1.Two ‘very smart’ leaders of India and Pakistan decided to end last month’s confl ict that could have turned into a nuclear war, US President Donald Trump said after holding a rare luncheon meeting with Pakistan army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir at the White House.

2. Israel bombed nuclear targets in Iran Thursday and Iran fi red missiles and drones at Israel after hitting an Israeli hospital overnight, as a week-old air war escalated with no sign yet of an exit strategy from either side.

3.High court judge Yashwant Varma and his family members had ‘covert or active control’ over the store room where a huge cache of half-burnt cash was found, proving his misconduct which is serious enough to seek his removal, a report of the inquiry panel probing the incident said.

4.Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to launch development projects worth over Rs 19,000 crore, including Rs2,750 crore of railway infrastructure works, during his day-long visit to the state Friday, official sources said.

5.India has decided to evacuate its nationals from Israel who wish to leave in view of the unfolding security situation in that country over the ongoing confl ict with Iran

6.Bypolls were held in five Assembly segments across Punjab, West Bengal, Gujarat and Kerala Thursday, with the Kaliganj seat in West Bengal registering a polling percentage of nearly 70 by 5 pm.

7.Novel research conducted by Patanjali’s scientists on C. elegans confirms that the Ayurvedic formulation Neurogrit Gold not only helps improve memory loss caused by Parkinson’s disease but also increases lifespan; however, it does not hamper the growth or progeny of these organisms.

8.Spain has rejected a NATO proposal to spend 5 per cent of gross domestic product on defence needs that’s due to be announced next week, calling it “unreasonable.”

9.Amazon will invest over Rs2,000 crore in 2025 to scale up its all-India operations network, the e-commerce giant said Thursday.

10.Security Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has allowed Investment Advisers (IAs) and Research Analysts (RAs) to use liquid mutual funds and overnight funds as an additional option to the bank fi xed deposit to meet their deposit requirements.

11.Indian money parked in Swiss banks more than tripled in 2024 to 3.5 billion Swiss francs (nearly Rs37,600 crore) on back of a huge jump in funds held through local branches and other fi nancial institutions, annual data released by Switzerland's central bank showed Thursday.

12.The Odisha government Thursday declared a half-day holiday in all state-run offices, revenue and executive magistrate courts here in view of the possible traffic congestion during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit June 20.

13.Unlocking green hydrogen demand at scale is critical to achieving the goal of 5 million metric tonnes production by 2030, said a new joint report by Bain & Company, CII and Rocky Mountain Institute.

14.Randal Kolo Muani and Francisco Conceicao both scored twice as the young guns of Juventus made a statement in their Club World Cup opener with a dominant 5-0 win over Emirati club Al-Ain Wednesday.

15.Having breached the 90m mark, twotime Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra would now be eyeing a top fi nish when he goes up against familiar rivals in the prestigious Paris Diamond League Friday in a star-studded field here.