1.US President Donald Trump welcomed his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to the White House Thursday for a State visit, with both leaders calling for cooperation as they prepared to discuss trade, security and technology.

2.The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Thursday demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and warned of a nationwide agitation if he does not step down within 48 hours.

3.A total of 111 sitting MPs and MLAs changed their political parties after being elected to the current Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and State Assemblies since 2022. Among them, 26 were members of the Lok Sabha, seven were of the Rajya Sabha and 78 were of Legislative Assemblies, according to an analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch.

4.The Odisha government has released the second instalment of Rs 14.34 crore to eligible higher education institutions, accounting for 15 per cent of the approved assistance under a state government scheme for the academic session 2026-27.

5.A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's ban of three news outlets from the White House, ordering early Thursday that CNN, MS NOW and Politico must have their access restored.

6.More than 37.43 lakh people in 26 districts of Odisha have so far been affected by the floods this year, while seven people died in the deluge.

7.Two Uttar Pradesh Police personnel and as many CRPF personnel have been arrested for the alleged gangrape of a woman from Haryana at a farmhouse in Amroha district.

8.Nepal’s Department of Immigration has said it has begun the process of deporting 88 Chinese nationals who obtained Nepalese business visas but engaged in activities contrary to the purpose of their visas.

9.A sessions court in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar granted bail to journalist Ravi Nair on Thursday, a week after he was arrested over his non-appearance in connection with a criminal defamation case.

10.The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) has received 377 complaints, including 38 cases under the POCSO Act, since its reconstitution in July, with Right to Education (RTE) issues accounting for the highest number, it said on Thursday

11.The Assam Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday approved a rule that makes the registration of Muslim marriages compulsory.

12.The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to grant any relief to Danam Nagender, whom the Telangana High Court recently disqualied as Member of Legislative Assembly under the anti-defection law.

13.Only about 10% of the overall value of UPI transactions could face the risk of charges being passed on to consumers under the merchant discount rate (MDR), with large corporates absorbing most of the proposed costs.

14.The Supreme court on Thursday signalled that it was unlikely to stay the Election Commission’s interim freeze on the All India Trinamool Congress’s (AITC) ‘owers and grass’ party symbol. SC directs EC to set timeline to resolve Trinamool dispute

15.The BJP spent Rs 286.99 crore on West Bengal Assembly elections, which is more than half of the total of Rs 529.38 crore that the party spent on the recent Assembly polls in four states and one Union Territory, according to expenditure statements led with the Election Commission.