1.US president Donald Trump likely to raise pharmaceutical tariff as much as 250 per cent on India.

2.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu favours a complete military takeover of Gaza for the fi rst time in two decades.

3. Disaster swept through the Himalayan village of Dharali on way to Gangotri Tuesday with a massive cloudburst leading to flash floods that barrelled through homes, trees and cars, trapping 60- 70 people and leaving at least four dead.

4.The Indian Postal Department has announced the discontinuation of its iconic Registered Post service, marking the end of a 50-year era. From September 1, 2025, the service will be phased out as part of a strategic integration with Speed Post, aimed at modernising operations.

5. Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida laid the foundation stone for the Silver Filigree Common Facility Centre at Bidanasi in Cuttack Tuesday.

6.The state government Tuesday urged Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda to grant permission for admission in 100 MBBS seats each in two new government-run medical colleges of the state for the academic session 2025-26.

7.Paradip Port, Odisha’s lone major port, has bagged the prestigious “Major Port of the Year – Non-Containerised Cargo” award at the 15th All India Maritime and Logistics Awards (MALA) 2025.

8.TP Southern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPSODL) has expanded its drone-based survey and inspection services to Rayagada and Jeypore circles, in a move aimed at enhancing power distribution reliability and customer service, an official said.

9.The Delhi Zoo Monday celebrated the birth of six Bengal Tiger cubs -- the biggest litter recorded at the facility in the last two decades.

10.Despite a complete ban on the sale, storage and use of Chinese manjha, the deadly glass-coated kite string, is still being sold across the national capital under different names with over 1,800 reels being seized by the city police since June 26.

11.Russia Tuesday said sovereign countries have the right to select their partners in trade and economic cooperation based on their interests, a day after President Donald Trump threatened to "substantially" raise US tariffs on India for buying Russian oil.

12.The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Tuesday questioned Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani for around 10 hours in a money laundering case linked to alleged multiple bank loan fraud cases worth crores of rupees against his group companies.

13.Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus Tuesday announced that the next general election will be held in February, as thousands of people joined a rally in Dhaka to mark the fi rst anniversary of the 'July Uprising' that toppled longtime prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

14.Eighty years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a dwindling number of the aging Japanese survivors are increasingly frustrated by growing nuclear threats and the acceptance of nuclear weapons by global leaders.

15.The rupee revisited its all-time low level and ended with a loss of 22 paise at 87.88 against the US dollar on Tuesday, as risk-off sentiment deepened after US President Donald Trump renewed threats to raise tariffs on Indian goods over New Delhi's continued purchases of Russian oil.