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‘Found naked in drain, bite marks on cheek’: Bengal girl, 4, kidnapped and raped

By Odisha News Online Nov 9, 2025 294

WEST BENGAL, NOV 9 : A four-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped while she was resting beside her parents and subsequently sexually assaulted in West Bengal’s Hooghly, officials said on Saturday. According to police, the incident took place on Friday near Tarakeswar railway station premises where the child’s family had been taking shelter. In a complaint […]Continue Reading

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Five Indian nationals kidnapped in Mali

By Odisha News Online Nov 8, 2025 114

SENEGAL, NOV 8 : Gunmen have kidnapped five Indian nationals in Mali, their company and a security source said Friday, as the west African country reels from mounting unrest and jihadist violence. The workers were kidnapped Thursday by gunmen near Kobri, in western Mali, the security source told AFP on condition of anonymity, saying they […]Continue Reading

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PM Modi said high-speed trains like Vande Bharat are laying the foundation for a “new generation of Indian Railways”

By Odisha News Online Nov 8, 2025 285

NEW DELHI, NOV 8 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India is moving fast on the path of development, as he flagged off four new Vande Bharat Express trains from the Banaras railway station in Varanasi, his Lok Sabha constituency. Emphasising that infrastructure is a major factor in the economic growth of developed […]Continue Reading

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Important stanzas of Vande Matram dropped in 1937, divisive mindset still challenge for country: PM Modi

By Odisha News Online Nov 7, 2025 303

NEW DELHI, NOV 7  : in an apparent attack at the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said important stanzas of the national song ‘Vande Mataram’ were dropped in 1937 which sowed the seeds of partition and asserted that such a “divisive mindset” is still a challenge for the country. Modi made the comments […]Continue Reading

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PM Modi’s message to women’s team: Go to your schools, inspire the next generation

By Odisha News Online Nov 6, 2025 237

NEW DELHI, NOV 6 :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Indian women’s cricket team in New Delhi on Wednesday, November 5, in a session that blended fun, inspiration, and guidance. After spending time with all 16 players, the Prime Minister shared a heartfelt message, urging the champions to inspire the next generation of the […]Continue Reading

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13% turnout as Bihar votes in 1st phase of polls; fate of Lalu’s sons in balance

By Odisha News Online Nov 6, 2025 228

BIHAR, NOV 6 : The high-stakes Bihar Assembly election kicked off on Thursday, with 13.13 per cent voter turnout recorded till 9 am in the first of two phases. Polling is underway in 121 of the state’s 243 constituencies, setting up a fierce contest between the ruling NDA and a resurgent Mahagathbandhan. The fate of […]Continue Reading

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Rijiju calls Rahul Gandhi’s Haryana poll claims ‘false and baseless’, says attempts to defame India will fail

By Odisha News Online Nov 5, 2025 182

NEW DELHI, NOV 5 : Dismissing Rahul Gandhi’s claims of vote theft in the Haryana Assembly polls as “false and baseless”, the ruling BJP on Wednesday accused the Congress leader of raising questions on the Election Commission (EC) to hide his failures and defame India’s democracy. Union minister Kiren Rijiju also accused Gandhi of trying […]Continue Reading

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Three Muslims with Indian roots deliver Trump his first big defeat

By Odisha News Online Nov 5, 2025 156

NEW DELHI, NOV 5 : Three Muslim candidates with Indian ancestry starred as Democrats delivered MAGA heartthrob Donald Trump his first defeat since he swept the US presidential election last November. Zohran Mamdani, Aftab Pureval and Ghazala Firdaus Hashmi were among the top Democrats who won high-stakes elections in New York City, Cincinnati and Virginia. […]Continue Reading

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Indian Sikh pilgrims enter Pakistan, first major crossing since Operation Sindoor

By Odisha News Online Nov 4, 2025 271

Pakistan, Nov 4 :  Pakistan on Tuesday welcomed dozens of Sikh pilgrims from India, AFP journalists saw, in the first major crossing since Operation Sindoor. The clashes in May closed the land border between the nuclear-armed neighbours. More than 2,100 pilgrims were granted visas to attend a 10-day festival marking the 556th birth anniversary of […]Continue Reading

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Hinduja Group Chairman Gopichand P Hinduja dies at London hospital

By Odisha News Online Nov 4, 2025 178

London, Nov 4 : Gopichand P Hinduja, chairman of the Hinduja Group and one of Britain’s richest businessmen, has died in London at the age of 85, reported PTI. Fondly known as “GP” in global business circles, Hinduja had been unwell for several weeks and passed away in a London hospital, the sources said. He […]Continue Reading