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1.The Chandrayaan-2 mission, launched in 2019, has made the fi rst-ever observation of the effects of the Sun's Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) on the Moon using its onboard scientifi c instruments, ISRO said Saturday.
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2.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi performed on virtual mode the groundbreaking ceremonies for 471 gram panchayat (GP) offi ces in 28 districts, except for Nuapada and Kalahandi, and distributed the first installment under Antyodaya Gruha Yojana across the state.
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3. Two new world records were set at this year's Deepotsav in Ayodhya: 26.17 lakh diyas lit at the same place as 2,128 people performed 'aarti' together for the grand celebrations in the temple town, the Uttar Pradesh government said.
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4.Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pledge on Independence Day 2024 to create 75,000 new medical seats over five years, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has approved 10,650 new MBBS seats for the academic year 2024-25.
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5.The Karnataka High Court on Sunday asked the RSS representatives to fi le a fresh application seeking permission to hold its route march in Chittapur of Kalaburagi district November 2.
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6.The US State Department said Saturday that it has "credible reports" that Hamas could violate the ceasefire with an attack on Palestinian civilians in Gaza.
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7.The government Sunday extended the due date for filing the monthly GSTR-3B tax payment form by 5 days till October 25.
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8.The Supreme Court has expressed serious concern over non-implementation of more than 82 lakh judgements passed by courts across the country in civil disputes, terming the situation as “highly disappointing” and “alarming”.
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9.Under the ‘NIOS Project,’ an average of 70 per cent of students who took the 10th grade examination have failed in the last four years — this was revealed by the Delhi's Directorate of Education (DoE) in response to a Right to Information (RTI) application fi led by PTI.
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10.Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Sunday hit out at the opposition parties over their stance on the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, and said now “lamps are being lit where bullets were once fired”.
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11.The 'Toshkhana' (treasury) of the Banke Bihari temple in Mathura, which had been locked since 1971, was opened Saturday on the orders of a high-powered committee constituted by the Supreme Court.
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12.Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel seized Rs90 lakh in cash from two trains during a special operation between Kesinga and Titilagarh railway stations and detained three individuals, sources said Sunday.
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13.The state government has started discussions with High Court officials to set up fast-track courts across the state to speed up trials in cases related to crimes against women, thus ensuring speedy justice.
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14.Thieves broke into Paris’ Louvre museum through a window Sunday, stealing “priceless” items of jewellery, including nine pieces from the jewellery collection of Napoleon and the Empress, before escaping on motorbikes, the French government said.
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15.Large crowds of protesters marched and rallied in cities across the US Saturday for “No Kings” demonstrations decrying what participants see as the government’s swift drift into authoritarianism under President Donald Trump.