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1.Japan's parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female prime minister Tuesday.
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2.According to reports, the Air Quality Index (AQI) of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack was 657 and 582 respectively Monday evening, which is considered as hazardous. The visibility in both cities was significantly reduced in many areas, according to residents as they faced inconvenience while commuting.
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3.Pakistan's Punjab government this month deported around 22,000 Afghan nationals residing in the province illegally besides closing down the last Afghan refugee camp, a Punjab police spokesperson said Tuesday.
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4.The Reserve Bank sold $7.7 billion in August to check exchange rate volatility as well as to arrest the decline in value of the rupee against the American currency.
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5.India has succeeded in diversifying its export market with overseas shipments recording a yearon-year growth in over 20 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America which has helped to offset the adverse impact of the US tariff turmoil.
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6.In a shocking development, mosquitoes have been found in Nordic island nation Iceland for the first time as global heating makes the country more hospitable for insects.
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7.Cuttack, A self-styled godman was arrested in Cuttack district for allegedly sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl, police said Monday.
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8.Thousands of devotees gathered near the Srimandir here Monday to perform ‘Paya Shraddha’, a ritual to honour ancestors on ‘Diwali’.
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9.Elephant incursions into human habitats have become a daily concern across several blocks of Keonjhar district.
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10.Paradip Port is going to sign Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs) worth Rs1.5 lakh crore at the upcoming India Maritime Week scheduled to be held in Mumbai from 27 to 31 October.
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11.Berhampur A team of researchers from the Estuarine Biology Regional Centre of the Zoological Survey of India have discovered a new fish species in the Bahuda estuary in Ganjam district, a report said.
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12.Keonjhar district police here Monday busted a sex racket operating from a three-storied building at Gobindpur village under Town police limits as it arrested six persons including a woman and rescued fi ve other women.
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13.The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has been urged to take a "holistic" approach to tackle the alarming loss of forest cover in the northeast region.
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14.New Delhi More than 250 people reported burn wounds in Delhi, and over 100 in Jaipur, while properties worth crores were gutted in Shimla Diwali night.
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15.The Kerala High Court expanded the scope of the SIT probe into the loss of gold from the Sabarimala temple, directing investigators to examine a possible wider conspiracy and the role of Travancore Devaswom Board .