his YouTube channel, days after the show landed in a controversy over a remark by infl uencer Ranveer Allahbadia.

4.In the wake of US President Donald Trump’s threats to take control of Greenland, some Danes are California dreaming, offering to buy the golden state and infuse it with a Nordic vibe and universal health care.

5.The state the government has decided to launch a special project called ‘Amruta Anna’ under which the Mahaprasad at Puri Srimandir will be prepared by using organic rice and vegetables.

6.Odia rapper and engineer Abhinav Singh was found dead at his Bangalore apartment under mysterious circumstances Sunday night, sources said Wednesday.

7.Manipal Hospitals, Bhubaneswar, celebrated a major achievement—performing over 500 successful kidney transplants.

8.Amidst the stark reality of Odisha registering 7.6 per cent adolescent pregnancies among the girls, as per National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-4 data.

9.West Bengal Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya Wednesday presented a Rs 3.89-lakh crore budget for 2025-26 with a signifi cant focus on social welfare, and announced a four per cent hike in dearness allowance (DA) for state government employees.

10.The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has introduced certain changes in its online application system for this year's civil services preliminary exam after aspirants complained of technical glitches while applying through it, according to an official notice.

11.Months before his superannuation, the Supreme Court Wednesday directed the removal of the chairperson of the National Commission for Homoeopathy saying his appointment was illegal.

12.The Reserve Bank of India Wednesday lifted nine-month old curbs on Kotak Mahindra Bank, allowing it to onboard new customers through its online and mobile banking channels.

13.Investors suffered an erosion of `18 lakh crore in six days of market fall, where the BSE benchmark Sensex tanked 3 per cent, amid continuous foreign fund outfl ows and trade war worries.

14.Investors suffered an erosion of `18 lakh crore in six days of market fall, where the BSE benchmark Sensex tanked 3 per cent, amid continuous foreign fund outfl ows and trade war worries.

15.The Delhi High Court observed Wednesday that artifi cial intelligence is a "dangerous tool" in anybody's hand, whether Chinese or American.