- 1.China Thursday hiked its defence budget to about 1.91 trillion yuan ($277 billion), an increase of seven per cent from last year in yuan terms, as part of its efforts to ramp up rapid modernisation of armed forces to catch up with the US military.
- 2.Tens of thousands of people voted Thursday in Nepal’s first general elections since violent Gen Z protests toppled the KP Sharma Oli-led coalition government, with corruption.
- 3.British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Thursday that four additional Typhoon fighter jets would be sent to Qatar as the conflict in the Middle East escalates, insisting that the UK has the right plan for defence.
- 4.Berhampur Odisha Police Thursday arrested five persons, including four women, for allegedly forcing children to beg in Berhampur city and rescued nine minors.
- 5.Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to undertake a one-day visit to Odisha Friday, during which he would attend at least five official programmes and address a gathering at Paradip.
- 6.Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will dedicate IFFCO’s sulphuric acid plant at Paradip to the nation.
- 7.Bihar's longest serving chief minister Nitish Kumar and BJP president Nitin Nabin are set to enter Rajya Sabha unopposed while NCP-SP supremo and veteran politician Sharad Pawar will return to the upper house once again.
- 8.West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose resigned from his chair in New Delhi Thursday evening. Tamil Nadu Governor and ex-deputy NSA, RN Ravi, will hold additional charge of West Bengal following Bose’s exit.
- 9.The ruling BJP declared an income of Rs 6,769.14 crore in FY 2024-25, the highest among national parties, while the Congress was a distant second, declaring an income of around Rs 918.28 crore, said a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
- 10.Security overrides religion, the Bombay High Court said Thursday while refusing any relief to taxi and auto-rickshaw drivers seeking to offer namaz at the site of a now demolished temporary shed near the city airport during Ramzan.
- 11.Kolkata Police has imposed prohibitory orders banning rallies, demonstrations and other forms of assembly in parts of central Kolkata for 60 days to prevent possible disturbances to public tranquillity.
- 12.Indian carriers cancelled 281 international flights Thursday due to the Middle East crisis, and the government is closely monitoring the evolving situation in the region.
- 13.Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said the state government is considering a Rs 25,000 birth incentive for couples having a second child or more to boost the falling birth rate.
- 14.Israel’s war in Iran is entering a second phase that will see its fighter jets attacking ballistic missile sites buried deep underground, two sources familiar with Israel’s military campaign said.
- 15.Israel warned residents to leave Beirut’s Hezbollahcontrolled southern suburbs Thursday, sparking panic as people fled a swathe of the Lebanese capital on the fourth day of full-scale hostilities between the Iran-backed group and Israel.
- 16.The Middle East war has entered a very dangerous phase on the sixth day. The war has taken a new turn due to the use of new weapons amid the missile rain. Iran has been witnessing widespread devastation due to the heavy missile attacks on Israel.
- 17.Beirut, Lebanon's Health Ministry said that 123 people have been killed in Israeli attacks since Monday. 683 people have been injured in Israeli attacks.
- 18.Early trends in Nepal elections are starting to emerge. There is a strong wave in favor of Balen Shah.
- 19.India clinched a thrilling seven-run victory over England in the second semi-final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the iconic Wankhede Stadium to confi rm set up a final date with New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
- 20.Cricketer Arjun Tendulkar, son of legend Sachin Tendulkar, married entrepreneur Saaniya Chandhok in a star-studded ceremony at The St Regis Mumbai Thursday.
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