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1.China now faces tariffs up to 245 per cent on imports to the United States due to its retaliatory actions, the White House has said, as the trade war escalated between the world’s two largest economies.
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2.Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna Wednesday recommended to the Centre the name of Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai as the next CJI.
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3.In a significant development, the Supreme Court Wednesday proposed to stay certain key provisions of the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, including the power to denotify properties declared as waqf by courts and inclusion of non-Muslims in central Waqf councils and boards.
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4.After25 yrs Keonjhar, Mahendra Hembram, one of the convicts in the highprofile murder case of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two minor sons, was released from Keonjhar jail Wednesday after serving 25 years.
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5.Odisha is fully committed to realising the goal of Clean and Green India, and will provide all possible facilities and support to achieve the ambitious goal of green energy in Odisha, stated Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo during a meeting with Apollo Green Energy Limited (AGEL) at Lokseva Bhawan conference hall here Wednesday.
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6.A major milestone in the Khurda Road–Bolangir new rail line project was achieved Wednesday, with the successful breakthrough (day lighting) of the 4,185-metre-long tunnel T-4 between Adenigarh and Charichhak stations in Boudh district.
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7.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday announced that the state would receive a huge impetus in terms of industrial development as Rs7,000 crore will be invested in 10 new industrial projects lined up for Mayurbhanj district.
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8.Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Wednesday inaugurated an airport at Amravati in eastern parts of the state, where he said a pilot training school coming up nearby will be the largest such institution in South East Asia.
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9.West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday termed the communal violence in Murshidabad as "pre-planned", accusing BSF, central agencies and the BJP of orchestrating tension by allegedly facilitating outsiders and enabling cross-border infl ux from Bangladesh.
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10.Urdu is born in this land, the Supreme Court has said while describing it as the fi nest specimen of ‘Ganga Jamuni tahzeeb’ and stating that considering it a language of Muslims is a “pitiable digression” from reality and unity in diversity.
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11.The Central Railway (CR) has installed an automated teller machine (ATM) onboard the Mumbai-Manmad Panchavati Express on an experimental basis, officials said.
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12.Amid what looks like a caste conundrum, the Karnataka cabinet, led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will discuss the contentious Socio-Economic and Education Survey report, popularly known as 'caste census' Thursday
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13. Apex drugs regulatory body CDSCO has directed drug controllers of all states and Union territories to stop manufacture, sale and distribution of unapproved 35 fi xed-dose combination drugs that include painkillers, nutrition supplements and anti-diabetic.
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14.India plans to end taxes on US ethane and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) imports under broader negotiations with Washington as it looks to reduce its trade surplus and ease its tariff burden, three sources familiar with the matter said.
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15.India is expected to grow by 6.5 per cent in 2025 on the back of continued robust public spending and ongoing monetary easing, even as the world economy is on a recessionary trajectory, driven by escalating trade tensions and persistent uncertainty, a UN report said.