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Bangladesh says PM Tarique Rahman will visit India only after ‘conducive environment’ created for Hasina’s extradition

By Odisha News Online 14
BANGLADESH, AUG 16 :  Bangladesh on Sunday said India needs to create a “conducive environment” for Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s possible visit to New Delhi for the BRICS summit in September, with Dhaka linking the issue to its demand for the extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. The comments came amid uncertainties over Continue Reading
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Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, Tiger Shroff get FDA notices over Vimal Elaichi ad

By Odisha News Online 11
MAHARASTRA, AUG 16 : The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued show cause notices to Bollywood actors Ajay Devgn, Shah Rukh Khan and Tiger Shroff over their advertisement for Vimal Elaichi, alleging that it amounts to surrogate advertising for Vimal Pan Masala, a product prohibited in the state.The Maharashtra FDA has stepped up […]Continue Reading
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Former Bengal deputy speaker Ashis Banerjee found dead at TMC office in Birbhum

By Odisha News Online 16
WEST BENGAL, AUG 16 :  Former West Bengal Assembly deputy speaker and veteran Trinamool Congress leader Ashis Banerjee was found hanging at a party office near his residence in Hattala Para, Rampurhat, in Birbhum district on Sunday morning, police sources said. A purported suicide note was recovered from the party office, with police examining its […]Continue Reading
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Opposition says PM Modi’s ‘dimaagi Naxal’ remark stigmatises dissent, questions women’s quota pitch

By Odisha News Online 17
NEW DELHI,AUG 15 :  Opposition parties on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using his Independence Day address to stigmatise dissent through his ‘dimaagi Naxal’ remark and questioned his call for 33 per cent reservation for women in legislatures, saying the quota law was not implemented in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Senior BJP […]Continue Reading
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Lok Sabha clears bill to amend Mines and Minerals Development Law without debate

By Odisha News Online 25
NEW DELHI, AUG 12 : The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, without a debate. The legislation proposes changes to the regulatory framework for mines and minerals and restricts states from imposing additional taxes on mineral rights. The Centre, through the Bill, also seeks to take […]Continue Reading
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‘Shortcut will cut you short’: PM Modi urges youth to read autobiographies

By Odisha News Online 21
NEW DELHI, AUG 12 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged young people to read autobiographies and learn from the struggles of others, saying that in the “era of reels”, they should remember that “shortcut will cut you short”. Speaking at the launch of former president Ram Nath Kovind’s autobiography “Triumph of the Indian […]Continue Reading