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1.The governing party of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a more than two-thirds majority in a key parliamentary election Sunday, Japanese media reported, citing preliminary results.
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2.Indian refiners are avoiding Russian oil purchases for delivery in April and are expected to stay away from such trades for longer, refining and trade sources said, a move that could help New Delhi seal a trade pact with Washington.
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3.India and Malaysia Sunday agreed to accelerate their strategic partnership, deepen defence and security cooperation, and expand collaboration in emerging sectors such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), and digital payments, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a “new speed and depth” in bilateral relations during his first foreign visit of 2026.
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4.The Cyber Crime and Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Bhubaneswar Sunday arrested a 46-year-old West Bengal man in connection with an online investment fraud in which a City resident was duped of Rs50.16 lakh on the promise of high returns.
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5. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff resigned Sunday over the furore surrounding the appointment of Peter Mandelson as the UK ambassador to the US despite his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
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6.Odisha’s rich spiritual and cultural heritage takes centre stage in Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation’s (IRCTC) newly launched rail-based tourism circuit, ‘Divine East Temple Tour’.
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7.National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela has crossed a major research milestone with 101 patents granted so far, reflecting a sharp rise in innovation output and intellectual property creation.
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8.The Union Law Ministry has increased the fees of advocate, who represent the central government in courts across the country, after a gap of nearly 11 years.
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9.A 50-yearold Cessna 172 trainer aircraft made a crash landing due to inadequate fuel and broke into three pieces near Belagavi airport Sunday afternoon, and the two pilots, who were on board the plane, are safe, according to sources.
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10.The Delhi government Sunday launched 500 new electric buses, taking the total EV fleet of the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to more than 4,000, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said.
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11.France’s former Culture Minister Jack Lang has resigned as head of a Paris cultural centre over alleged past financial links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that prompted a tax investigation.
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12.Kyiv's foreign minister has said the Ukrainian and Russian leaders need to meet in person to hash out the hardest remaining issues in peace talks, and that only US President Donald Trump has the power to bring about an agreement.
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13.Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) should be framed by taking everyone into confidence and it should not lead to differences.
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14.The India-US trade deal has sparked huge concern among the country's farmers, who feel that cheaper American products coming into the country will add to the challenges they face.
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15.In a major push to India's indigenous technology ambitions, the IIT Madras Research Park has launched a Rs 600-crore venture capital fund aimed at nurturing deep tech startups across the country.