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App delisting cannot be permitted: IT Minister Vaishnaw on Google-Indian Startups row

By Odisha News Online Mar 2, 2024 595

NEW DELHI, MAR 2: Taking a strong view of Google pulling off some apps from its Play Store, the government on Saturday said delisting of Indian apps cannot be permitted and that the tech company and the startups concerned have been called for a meeting next week. The IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said […]Continue Reading

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At least 44 killed in building fire Bangladesh capital

By Odisha News Online Mar 1, 2024 509

DHAKA, MAR 1: At least 44 people were killed and dozens injured after a fire blazed through a seven-storey building in an upscale neighbourhood in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka late Thursday, authorities said. “So far 43 people have died from the fire,” Bangladesh’s health minister Samanta Lal Sen told AFP after visiting the Dhaka […]Continue Reading

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LeT bomb-maker Abdul Karim Tunda acquitted in 1993 serial blast case

By Odisha News Online Feb 29, 2024 525

JAIPUR, FEB 29 : A special court in Rajasthan’s Ajmer Thursday acquitted Abdul Karim Tunda in the 1993 serial blasts case, observing the prosecution could not provide enough evidence to prove the charges. Two other accused, Irfan and Hamiduddin, have been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court. […]Continue Reading

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Trinamool Congress suspends Sheikh Shahjahan for 6 years after arrest

By Odisha News Online Feb 29, 2024 564

KOLKATA, FEB 29 : The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday suspended Sheikh Shahjahan for six years after he was arrested by the West Bengal Police in connection with the attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district on January 5. TMC MP Derek O’Brien announced the decision to suspended Shahjahan […]Continue Reading

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TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh of Sandeshkhali arrested, sent to 10-day police custody

By Odisha News Online Feb 29, 2024 616

KOLKATA,FEB 29: TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh of Sandeshkhali was sent to 10 days in police custody by a court in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on Thursday. Absconding TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh, accused of alleged sexual atrocities on women and land grabbing in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali, was arrested on Thursday morning, police said. Sheikh […]Continue Reading

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14 people killed, 20 injured as pick-up vehicle overturns in MP’s Dindori

By Odisha News Online Feb 29, 2024 646

DINDORI, FEB 29 : At least 14 people were killed and 20 others injured when a pick-up vehicle overturned and fell into a deep valley in Madhya Pradesh’s Dindori district in the wee hours of Thursday, a police official said. The accident took place near Badjhar Ghat at around 1.30 am when the vehicle’s driver […]Continue Reading

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CBI summons Akhilesh Yadav in illegal mining cases on Feb 29

By Odisha News Online Feb 28, 2024 455

NEW DELHI, FEB 28 : The CBI has summoned Samajwadi Party president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav as a witness for questioning on Friday in illegal mining cases, five years after registering the case. In a notice issued under section 160 of CrPC, the agency asked him to appear before it on […]Continue Reading

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Radhika stood like a rock as I battled health issues: Anant Ambani

By Odisha News Online Feb 28, 2024 1767

MUMBAI, FEB 28 : Anant Ambani, youngest heir to Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance behemoth, praised fiance Radhika Merchant for being a support like no other especially during his struggle with health issues. “She’s the person of my dreams,” the 28-year-old Anant told India Today’s News Director Rahul Kanwal in a candid chat ahead of their pre-wedding […]Continue Reading

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As Congress government in HP faces turbulent time, Sukhvinder Sukhu says he has not resigned

By Odisha News Online Feb 28, 2024 602

SHIMLA, FEB 28: Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Wednesday said he has not resigned as the chief minister of Himachal Pradesh even as his government risks losing majority after some Congress MLAs cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha polls. “I am a fighter. I hail from a humble family. We will win this battle and also prove a […]Continue Reading

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Record 3,300 kg of narcotics caught off Gujarat coast; Five foreigners held

By Odisha News Online Feb 28, 2024 411

PORBANDAR, FEB 28: Indian agencies have seized 3,300 kg of narcotics in the highest ever offshore capture and arrested five foreigners from an Iranian boat off the Gujarat coast, the NCB said on Wednesday. The operation was undertaken in the Arabian Sea along the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) jointly by the Navy, the Gujarat […]Continue Reading