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1.Artificial judgments will have real consequences, the Supreme Court has warned, coming down hard on a trial court relying on fake, AI-generated verdicts in its decision-making process.
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2.The rupee saw a steep loss of 41 paise to settle at 91.49 against the US dollar Monday after US and Israeli attacks on Iran intensified worldwide risk aversion, setting crude oil prices on fire and demand for the American currency soaring.
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3.The Higher Education department has issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for heatwave management in all higher education institutions across the state ahead of the summer of 2026.
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4.The Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT) Monday completed its five-day visit to Odisha, inspecting key sites linked to the river basin, amid the ongoing water-sharing dispute with neighbouring Chhattisgarh, officials said.
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5.The Srimandir authorities Monday decided to begin the much-awaited inventory of the Ratna Bhandar at the 12th-century shrine from March 25, after a gap of 48 years.
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6.The results of the Class X examination conducted by state’s Board of Secondary Education (BSE) are likely to be declared by the second week of May.
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7.Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), for the third year in a row, fixed the interest rate on fund deposits at 8.25 per cent for 2025-26.
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8.Former police inspector-in-charge Rajesh Baliarsingh, who had been absconding for six months following his involvement in a case related to ganja smuggling, surrendered Monday before the district judge’s court in Jeypore of Koraput district.
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9.Nine cheetahs airlifted from Botswana were in good health in their quarantine enclosures in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park.
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10.Jharkhand Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) K Ravi Kumar Monday said the SIR of electoral rolls will begin in the state in April.
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11.The Delhi government has set up around 50 centres across the city to facilitate the issuance of the “Pink Saheli” cards and the distribution process will commence from Tuesday.
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12. Indian airlines cancelled 357 international flights Monday as the operational disruptions caused by the Middle East conflict continued for the third day.
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13.Hundreds of Iranians crossed the border into Turkey Monday afternoon as the US-Israeli war against Iran expanded, a Reuters witness said, with those arriving speaking of fear in Tehran and queues at petrol stations.
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14.Insurance companies are cancelling war risk coverage for vessels in the Gulf as the widening Iran conflict disrupted shipping, leaving at least four tankers damaged, two seafarers killed and 150 ships stranded around the Strait of Hormuz.
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15.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Monday said 98.44 per cent of the Rs2,000 banknotes in circulation have been returned. The central bank announced the withdrawal of Rs2,000 denomination banknotes from circulation May 19, 2023.
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16.Equity investors became poorer by Rs 6.59 lakh crore Monday as markets faced a massive drubbing amid rising tensions in West Asia that weighed heavily on sentiments.