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1.As many as 398 candidates, including 144 women, cleared the state civil services examination-2023, the result of which was announced by the Odisha Public Service Commission Friday. Priyanshu Pal of Angul topped the merit list.
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2.US President Donald Trump has announced a steep 100 per cent tariff on imported branded and patented pharmaceutical products, effective October 1, 2025.
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3.Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday launched Bihar’s Mukhya Mantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana, and transferred Rs10,000 each to the bank accounts of 75 lakh women.
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4.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday announced a 2 per cent hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) for employees of staterun Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), an offi cial statement said. With this revision, the DA has increased from 53 per cent to 55 per cent.
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5.The state government Friday launched a unified WhatsApp chatbot that will make 120 services accessible like obtaining birth and income certificates to the people across the state.
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6.Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin Thursday hailed the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) formal recognition of India’s first Dugong Conservation Reserve in Palk Bay, calling it a “signifi cant global endorsement” of the state’s marine conservation efforts.
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7.Tamil Nadu’s Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has fl oated a tender worth Rs 7.67 crore to build two specialised shelters for rabies-affected and aggressive stray dogs in Velachery and Madhavaram, aiming to strengthen the city’s stray dog management and public safety measures.
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8.Chief Minister Rekha Gupta Friday launched a project to generate 55 MW electricity through the installation of rooftop solar plants on 1000 government buildings, at Rithala in North West Delhi.
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9.The Calcutta High Court Friday granted bail to former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee in connection with the teacher recruitment irregularities case under investigation of the CBI.
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10.Over 2,400 Indians have been deported from the US since January, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Friday.
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11.The Supreme Court Friday allowed certified manufacturers to produce green crackers on the condition that their sale is not carried in Delhi-NCR without approval.
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12.The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act was Friday extended for six months in entire Manipur, except the jurisdiction of 13 police stations, in view of the prevailing law and order situation there.
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13.The legendary Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 fighter jets, the backbone of the Indian Air Force’s combat fleet for more than six decades.
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14.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sharply denounced Western countries Friday for embracing Palestinian statehood, accusing them of sending the message that “murdering Jews pays off.”
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15.US President Donald Trump met with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Asim Munir at the White House, where they discussed regional security, counter-terrorism cooperation and other issues.