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1.The rupee breached the 94-level against the US dollar for the first time Monday, before closing flat at 93.53, amid a correction in global crude prices.
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2.President Donald Trump Monday extended his deadline for Iran to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz to international shipping, saying the US would hold off all strikes against Iran including its power plants for fi ve days.
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3.Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov lauded India's "independent foreign policy" and said that Russia looks forward to welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a visit this year.
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4.Four Jewish community ambulances were set ablaze in north London Monday in what British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called “a deeply shocking antisemitic arson attack”.
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5.Scores of Colombian soldiers are feared dead after a military transport plane crashed on takeoff in the south of the country.
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6.The Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha, Monday released the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) 2026 is scheduled to be conducted May 29 in two shifts.
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7.Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Monday said elaborate arrangements, including videography, photography and 3D mapping, have been made for the inventory of Puri Srimandir’s Ratna Bhandar, scheduled to begin March 25 after a gap of 48 years.
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8.During intensive checks conducted March 21 and 22, authorities issued e-challans to a large number of vehicles for violations of the Motor Vehicles Act. Notably, as many as 3,153 cases of driving without a valid licence were detected over the two days.
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9.The Delhi government will upgrade 125 school libraries with 20 digital devices, headphones, a kiosk and a charging cart, according to the Economic Survey of Delhi 2025-26. Besides, it has identified 7.5 lakh students in classes 1 to 8 with learning gaps.
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10.Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Monday said that appointment letters have been issued to 438 terror-victim families since 2025.
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11.Parents of over 200 Jammu and Kashmir students stranded at the Azerbaijan border Sunday demanded urgent Central government intervention for the safe return of their children.
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12.The total number of motor vehicles on roads in Delhi till 2025-26 is 87.61 lakh, showing an increase by 7.93 per cent compared to 2024-25, according to the economic survey report released.
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13.Two more Indian-flagged LPG tankers, carrying roughly a day’s supply of the country’s cooking gas, have safely navigated through the war-hit Strait of Hormuz and are expected to reach Indian shores over the next two days.
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14.Kerala is reeling under intense heat with the mercury scaling up in most places across the state, testing the endurance of residents and travellers alike.
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15.The AIADMK-led NDA in Tamil Nadu Monday finalised seat-sharing arrangement for key constituents of the alliance for the April 23 Assembly polls, with the Dravidian party allotting 27 seats for BJP, 18 for PMK and 11 for AMMK.
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16.Nepal has revised its trekking permit policy for restricted areas, allowing individual foreign tourists to obtain permits for trekking that were previously only issued to groups of two or more.
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17.India and China bore the maximum brunt of tougher immigration policy unveiled by the Trump administration which issued 2.5 lakh fewer visas in the fi rst eight months of 2025 compared with the same period in 2024, according to a media report.
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18.The Ministry of Civil Aviation Monday informed Parliament that a total of 11 airlines have shut down operations in India since 2016, mainly due to fi nancial stress, lack of aircraft availability and internal issues.
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19.Gold prices slumped by Rs 9,050 to Rs 1.43 lakh per 10 grams while silver tumbled Rs 10,500 to Rs 2.30 lakh per kg in the national capital Monday amid subdued domestic demand and weak global trends.
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20.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Monday infused Rs 79,256 crore transient liquidity into the banking system through overnight variable rate (VRR) auction.