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1.The Union Home Ministry has directed that all six stanzas of the National Song ‘Vande Mataram’, written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, shall be sung first when the National Song and National Anthem ‘Jana Gana Mana’ are to be played together.
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2.The White House has removed pulses from a list of American products on which it said India will eliminate or reduce tariffs, in a revised fact sheet issued on the interim trade deal.
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3.A key review meeting of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) was held at Ekamra Hall in the premises of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) headquarters.
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4.Renowned folk play director, actor and singer Guru Damodar Badatya, fondly called ‘Dama Master’, died at the of 85 Wednesday, owing to prolonged illness.
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5.The Centre Wednesday told the Supreme Court that climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has been examined medically 24 times since his detention and he is “fit, hale and hearty” and there is nothing alarming.
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6.The Delhi Police’s Special Cell has issued a notice to Penguin Random House India seeking clarifications over the circulation of the unpublished book of former Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on social media.
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7.The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will implement on-screen marking (OSM) for evaluation of Class XII answer books from this year, according to officials.
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8.Union Minister Kiren Rijiju Wednesday claimed that 20 to 25 Congress MPs had abused Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in his chamber and they were not stopped by senior leaders K C Venugopal and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who were present there.
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9.Ritu Tawde was Wednesday elected as the 78th mayor of Mumbai, becoming the second BJP corporator to occupy the prestigious post in 44 years, while Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Ghadi was elected as deputy mayor.
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10.The Opposition notice for removal of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla could have been rejected due to flaws in drafting, but he directed officials to get it rectified so that it can be listed at the earliest, parliamentary sources said.
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11.Odisha Police is preparing to launch a major anti-Maoist operation in Gandhamardhan hills.
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12.Drug law enforcement agencies have seized nearly 39 lakh kg of cannabis based drugs across India since 2020 with Odisha alone accounting for more than 27 per cent of the total recoveries, according to government data presented in Parliament.
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13.Suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir Wednesday began the construction of the much-hyped mosque, modelled on Ayodhya’s Babri Masjid in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district.
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14.Dubai International Airport maintained its crown as the world’s busiest airport last year. That a record 95.2 million passengers transited through its terminals, part of the emirate’s continued economic boom.
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15.India let in two goals in the fi nal quarter to suffer a 1-3 defeat to Belgium in their Rourkela leg of the FIH Men's Pro League 2025-26 match here Wednesday.