1.Iran's state-run IRNA news agency said Tehran has rejected the latest ceasefire proposal and wants a permanent end to the war.

2.The Supreme Court has held that mere use of abusive language such as the word "bastard" during a heated altercation would not amount to an offence of obscenity under Section 294(b) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

3.Madurai In a major verdict in the 2020 Sathankulam custodial deaths case, Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has sentenced nine Tamil Nadu policemen to death after convicting them of murder and related charges.

4.Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Monday appointed vice-chancellors to 14 state-run universities. Chandi Prasad Nanda was appointed the new VC of Utkal University, Santosh Kumar Tripathy the new VC of Fakir Mohan University.

5.Odisha government Monday appointed chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of Special Development Councils (SDCs) in 23 districts.

6.Senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Vibhu Goel was appointed Monday as an Additional Chief Electoral Officer (ACEO) for West Bengal, exclusively to coordinate with the judges heading the 19 Appellate Tribunals set up to settle cases where names of voters have been deleted.

7.The Supreme Court Monday exercised its plenary power to transfer cases related to gherao and attack on seven judicial officers engaged in Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Malda district to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

8.The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is probing bank loan frauds cumulatively worth Rs 73,000 crore in seven cases registered against the Reliance Anil Ambani Group, according to a status report filed in the Supreme Court in February.

9.Russia will start building its national orbital station ahead of the scheduled deorbiting of the International Space Station (ISS) in 2030, a top Russian space official said Monday.

10. An airstrike early Monday struck a residential building in a city southwest of Iran's capital, Tehran, killing at least 13 people, Iranian media reported.

11.The Odisha government has barred entry and operation of commercial vehicles older than 10 years registered in other states, aiming to improve road safety and streamline transport systems.

12.Air India CEO Campbell Wilson resigns before his contract ends in July 2027.

13.Trump, who has threatened to bomb Iran's power plants and bridges, also said he believed Iranians "would be willing to suffer that in order to have freedom."

14.The Chhattisgarh High Court has sentenced former MLA Amit Jogi to life imprisonment in the 2003 killing of NCP leader Ramavatar Jaggi.

15.India, which imports nearly 60% of its LPG requirements—with a majority sourced from West Asia, particularly Qatar—has faced supply challenges due to regional tensions.