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Government clamps down on surge in airfares amid IndiGo disruption; domestic fares capped at Rs 18,000

By Odisha News Online Dec 6, 2025 219

NEW DELHI, DEC 6 : The Centre on Saturday stepped in to curb unusually high airfares being charged by certain airlines during the ongoing operational chaos at IndiGo, which has left passengers stranded across the country. A press release from the Ministry of Civil Aviation said the issue had been taken “very seriously” and that […]Continue Reading

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West Bengal on high alert as suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir to lay foundation of ‘Babri Masjid-style’ mosque

By Odisha News Online Dec 6, 2025 282

WEST BENGAL/DEC 6 :  West Bengal braces for a politically fraught Saturday as suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir pushes ahead with the foundation-laying ceremony for a ‘Babri Masjid-style’ mosque in Murshidabad, triggering high alert and sharpened political messaging on a date laden with communal sensitivities. The Beldanga site, where Kabir claimed “three Continue Reading

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Remember faces trying to fix: Sonu Sood backs IndiGo staff amid cancellation chaos

By Odisha News Online Dec 6, 2025 132

NEW DELHI, DEC 6 : Actor and philanthropist Sonu Sood celebrated his 52nd birthday on Wednesday by announcing a new initiative. The ‘Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi’ actor revealed plans to establish an old-age home that will offer shelter and care to around 500 senior citizens. The project aims to provide a secure, dignified, and compassionate […]Continue Reading

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Putin-Modi meet: India, Russia unveil new measures to broaden trade, economic ties

By Odisha News Online Dec 5, 2025 170

NEW DELHI, DEC 5 : India and Russia on Friday firmed up a five-year plan to bolster economic and trade partnership in the face of the United States”s punitive tariff and sanctions regime even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed to President Vladimir Putin that the war in Ukraine must be brought to an end […]Continue Reading

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SC rejects plea for prohibiting sale of Arundhati Roy’s book whose cover depicts her smoking

By Odisha News Online Dec 5, 2025 177

NEW DELHI, DEC 5 : The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking to prohibit the sale, circulation, and display of Arundhati Roy’s book, ‘Mother Mary Comes to Me’, as its cover depicted her smoking a ‘bidi’ or a cigarette, which is in contravention of the law. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant […]Continue Reading

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PM Modi, Putin at Hyderabad House after Rajghat visit, guard of honour

By Odisha News Online Dec 5, 2025 191

NEW DELHI, DEC 5 : Russian President Vladimir Putin, on a two-day state visit to India, was accorded a tri-services guard of honour at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday morning in the presence of President Droupadi Murmu. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, and Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan were among […]Continue Reading

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RBI delivers 25 bps cut as MPC opts for neutral gear to steer growth safely

By Odisha News Online Dec 5, 2025 114

CHENNAI, DEC 5 : The Reserve Bank of India delivered a widely anticipated policy shift today, with the Monetary Policy Committee unanimously cutting the repo rate by 25 basis points and maintaining a neutral stance. The benchmark rate now stands at 5.25 percent, marking a cumulative reduction of 125 basis points through 2025. The decision […]Continue Reading

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Russian President, Modi arrive at PM’s Lok Kalyan Marg residence for private dinner

By Odisha News Online Dec 4, 2025 150

NEW DELHI, DEC 4 : Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in New Delhi on Thursday evening for a two-day state visit that would further expand a nearly eight-decade India-Russia partnership. The visit holds significance amid India’s recent downturn in ties with the United States. This is also the Russian president’s first visit to India since […]Continue Reading

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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s assembly constituency records 41,495 ‘uncollectable’ SIR forms: ECI

By Odisha News Online Dec 4, 2025 200

KOLKATA, DEC 4 : The West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Bhawanipore Assembly seat under the Kolkata South electoral district has recorded 41,495 ‘uncollectable’ enumeration forms (EFs) so far till Thursday afternoon, Election Commission of India (ECI) says. According to the office of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), 41,495 EFs in Bhawanipore Continue Reading

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2 years, 4 drownings: The jealousy trail behind Haryana woman’s killing spree

By Odisha News Online Dec 4, 2025 113

HARYANA, DEC 4 : A chilling case of serial killings has shaken Haryana’s Panipat after police arrested a 32-year-old woman, accused of drowning four children over the past two years, including her own three-year-old son. Authorities said the murders were driven by the accused’s obsessive jealousy of the children’s beauty. Panipat Superintendent of Police Continue Reading