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Bangladesh tribunal issues arrest warrant against ousted PM Sheikh Hasina

By Odisha News Online Oct 17, 2024 90

DHAKA, OCT 17: A Bangladeshi court on Thursday ordered an arrest warrant for exiled ex-leader Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India in August after she was toppled from power by a student-led revolution. “The court has… ordered the arrest of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and to produce her in court on November 18,” Mohammad […]Continue Reading

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CJI Chandrachud names Justice Sanjiv Khanna as his successor

By Odisha News Online Oct 17, 2024 128

NEW DELHI, OCT 17 : Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has recommended Senior Supreme Court Judge Sanjiv Khanna to the Union Law Ministry as his successor. CJI Chandrachud will retire on November 10, 2024. Justice Khanna, would be the 51st CJI and have a tenure of six months before retiring on May 13, 2025, […]Continue Reading

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Blindfold off from Supreme Court’s new Statue of Justice

By Odisha News Online Oct 17, 2024 114

NEW DELHI,OCT 17 : A new Statue of Justice unveiled in the Supreme Court library for judges does not have the iconic blindfold and the sword. The new open-eyed statue instead holds a copy of the Constitution of India in the left hand. There, however, is no change in the scales of justice in her […]Continue Reading

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In first such visit in nine years, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar reaches Pakistan

By Odisha News Online Oct 15, 2024 117

NEW DELHI, OCT 15 : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reached Islamabad on Tuesday ahead of the 23rd Shanghai Corporation Organisation (SCO) Leaders Summit. This is the first time in nine years that an Indian External Affairs Minister has gone to Pakistan. Jaishankar was received at the Nur Khan airport by the Pakistan Foreign Ministry’s […]Continue Reading

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Maharashtra to vote in single phase on November 20, Jharkhand in two phases; results on 23rd

By Odisha News Online Oct 15, 2024 102

NEW DELHI, OCT 15 : Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced that the Maharashtra assembly elections will take place on November 20. Voters in Jharkhand will head to the polls in two phases, with elections set for November 13 and November 20. Counting for both assembly elections is scheduled for November 23. The term of […]Continue Reading

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Canada throws in ‘Bishnoi gang’ to push old charge against India

By Odisha News Online Oct 15, 2024 108

NEW DELHI, OCT 15 : Canada has made fresh allegations against the Indian government, accusing New Delhi of direct involvement in “serious criminal activity” on its soil. Though Ottawa did not, again, share any evidence behind its accusations, it alleged that Indian agents present in Canada are working with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang to target […]Continue Reading

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Overnight rains lash Tamil Nadu: IMD predicts low pressure for two more days

By Odisha News Online Oct 15, 2024 101

CHENNAI, OCT 15 : Overnight rains lashed Chennai and nearby areas and the India Meteorological Department on Tuesday said the low pressure area is likely to turn well marked soon. While civic authorities said there has been no water stagnation in subways in view of preventive maintenance, water logging was seen in several places inconveniencing […]Continue Reading

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Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, James A. Robinson awarded Nobel Economics Prize 2024

By Odisha News Online Oct 14, 2024 71

NEW DELHI,OCT 14 : The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2024 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to three distinguished economists. The recipients are Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, USA, and James A. Robinson from the University of […]Continue Reading

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Noel takes Tata baton from Ratan

By Odisha News Online Oct 12, 2024 91

MUMBAI, OCTO 12 : The 13 trusts, collectively known as Tata Trusts, on Friday elected Noel Naval Tata (67) as chairman with immediate effect, following the death of his half-brother Ratan Tata two days ago. The election was necessitated since Ratan Tata died on Wednesday night without a will on matters regarding the trusts that […]Continue Reading

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Maharashtra cabinet to urge Centre to confer ‘Bharat Ratna’ on Ratan Tata

By Odisha News Online Oct 10, 2024 113

MUMBAI, OCT 10 : Maharashtra cabinet on Thursday passed a resolution urging the central government to confer ‘Bharat Ratna’, the country’s highest civilian award, on legendary industrialist late Ratan Tata. The cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde paid homage to the industry icon, who died in a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday night. A […]Continue Reading