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1.PM Modi arrives in Israel for a two-day visit that both countries have cast as a chance to deepen relations.
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2.The US has announced a preliminary countervailing duty of 125.87 per cent on imports of certain Indian solar goods, alleging that these products are unfairly subsidised by New Delhi.
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3.Chief Justice of India strongly objected to a chapter on judicial corruption in the NCERT’s Class VIII social science curriculum, prompting the syllabus-setting body to withdraw the contentious textbook from its website.
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4.Notes packed in trolley bags, totalling over Rs27 crore, were allegedly recovered from the Bhubaneswar flat of Deputy Director of Mines Debabrata Mohanty, who was arrested in a corruption case by the state Vigilance department Tuesday night.
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5.The state government Wednesday approved a special fi nancial assistance of Rs 1 crore for construction of a new chariot for Rath Yatra of Lord Baladevjew in Kendrapara district.
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6.The state government is all set to roll out PM-RAHAT (Pradhan Mantri-Road Accident Victim Hospitalisation and Assured Treatment), a Central scheme aimed at ensuring cashless medical care for road accident victims.
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7.The Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee will take the final decision on the exact date and time to begin the (inventory) process. It has to ensure that there is no disruption to the daily rituals of the deities or the darshan.
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8.Emphasising planned urban growth, the Odisha government has earmarked a Rs 200 crore corpus in the recent state Budget to build sustainable urban ecosystems.
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9.A total of 1,05,540 birds belonging to 107 species were recorded during the 7th Kaziranga Waterbird Estimation conducted last winter across Kaziranga Laokhowa Burhachapori floodplain complex.
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10.Washington, A record 129 journalists and media workers were killed in the course of their work last year, two-thirds of them killed by Israel, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday.
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11.Smartphone has become India's top export category with overseas shipments worth $30 billion in 2025, Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Wednesday.
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12.Jatinder Mehra, a veteran of India's steel and metals industry with a career spanning more than six decades, died February 24. He was 86.
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13.The producer of 'The Kerala Story 2-Goes Beyond' has told the Kerala High Court that the pleas opposing the film's release are "premature, misconceived and not maintainable"
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14.The dearness allowance (DA) of Maharashtra government's employees and other eligible staff will be hiked by three per cent to 58 per cent, with effect from July 2025.
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15.A statue of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was demolished by unknown miscreants at Cachar district of Assam, triggering political outrage.