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1.Gold price surges Rs1,000 to hit yet another record high of Rs1,05,670 per 10 gram in the national capital Monday.
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2.Desperate Afghans clawed through rubble in the dead of the night in search of missing loved ones after a strong earthquake killed more than 800 people and injured more than 2,800 in eastern Afghanistan, according to figures provided Monday by the Taliban government.
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3.In a new rant against India for its purchases of Russian oil, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro has said that ‘Brahmins’ are profiteering at the expense of the Indian people and it needs to ‘stop’.
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4.The rupee depreciated just 1 paisa to close at an all-time low of 88.10 against the US dollar Monday amid Indo-US trade deal uncertainties and higher dollar demand from importers.
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5.The Tata Power-led Odisha discoms Monday launched a 1-kW rooftop solar scheme, enabling households to generate around 100 units of electricity per month, officials said. The scheme was launched under the Utility-Led Aggregation (ULA) model, as part of the government’s flagship PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana.
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6.The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Monday opened a breastfeeding room on the premises of the 12th-century shrine in Puri.
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7.The Odisha Sub-Ordinate Staff Selection Commission (OSSSC) will re-conduct the preliminary examination for posts like RI, ICDS Supervisor, ARI, Amin, and Statistical Field Surveyor under the Combined Recruitment Examination (CRE) 2023 (IV) on CBRE mode from October 8, 2025, official sources said.
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8.The 67-yearold Hirakud Dam, the world’s longest earthen dam, requires comprehensive overhauling to address structural concerns and enhance capacity, according to a senior official.
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9.Nearly 37,000 child marriages were stopped in the last two years and 4,777 child victims of human trafficking were rescued in Madhya Pradesh with the help of government agencies, a functionary of an organisation working for the protection of child rights said Monday.
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10.Former vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar shifted from his official residence to a private farmhouse in the Chhatarpur area of south Delhi Monday evening, six weeks after he resigned from his post, according to officials.
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11.Days after accusing the BJP of stealing elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Monday threatened that he will soon amplify his charges by coming out with more “vote chori” disclosures that would be like a “Hydrogen bomb” and Prime Minister Narendra Modi would not be able to show his face to the country.
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12.The Election Commission of India Monday said claims, objections and corrections in the draft electoral roll prepared in the Bihar special intensive revision (SIR) exercise can be fi led beyond September 1 but the same would be considered once the electoral roll was finalised.
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13.A new Act that regulates matters related to foreigners and immigration and has provisions for heavy punishment for carrying a forged passport or visa came into effect Monday.
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14.The Supreme Court Monday rejected a PIL challenging the nationwide rollout of 20 per cent ethanol-blended petrol (EBP-20), alleging millions of motorists were forced to use the fuel not designed for their vehicles.
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15.Maratha quota leader Manoj Jarange Monday asked protesters to follow the directives of the Bombay High Court and not inconvenience the people of Mumbai by roaming on the streets.