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1.Israel’s army said Saturday that it would advance preparations for the first phase of US President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza and return all the remaining hostages.
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2.Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected and staunchly conservative head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is expected to become Japan’s first woman prime minister, but that doesn’t mean she’s a feminist choice, analysts say.
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3.Hundreds of dead blue jellyfish have washed ashore near Keluni river mouth at Astaranga beach in Puri district, raising concerns among tourists and locals as contact with the carcasses is causing skin irritation and swelling.
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4.In a first, the state government has decided to provide fi nancial assistance of over `7 crore to various Durga Puja committees across Odisha.
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5.The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) completed an extensive post-Durga Puja cleanup drive across the City Saturday. Early in the morning, sanitation workers from all three zones conducted intensive cleaning at various puja pandals following a pre-planned schedule.
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6. Postal services resumed in Manipur's Churachandpur, with a mail van entering the district for the first time since the ethnic violence broke out in Manipur in May 2023, officials said Saturday.
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7.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the fi rst phase of the Navi Mumbai International Airport, built at a cost of `19,647 crore, on October 8, a senior Maharashtra government offi cial said Saturday.
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8.Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray Saturday dubbed Devendra Fadnavis a “helpless” chief minister who has failed to crack down on “rampant corruption” under his watch.
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9.The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has informed the Supreme Court that it has “arrived at a conscious and well considered decision” to publish and review the provisional answer keys for the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination.
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10. The investors will have a busy time next week as the initial public offerings (IPOs) of around fi ve companies are set to hit the primary market, to raise a combined amount of over Rs28,000 crore.
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11.The Unique Identifi cation Authority of India has waived off all charges for mandatory biometric update of Aadhaar for children, an official statement said Saturday.
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12.The government, Friday directed renewable energy (RE) agencies to invite fresh bids for clean power projects that were issued in haste to circumvent the ALMM guidelines for cells.
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13.Google Drive for Desktop is adding AI-powered ransomware detection to automatically stop file syncing and allow users to easily restore files in a few clicks.
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14.Rohit has been one of India's finest captains in the white-ball formats, guiding the team to two ICC titles and a runner-up finish at home in the 2023 WC at home while cementing his place as an all-time great.
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15.US Open runner-up Amanda Anisimova advanced to her second WTA 1000 fi nal of the year Saturday, outclassing defending champion Coco Gauff 6-1 6-2 in the semi-fi nals of the China Open.