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1.Odisha, the state government Thursday decided to merge the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) and the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) into a single board.
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2.World’s fi rst Asian elephant species’ survival centre will be established at Godibari in Chandaka area of the City, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced Thursday.
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3.The Supreme Court Thursday asked the Centre if courts were ‘powerless to intervene’ if Governor sat over Bills for years, rendering the state legislature ‘defunct’.
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4. The Monsoon session of Assembly will commence September 18, official sources said Thursday. The weeklong session will continue up to September 25 with a single day break September 21 as it is a Sunday.
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5.Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray Thursday met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at the latter's official residence ‘Varsha’ in south Mumbai, prompting speculation in the state’s political circles.
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6.The Supreme Court Thursday said it was “impossible” that in a continuing marriage a husband or a wife could say they want to be independent of their partner.
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7.The Railway Board has framed norms to re-hire former loco pilots and assistant loco pilots in pursuance of its policy to reengage retired employees on a contractual basis and reduce the number of vacant posts.
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8.India and Russia agreed to boost trade ties as their foreign ministers met in Moscow, giving little indication that US President Donald Trump's hefty tariffs on India for buying Russian oil would disrupt their relations.
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9.Senior CPI leader and MLA Vazhoor Soman died Thursday following a cardiac arrest, party sources said. He was 72.
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10.One in five students rarely experience the feeling of calm, motivation, or excitement, with girls reporting nearly twice the rate of persistent sadness compared to boys, said the 'Student Well-Being Pulse' report prepared by volunteer-based, Mumbai-headquartered IC3 Institute.
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11.The US’ priority should be to reverse the “downward spiral” in ties with India, Republican leader Nikki Haley has said, stressing that New Delhi must be treated as a “prized free and democratic” partner.
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12.The Israeli military maintained its pressure on Gaza City with heavy bombardments overnight, residents said, ahead of a Thursday meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his ministers on plans to seize the enclave’s largest city.
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13.India will need to mobilise $467 billion in climate fi nance by 2030 to put four of its most carbon-intensive sectors -- power, steel, cement and transport -- on a low-carbon pathway, according to a new study.
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14.Incumbent Ajay Singh was Thursday re-elected President of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) for a third consecutive term after his comprehensive victory over Jaslal Pradhan in the long-overdue polls.
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15.The government has established 100 5G labs at academic institutions across India for capacity building and for creating a 6G-ready academic and startup ecosystem in the country, the Parliament was informed Thursday.