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1.President Droupadi Murmu turned emotional Thursday as she garlanded the statue of her late husband Shyam Charan Murmu at her native village in Mayurbhanj district.
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2.Lok Sabha (LS) Speaker Om Birla Thursday said he had “concrete information” that many Congress members might move towards Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi’s seat and carry out some “unexpected act” as a result of which he had requested him not to come to the House to reply to the discussion on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address.
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3.Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Congress, saying the Opposition party is unable to digest its successive electoral defeats and will never be able to dig his grave despite nursing deep hatred towards him.
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4.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday announced that Hindi feature fi lm ‘Godaan’ will be tax-free in the state and a cow research centre will be set up to promote research and awareness related to indigenous cattle and traditional practices.
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5.The state government has proposed to change the English spellings of 24 places- PRESENT PROPOSED Khurda- Khoradha ,Balasore - Baleshwar, Keonjhar - Kendujhar, Khondmal - Kandhamal, Deogarh - Debagarh ,Angul - Anugol, Nayagarh - Nayagada, Kendrapara- Kendrapada.
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6.The state government Thursday made a reshuffl e in its bureaucracy by transferring 21 IAS officers.
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7.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated 57 new sub-registrar offi ces (SROs) across 56 tehsils in 17 districts Thursday.
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8.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said his government will present 2026-27 annual Budget February 20 based on the opinions of the people from diverse fields.
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9.Odisha Police Thursday declared Koraput district “Naxal-free” following the surrender of an area committee member (ACM) of the banned CPI (Maoist), marking a signifi cant breakthrough in efforts to curb Left Wing Extremism in the Odisha–Chhattisgarh border region.
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10.The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has made face authentication mandatory for all aspirants at examination centres and introduced strict eligibility restrictions for candidates already appointed to certain services.
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11.Former poll strategist Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bihar Assembly Elections, 2025 and seeking fresh polls in the state.
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12.The Supreme Court Thursday quashed an FIR alleging rape on the false pretext of marriage, saying the facts unmistakably indicate towards a classic case of a consensual relationship turning acrimonious.
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13.The Gujarat High Court Thursday dismissed a plea by an ashram founded by self-styled godman Asaram in Ahmedabad, paving the way for land acquisition to develop sports infrastructure ahead of the Commonwealth Games 2030.
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14.More than 3,800 Indian nationals were deported from the US in 2025, the government informed the Rajya Sabha Thursday.
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15. Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 final T20 cricket match against Delhi Capitals at Baroda Cricket Association Stadium in Gujarat’s Vadodara, Thursday