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1.The rupee depreciated 45 paise to hit an all-time low of 88.73against the US dollar on Tuesday, amid sustained outflow of foreign funds on the back of a steep hike in US H-1B visa fee that is expected to give a big blow to Indian IT services exports.
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2.Two hundred and eightynine migrant labourers from Odisha died while working outside the state during the last five years, Labour and Employees’ State Insurance minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia told the Assembly Tuesday.
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3.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday announced that an Ayurveda college will be set up at Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district at a cost of `85 crore, and the state will get eight more ‘Panchakarma’ centres this year.
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4.Dharma Productions, helmed by Karan Johar, is in the process of acquiring the remake rights of the record-breaking Odia fi lm Bou Buttu Bhuta (2025).
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5.The 71st National Film Awards celebrated the finest in Indian cinema with Hindi film 12th Fail, produced by Vinod Chopra Films and directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, winning the coveted Best Feature Film honour. Both producer and director received a cash prize of Rs3,00,000 each.
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6.As many as 289 migrant labourers from Odisha died while working outside the state in nearly 5 years – from 2021 to 2025 (till August), Labour and Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia told the Assembly Tuesday..
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7.Odisha has diverted 2,21,180.826 hectares of forest land for mining, industrial and infrastructure projects over the last 10 years, Forest, Environment and Climate Change Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia told the Assembly Tuesday.
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8.Exiled Bangladeshi author and feminist activist Taslima Nasrin Tuesday said women have hopes where the state is secular and there is a need to separate the state from religion if true equality is to be achieved for females.
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9.Arjuna awardee weightlifter Bijay Kumar Satpathy passed away Monday morning at his residence in Berhampur town in Ganjam district at the age of 73 years due to old-age related ailment, family sources said.
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10.The Rajasthan High Court has ruled that ex-servicemen are entitled to job reservation benefi ts only once, clarifying that the quota is meant to support their initial transition into civilian government jobs, and not to aid in career progression.
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11.The Supreme Court has observed that the time has come to decriminalise the defamation law, while agreeing to examine a plea by the Foundation for Independent Journalism seeking to quash the summons issued to it in a criminal defamation case.
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12.The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Tuesday said it has attached fresh assets worth Rs 7.44 crore of companies “beneficially owned and controlled” by AAP leader and former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain as part of an alleged “benami” assets-linked moneylaundering case.
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13.Actress Poonam Pandey will no longer be a part of the world-famous Luv Kush Ramlila to be held at the Red Fort grounds in Delhi this year.
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14.The Supreme Court Tuesday rued over the “stagnation” in district judiciary and underlined several “brilliant candidates” leaving service only after a few years as they don't become district judges even at the time of superannuation.
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15. Germany has committed billions to beefing up its military’s equipment after years of neglect. Now it's trying to persuade more people to join up and serve.