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India grapples with relentless high temperatures, no relief in sight

By Odisha News Online May 23, 2026 133

NEW DELHI, MAY 23 : India’s heatwave crisis extends beyond just soaring temperatures crossing 45°C routinely. It involves a relentless persistence of high temperatures throughout the day, and night, with no relief in sight. The situation seems to be becoming more severe, characterised by increased humidity and prolonged heatwave conditions that persist into warm nights. Continue Reading

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‘Tough decisions’ taken after NEET UG paper leak, Centre aims for 100% error-free re-test: Pradhan

By Odisha News Online May 22, 2026 128

NEW DELHI, MAY 22 : Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday defended the government’s handling of the NEET UG paper leak controversy, saying “tough decisions” were taken after irregularities were detected in the medical entrance examination. Speaking at the Jagran Bharat Education Conclave 2026, Pradhan said the authorities did not want Continue Reading

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Twisha Sharma death case: Madhya Pradesh HC allows second postmortem; husband withdraws bail plea

By Odisha News Online May 22, 2026 113

MADHYA PRADESH, MAY 22 : The Madhya Pradesh High Court has allowed a second postmortem examination of Twisha Sharma, a Noida woman whose family alleges she was harassed for dowry before her death last week. The order came on a petition filed by her father, Navnidhi Sharma. According to Twisha’s family lawyer, the HC has […]Continue Reading

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Punjab man arrested for transmitting Army movements using live highway CCTV feed to Pakistan handlers

By Odisha News Online May 22, 2026 109

CHANDIGARH, MAY 22 : A resident of Pathankot in Punjab has been arrested by the Punjab Police on charges of spying for Pakistan-based handlers by allegedly transmitting live CCTV footage from the Pathankot-Jammu highway corridor. Police suspect the live surveillance feed was being used to track sensitive troop and convoy movement along National Highway-44 connecting […]Continue Reading

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Modi making reels in Italy, while our youth tormented by paper leaks: Rahul Gandhi

By Odisha News Online May 21, 2026 142

NEW DELHI, MAY 21: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the NEET-UG paper leak, saying he had neither accepted responsibility nor removed Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan from the post. In a post on X in Hindi, he said the Congress will not stop till Pradhan resigns and a robust […]Continue Reading

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Meet the cockroach who’s launched India’s newest political party

By Odisha News Online May 20, 2026 152

NEW DELHI, MAY 20 : A week ago, Abhijeet Dipke was applying for jobs in Boston. Then a remark by the Chief Justice of India comparing young Indians on social media to “cockroaches” and “parasites” sparked outrage online. Within three days, Abhijeet had launched the Cockroach Janata Party, a movement that exploded across social media, […]Continue Reading

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Hospitals, Jan Aushadhi outlets to function despite chemists’ protest today

By Odisha News Online May 20, 2026 104

NEW DELHI, MAY 20 : All major pharmacy chains, hospital-based medical stores, Jan Aushadhi Kendras and AMRIT pharmacy outlets across India are expected to remain operational on May 20 despite a nationwide shutdown call given by the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) over concerns related to e-pharmacies, sources said on Tuesday. According […]Continue Reading

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Economic shock will not hit Adani, Ambani, Modi but youth and small traders: Rahul Gandhi in Raebareli

By Odisha News Online May 19, 2026 134

NEW DELHI, MAY 19 : Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said “very, very tough times are coming”. He claimed that an “economic shock” is coming and it will not hit “Adani, Ambani, or Modi,” but the youth, labourers, and small traders. Gandhi said a major economic shock not seen for many years is […]Continue Reading

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Targeting commercial ships,impeding navigation in Strait of Hormuz unacceptable: India’s UN envoy

By Odisha News Online May 17, 2026 112

NEW DELHI, MAY 17 : India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Parvathaneni Harish outlined India’s approach towards tackling the ongoing energy and fertiliser crisis amid the conflict in West Asia, stressing the need for a combination of short-term and long-term measures backed by international cooperation. Harish said he participated in the Continue Reading

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Fire breaks out on Rajdhani Express in MP’s Ratlam, all passengers rescued

By Odisha News Online May 17, 2026 127

NEW DELHI, MAY 17 : A fire broke out in an AC coach of the Thiruvananthapuram–Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam district early Sunday, railway officials said. However all the passengers were rescued, the officials added. The blaze erupted at around 5.15 am in the B-1 coach of train number 12431, which was […]Continue Reading