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1.Iran said it is ready to respond to a US ground attack, accusing Washington Sunday of preparing a land assault even as it sought negotiations and as regional powers held talks in Pakistan to try to end the fighting.
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2.Foreign investors have pulled out Rs1.14 lakh crore (about USD 12.3 billion) from domestic equities in March.
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3.Popular Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee died Sunday after drowning in the sea at Talsari beach in Balasore district of Odisha.
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4.Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Sunday emphasised the vital role of value-based education in shaping a peaceful and progressive society, urging teachers to nurture character alongside knowledge in students.
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5.The fine for letting a dog roam in a public street without a leash, which currently is Rs50 under the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957, will increase to Rs1,000 if the Parliament passes the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025.
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6.The Election Commission on Sunday transferred officers-in-charge and inspectors-in-charge of 173 police stations across West Bengal.
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7.Odisha DGP YB Khurania Sunday said 77 Maoists have surrendered before police in the state between January 2025 and March this year.
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8.Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra has tendered his resignation from Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and IT, chaired by BJP leader Nishikant Dubey, over an alleged disrespectful statement made by Dubey against Biju Patnaik recently.
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9.Titlagarh MLA Nabin Jain has been booked for allegedly firing in the air during a Ram Navami procession at the western Odisha town in Bolangir district .
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10.The Union government said Sunday it is relaxing petroleum safety and licensing rules to allow faster distribution of kerosene to households, as the Iran war disrupts energy supplies worldwide.
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11.A Naxalite carrying a bounty of Rs 5 lakh was killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district Sunday.
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12.Airlines will start offering at least 60 per cent of seats in a fl ight without levying any additional charge from April 20, as well as maintain a transparent seat allocation policy, according to aviation watchdog DGCA.
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13.North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed a test of an upgraded, high-thrust, solid-fuel engine for weapons and hailed it as a signfi cant development to boost the country's strategic military capability, state media reported Sunday.
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14.Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak instructed the energy ministry to draft a resolution banning gasoline exports from April 1, the Russian government said.
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15.Nepal's former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was remanded in judicial custody for five days by the Kathmandu District Court Sunday, even as protests continue to erupt in various parts of the country over the arrest.