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1.China deplores the Grammy given to the Dalai Lama, opposing the recognition’s possible use as a tool for anti-China ‘political manipulation’.
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2.Silver prices extend its steep fall for the third straight day, tumbling `52,000 to `60L/kg, while gold falls to rs1.52L/10g.
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3.Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin Monday announced the launch of a fi rst of its kind Tamil Biennale in January next year to position the state as a global hub for art and cultural tourism.
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4.The Centre and the Union Territory of Ladakh administration told the Supreme Court Monday that jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk tried to instigate Gen Z for protests like in Nepal and Bangladesh.
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5.The Supreme Court Monday said that election process cannot be lightly interdicted or stalled at the behest of an individual grievance.
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6.The CBI has registered a case into the alleged murder of 19-year-old resort receptionist Ankita Bhandari in 2022, taking over the investigation from the Uttarakhand Police, officials said Monday.
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7.Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Monday said rs7,536 crore has been allocated to Jharkhand in the Union Budget 2026-27 to accelerate railway projects in the state.
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8.Transactions through the popular Unified Payments Interface (UPI) touched a record Rs233 lakh crore and 21.70 billion in value and volume terms, respectively, in January, according to data released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). NPCI said the value of transactions was at Rs27.97 lakh crore in December
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9.Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) remained in a selling mode in January, withdrawing nearly Rs 36,000 crore (about $3.97 billion) as global uncertainties persisted.
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10. A Bangladesh court Monday sentenced deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail in two separate corruption cases related to alleged irregularities in allocations of land in a government housing project.
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11.The Supreme Court Monday sought responses from the Centre, Odisha and 11 other states on a fresh public interest litigation (PIL) filed by the National Council of Churches in India (NCCI) challenging the validity of their respective anti-conversion laws.
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12.Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Monday said the Centre has allocated Rs10,928 crore for the railway sector development in Odisha in the Union Budget for 2026-27 fi nancial year.
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13.The Odisha government has set in motion the process for delimitation of wards and reservation of seats ahead of the general elections to Municipalities and Notifi ed Area Councils (NACs) across the state.
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14.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday launched development projects worth Rs600 crore in Rayagada and announced that 80 per cent of jobs in industries being set up in the district would be reserved for local youth.
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15.The Odisha government will distribute smartphones to about 46,000 community resource persons (CRPs) working under the Mission Shakti Department, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said Monday.