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1.West Bengal (WB) registered a record voter turnout of 92.72 per cent in the first phase of Assembly polls while Tamil Nadu (TN) recorded unprecedented voting of 85.14 per cent .
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2.The Sambalpur Police have arrested five persons for allegedly circulating an obscene video involving a Sankirtan singer, officials said on Thursday.
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3.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday distributed appointment letters to 4,623 candidates at the 15th recruitment fair held at Kalinga Stadium.
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4.The Revenue and Disaster Management (R&DM) department Thursday issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the safety and security of the on-duty functionaries in census.
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5.Jharsuguda and Talcher recorded a maximum temperature of 44 degrees Celsius, according to the last evening bulletin.
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6.Voters from about 12 villages in Balasore district and some border villages in Mayurbhanj district, reportedly cast their votes for the Assembly polls in West Bengal Thursday.
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7.The Supreme Court said it respects the views of all eminent authors and thinkers, but it cannot accept information from ‘WhatsApp University’.
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8.The country's rice exports dipped 7.5 per cent to USD 11.53 billion in 2025-26 due to a contraction in shipments to major destinations including the Middle East countries, according to the commerce ministry data. The exports in March declined 15.36 per cent to USD 997.53 million.
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9.United States President Donald Trump has amplified a provocative critique of birthright citizenship by sharing a video of prominent conservative author and radio host Michael Savage, who claimed the current legal system allows immigrants to exploit American laws by arriving in the “ninth month of their pregnancy”.
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10.In a major relief to Amit Jogi, the Supreme Court Thursday stayed the Chhattisgarh High Court verdict, which had handed down life imprisonment to the son of former chief minister Ajit Jogi in the 2003 murder case of NCP leader Ramavatar Jaggi.
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11.Shiv Ratan Agarwal, who built a humble, family-run namkeen business into one of India’s most recognisable packaged snack brands Bikaji died at the age of 75.
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12.The newly-introduced NCERT Class IX mathematics textbook ‘Ganita Manjari’ features references to ancient Indian mathematical systems and embeds historical context within core concepts, marking a shift from earlier editions.
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13.Gold prices declined by Rs 900 to Rs 1.56 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital Thursday, and silver plunged to `2.50 lakh per kilogram amid weak global trends.
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14.India is projected to have 25,217 ultra-high net worth individuals and 313 billionaires by 2031, spurred by wealth creation across technology, industrials and capital markets, according to Knight Frank.
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15.Sanju Samson carried his bat with a splendid 101 not out, while Akeal Hosein’s stunning 4/17 powered Chennai Super Kings to a crushing 103-run victory over a listless Mumbai Indians in their Indian Premier League clash here Thursday.