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‘Meta has to apologise’: Parliamentary panel to summon Meta for Zuckerberg’s election claim

By Odisha News Online 90
NEW DELHI, JAN 14 : Seeking an apology from social media giant Meta for “tarnishing” India’s image, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, who heads the Parliament’s Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology, said on Tuesday that the panel will summon the firm following its chairman’s comments that India’s ruling dispensation lost Continue Reading
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Union minister Vaishnaw fact-checks Zuckerberg on Lok Sabha poll results

By Odisha News Online 83
NEW DELHI, JAN 13 : Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw countered Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Monday on his claim that after the COVID-19 pandemic, most incumbent governments, including the one in India, lost elections in 2024, asserting that his statement was “factually incorrect”. In a post on X, Vaishnaw said as the world’s largest democracy, […]Continue Reading
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Minor girl injured as IED planted by Naxalites explodes in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma

By Odisha News Online 105
SUKMA, JAN 13 : A 10-year-old girl was injured when a pressure improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, police said on Monday. The incident took place on Sunday evening on the outskirts of Timmapuram village under Chintalnar police station area, a senior police official said. As per preliminary […]Continue Reading
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Maha Kumbh Mela begins with holy dip at Sangam; ‘special day for those who cherish Bharatiya values,’ says PM Modi

By Odisha News Online 176
MAHAKUMBH NAGAR, JAN 13 : The Maha Kumbh Mela commenced at Sangam — the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers — on Monday with more than 40 lakh people from different walks of life taking the first holy dip. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that the Maha Kumbh to […]Continue Reading
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Kangana Ranaut organises special screening of ‘Emergency’ for Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

By Odisha News Online 182
NEW DELHI, JAN 12 : Actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut hosted a special screening of her upcoming film Emergency for Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. Gadkari watched the political drama, featuring Ranaut as former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, in Nagpur on Saturday. Directed, produced and written by Ranaut, Emergency also stars Anupam Kher. The film, […]Continue Reading
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Under-construction building collapses at Kannauj railway station, several trapped

By Odisha News Online 96
UTTAR PRADESH, JAN 11 : At least 25 people have been rescued, and several others are feared trapped after an under-construction roof slab collapsed at Kannauj railway station in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, officials said. Police and rescue personnel, including a team from the State Disaster Response Force, are present at the spot and operations […]Continue Reading
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Kerala shocker: 18-year-old reveals sexual abuse by over 60 people for more than five years

By Odisha News Online 94
PATHANAMTHITTA, JAN 11 : In a shocking revelation, an 18-year-old girl has said she was sexually abused by more than 60 people over the past five years in Pathanamthitta. She revealed the ordeal to the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) members, who in turn informed the police. According to the police, the initial investigation indicated that […]Continue Reading