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72nd National Film Awards: Mammootty, Yami Gautam, Kartik Aaryan win Best Actor Awards

By Odisha News Online Jul 18, 2026 9

MUMBAI, JULY 18 : Actors Mammootty and Kartik Aaryan won the Best Actor award, while Yami Gautam was named Best Actress for her performance at the 72nd National Film Awards. The winners were announced by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting during a press conference held at the National Media Centre in New Delhi on […]Continue Reading

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India gets a new rocket: Skyroot’s Vikram-1 performs textbook launch on first try

By Odisha News Online Jul 18, 2026 12

NEW DELHI, JULY 18 : India’s private space sector reached a defining milestone on Saturday as Skyroot Aerospace successfully launched Vikram-1, the country’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR) in Sriharikota. The rocket not only aced the launch but also satellite deployment, with all four stages Continue Reading

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Police action against Wangchuk, Dipke sparks student protests, draws Opposition criticism

By Odisha News Online Jul 18, 2026 20

NEW DELHI, JULY 18 :Student organisations hit the streets in protest and Opposition parties slammed the Centre after Delhi Police removed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk from his protest site at Jantar Mantar on Saturday morning. Members of the left-wing student organisations, including All India Students Federation (AISF), the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) and Continue Reading

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Sonam Wangchuk enters Day 20 of hunger strike, doctors warn of organ failure

By Odisha News Online Jul 17, 2026 11

NEW DELHI, JULY 17 : “I don’t want to say this, but Sonam Wangchuk is on his deathbed,” Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke said in an emotional appeal on Thursday. Dipke, who has shared the stage with the climate activist since Wangchuk began his indefinite hunger strike at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on June […]Continue Reading

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‘Lost around 8.25 kg’: PIL in Delhi HC seeks immediate medical treatment for Wangchuk; hearing on Thursday

By Odisha News Online Jul 15, 2026 20

NEW DELHI, JULY 15 : A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking urgent directions to the Centre and the Delhi government to provide immediate medical treatment and life-saving intervention to climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar since June 28. […]Continue Reading

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Aamir Khan rejects ‘love jihad’ tag: Neither Gauri, Reena nor Kiran converted

By Odisha News Online Jul 15, 2026 19

MUMBAI, JULY 15 : Actor Aamir Khan has responded to allegations branding him the “brand ambassador of love jihad”, saying his family has always embraced interfaith relationships and that none of his marriages involved religious conversion. He married Gauri Spratt, his longtime friend, at his Mumbai home on July 5 this year. In an interview […]Continue Reading

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India bans paraquat, weeds out biggest poison from its agricultural fields

By Odisha News Online Jul 14, 2026 14

NEW DELHI, JULY 14 : The Centre on Tuesday issued a draft notification imposing a complete ban on paraquat, a deadly herbicide, with immediate effect. It is a ban that many toxicologists, doctors and agricultural experts would argue was years overdue. Despite being prohibited in more than 70 countries, including where it was invented and […]Continue Reading

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Indian sailor killed, eight injured as Iranian missiles hit UAE tankers in Hormuz

By Odisha News Online Jul 14, 2026 18

IRAN,JULY 14 : An Indian crew member was killed and eight others were injured after two UAE oil tankers were struck by Iranian cruise missiles in the Strait of Hormuz. The UAE Ministry of Defence confirmed that the attack on the tankers killed one Indian national and injured six Indians and two Ukrainians. “The UAE […]Continue Reading

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History at Home of Cricket: India win first-ever women’s Test at Lord’s

By Odisha News Online Jul 13, 2026 18

NEW DELHI, JULY 13 : Lord’s has witnessed some of cricket’s greatest triumphs. On Monday, Harmanpreet Kaur’s India added a new chapter to that history. While this generation has lifted a World Cup on home soil and illuminated the stage of the Women’s Premier League, they will also be remembered for achieving an unforgettable milestone […]Continue Reading

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SC directs UP SIT to submit status report on Ram temple donation probe

By Odisha News Online Jul 13, 2026 19

NEW DELHI,JULY 13 : The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted by the Uttar Pradesh government to file a status report on its probe into the alleged embezzlement of donation money at the Ram temple in Ayodhya. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V […]Continue Reading