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1.Former Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy is the joint candidate of the Opposition parties for the Vice-Presidential polls..
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2.The government is planning to introduce three bills in Parliament Wednesday for the removal of a prime minister, a Union minister, a chief minister or a minister of a Union Territory when arrested or detained on serious criminal charges.
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3.The Union Cabinet has approved the construction of a six-lane access-controlled capital region ring road (Bhubaneswar Bypass) in Odisha on Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM) at a total capital cost of Rs 8,307.74 crore. “The project will provide signifi - cant benefi t to Odisha and other eastern States by diverting heavy commercial traffi c away from Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and Khordha Cities.
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4.A 13-year-old boy from Khunta village in Jaynagar panchayat under this block in Kendrapara district, narrowly escaped death Tuesday after fi ghting off a crocodile attack.
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5.Educationist Mousumi Parida being conferred with 'Sarala Devi Saraswat Samman' at a function organised at Sarala Bhawan in Cuttack, as part of 121st birth anniversary celebrations of renowned freedom fighter Sarala Devi, Tuesday.
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6.The state Higher Secondary Education Directorate Tuesday announced the commencement of Phase-II e-Admission to Plus II vacant seats in Higher Secondary Schools (HSSs) across the state for 2025-26 academic session.
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7.Actor Achyut Potdar, best known for his roles in TV shows and fi lms like “Bharat Ek Khoj”, “Pradhan Mantri”, “3 Idiots”, has died at a hospital here due to heart related issues. He was 90.
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8.Union Cabinet has approved a Bill related to promotion and regulation of online gaming, and the government is likely to bar platforms offering any online money gaming service, a source said Tuesday.
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9.The Supreme Court Tuesday questioned the Centre and the attorney general over the long pendency of Bills passed by assemblies with governors, underscoring the limitations of constitutional courts in situations where legislation has been pending since 2020.
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10.The NCERT has introduced two special modules on the Operation Sindoor for Classes III to XII describing the mission not just as a military operation but a promise to protect peace and honour the lives lost in the Pahalgam terror attack.
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11.The Lok Sabha Tuesday passed a bill to set up an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Guwahati with the Union government providing capital support of Rs550 crore.
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12.A top panel of India's market regulator is meeting Tuesday to consider placing stricter limits on positions in index derivatives in the Indian markets, two sources said.
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13.India is curbing solar output during periods of low demand to keep its power grid stable and to ease congestion in power lines as green energy supply rises, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) said Monday.
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14.The India Post has rolled out Rs 5,800-crore Advanced Postal Technology across the country that will transform it into world-class public logistics organization by enabling mobile-ready services and real time decision making, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said Tuesday.
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15. Bangladesh and Kazakhstan have replaced Pakistan and Oman respectively for the men’s Asia Cup hockey tournament to be held here from August 29 to September 7 as per the schedule released Tuesday.