1.President Droupadi Murmu Tuesday conferred the 72nd National Film Awards for 2024 - veteran Kannada actor Anant Nag receiving the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke honour, and Yami Gautam, Mammootty and Kartik Aaryan as best actors.

2.Odia film Lahari, directed by Amartya Bhattacharyya and produced by Jhilik Bhattacharjee, received the national award for ‘Best Odia Film’ at the 72nd National Film Awards ceremony held at Ekta Nagar in Gujarat .

3.The Supreme Court Tuesday told the Election Commission that notices under Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Delhi are going to people almost mechanically and it should look for some additional safeguards.

4.The Supreme Court Tuesday sought response of the Centre on a plea by Carnatic vocalist T M Krishna challenging the penal law mandating singing of six stanzas of Vande Mataram.

5.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated the Depression over the westcentral and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal has intensified into a Deep Depression.

6.775 senior citizens from Odisha embarked on a pilgrimage to Varanasi and Ayodhya under the Baristha Nagarika Tirtha Yatra Yojana (BNTYY) for the financial year 2026–27.

7.The Odisha Government today appointed Dr Saravana Vivek M as Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Bhubaneswar. He will replace Jagmohan Meena, who is to be relieved.

8. The Centre has told the Supreme Court that the National Testing Agency (NTA) is being strengthened through a functional-vertical structure, the appointment of senior government officers and the creation of specialised professional positions as part of ongoing reforms.

9.The Election Commission of India has announced the biennial elections for 11 Rajya Sabha seats, along with a by-election for one seat from West Bengal, on October 16. 

10.US President Donald Trump Tuesday said he will use, if necessary, the enormous tariff authorities provided to him under a new law to end the "disastrous war" between Russia and Ukraine.

11.As many as 256 wild elephants died in Odisha between 2023-24 and 2025-26, including 13 killed by poachers, Forest Minister Ganesh Ram Singhkhuntia informed the state Assembly .

12.An additional 500 postgraduate (PG) medical seats will be added in the Odisha state over the next two years.

13.The movie ‘Hanuman-Ansh’ is setting record after record. Based on the life of Neem Karoli Baba, the film has already grossed over Rs 300 crore in India.

14.Hindi film Iqbal touched many hearts with the story of a young cricketer who could neither speak nor hear, but refused to let those challenges come in the way of his dream of playing for India.

15.US President Donald Trump Tuesday repeated his claim that he settled the war between India and Pakistan last year, as he addressed world leaders at the UN General Assembly