1.Veteran diplomat Preeti Saran has been re-elected to the prestigious UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) for a fresh three-year tenure starting 2027.

2.The results of the latest Odisha Secondary School Teacher Eligibility Test (OSSTET) declared. BSE, the overall pass percentage stands at an impressive 738 per cent.

3.Everybody must have access to all temples and ‘maths’ and excluding a denomination will negatively affect Hinduism and divide the society, the Supreme Court Thursday said.

4.Parents will now receive daily SMS alerts regarding their children’s school attendance as the Punjab government.

5.A government school in Sikkim’s Dikchu has banned personal reels by staff members during duty hours, in a bid to ensure that students and teachers remain focused on studies.

6.Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu Thursday said the government aims to complete land resurvey 2.0 by March 2027.

7.India's expected economic growth of 6.6% for fi scal 202

8.The country's merchandise exports are expected to register a fall of 2-3 per cent in 2025-26 due to global economic uncertainties, aggravated by the West Asia crisis, according to FIEO.

9.The Union Territory of Puducherry recorded the highest turnout at 808 per cent, followed by Assam at 85.04 per cent, and Kerala at 77.38 per cent, according to updates available around 7pm, though the fi nal fi gures were not updated by the Election Commission.

10.A petition filed in the Supreme Court has sought direction to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to issue new Aadhaar cards only to citizens up to the age of six years, and frame stringent guidelines for its issuance to adolescents and adults, to stop infiltrators from masquerading as Indian citizens.

11.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday he is seeking direct talks with Beirut, a day after the worst bombardment of the war killed more than 300 people in Lebanon and placed Donald Trump’s US-Iran ceasefi re in jeopardy.

12.Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Thursday launched a self-defence training programme for 5,000 women self-help group (SHG) members here in the presence of National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Vijaya Kishore Rahatkar.

13.The East Coast Railway (ECoR) is undertaking a major expansion to scale up its solar-powered CCTV network across all divisions, aiming to rapidly transform railway security through a technology driven and eco-friendly surveillance initiative.

14.Police seized 22 quintals and 19 kg of cannabis stored for trafficking in a forest near Devatiguda village under Hatibari panchayat of Nandapur police sub-division and Padua police limits in Koraput district, offi - cials said Thursday.

15.The US Thursday said it looked forward to hosting the Indian delegation here later this month to discuss the bilateral trade deal agreed to in February.