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1.The Women Reservation Act, 2023, which gave 33 per cent quota to women in legislatures, came into force Thursday, according to a notification issued by the Union Law Ministry.
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2.The Supreme Court refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to make voting compulsory in the country.
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3.A plea was filed in the Supreme Court Thursday in the aftermath of allegations of religious conversion and sexual harassment at a multinational company (MNC) in Nashik seeking directions to control deceitful religious conversion.
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4.More than 1.5 lakh close-approach alerts were issued for the Earth-orbiting satellites of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) last year to help avoid collisions among spacecraft, according to a new report released by the space agency.
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5.Flagging the lack of trust between the West Bengal government and the Election Commission, the Supreme Court Thursday dismissed a plea challenging the transfer of more than 1,000 administrative and police officers by the poll panel in the election-bound state.
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6.China is employing ships and a barrier to tighten control of the entrance to the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea amid roiling tension with the Philippines over the disputed feature, satellite imagery obtained by Reuters shows.
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7.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday met CBSE Class X toppers Teenaa Rath and Alisha Biswal at Lok Seva Bhavan here and felicitated them for their outstanding achievement.
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8.Two days after Israel and Lebanon held their fi rst direct diplomatic talks in decades in Washington, the two countries have agreed to a 10- day ceasefi re, US President Donald Trump announced Thursday.
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9.Police seized 960 bottles of cough syrup and arrested seven persons during a surprise raid at a football ground here, officials said Thursday.
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10.BBC plans to lay off 2,000 employees worldwide. Through this, companies want to save 10 percent annually.
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11.US Treasury Secretary Scott Besant has announced that Washington will not extend the waiver period again. Now, oil purchases from Russia and Iran will not be allowed. Washington's 30-day waiver period for Russian oil ended on April
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12.Middle Eastern country Saudi Arabia has provided $2 billion in financial assistance to Pakistan.
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13.US President Donald Trump has set two conditions. The first condition is that if Iran does not allow any foreign tanker to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, then Iranian tankers will also not pass through this system.
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14.In the city of Taunsa, located in the Punjab province of Pakistan, 331 children have been diagnosed with HIV positive. The case of HIV infection among children was recorded between November 2024 and October 2025.
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15.The country's leading FMCG company Hindustan Unilever has increased the prices of its soaps. The company's popular soaps like Dove, Pierce, Surf and Red Label have become more expensive. The prices of these products have increased by Rs 1 to Rs 20.