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1.President Droupadi Murmu will be on a day-long visit to Odisha April 21, her office said in a statement Monday. She will inaugurate a Planetarium and Science Centre, and the Nirmal Munda Parivesh Path, at a public function in Rourkela, it said.
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2.Iran Monday offered a new death toll for the war with Israel and the United States, with its forensic chief saying at least 3,375 people had been killed in the conflict.
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3.BJP veteran Murli Manohar Joshi said India is not a ‘vishwaguru’ (global teacher) anymore and this term should not be used.
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4.Bhavesh Patra, who is among the 26 candidates securing a perfect 100 NTA score in JEE (Main) 2026 Paper 1, has become the Odisha topper, according to National Testing Agency (NTA) .
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5.Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) RS Gopalan Monday said he has asked electoral registration officers (EROs) to undertake a proper verification before names of about 9.8 lakh voters are deleted from the electoral rolls.
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6.The second National Lok Adalat of the year will be held May 9 across all court premises in Khurda district.
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7.Chief Justice of India Surya Kant Monday said it was shocking that well-educated people were getting duped in cases of digital arrests.
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8.Around 18% of the candidates in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections have declared criminal cases against themselves, while 25% have assets worth more than Rs 1 crore, a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) .
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9.The Supreme Court has dismissed activist Umar Khalid’s plea seeking a review of a verdict denying him bail, while observing that there are reasonable grounds to believe the allegations levelled against him in connection with a conspiracy behind the 2020 Delhi riots.
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10.Delhi High Court judge Swarana Kanta Sharma Monday refused to recuse herself from hearing the liquor-policy case as she rejected the pleas of AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and others for her withdrawal.
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11.The CBI Monday said it has arrested two senior executives of Reliance Communications (RCOM), a company of the Anil Ambani group, in an alleged bank fraud case.
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12.Over 700 citizens, including former civil servants, academics, activists and journalists, have written to the Election Commission alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's national address April 18 violated the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) for elections and sought an inquiry as well as remedial action.
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13.Silver prices climbed Rs 4,300 to Rs 2.57 lakh per kilogram in the national capital Monday, while gold advanced to Rs 1.57 lakh per 10 grams on fresh buying by retailers and stockists.
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14.The rupee pared its initial gains and settled with a loss of 25 paise at 93.16 against the US dollar Monday, after fresh tension in West Asia led to an increased demand for the American currency and kept crude prices steady.
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15.The Supreme Court Monday held that mere possession of a higher academic degree does not by itself render a candidate "otherwise eligible or well qualified" without meeting the experience required under the Recruitment and Promotion Rules.