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Cabinet clears setting up 8th Pay Commission for central government employees

By Odisha News Online Jan 16, 2025 57

NEW DELHI, JAN 16 : In a major decision, the government on Thursday decided to set up the 8th Pay Commission to revise salaries of central government employees and allowances of pensioners. The decision to set up the 8th Pay Commission was taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, I&B Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. The term […]Continue Reading

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Actor Saif Ali Khan sustains ‘six stab wounds’ in knife attack during ‘burglary attempt’ at his Mumbai residence

By Odisha News Online Jan 16, 2025 194

MUMBAI, JAN 16 : Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was hospitalised on Thursday after he sustained injuries following a knife attack by an intruder at his residence in Mumbai. The actor is undergoing treatment at the Lilavati Hospital in Bandra. According to a statement from the hospital, Khan has “six stab wounds” out of which […]Continue Reading

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India’s triple naval launch shows ‘self-reliance’: Modi

By Odisha News Online Jan 15, 2025 130

MUMBAI,JAN 15 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Wednesday the launch of two Indian-made warships and a submarine was key to its “quest towards self-reliance” as New Delhi bolsters defence against regional rivals. New Delhi is expanding its armed forces to upgrade its mostly Soviet-era weaponry and respond to what many in India see as […]Continue Reading

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Dense fog engulfs Delhi; over 100 flights, 26 trains delayed

By Odisha News Online Jan 15, 2025 61

NEW DELHI, JAN 15 : Dense fog blanketed parts of the national capital on Wednesday morning, reducing visibility and disrupting over 100 flights and 26 trains. The minimum temperature dropped to 6 degrees Celsius, 1.4 notches below normal, as the city experienced another chilly morning. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported minimum visibility of 200 […]Continue Reading

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‘Meta has to apologise’: Parliamentary panel to summon Meta for Zuckerberg’s election claim

By Odisha News Online Jan 14, 2025 61

NEW DELHI, JAN 14 : Seeking an apology from social media giant Meta for “tarnishing” India’s image, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, who heads the Parliament’s Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology, said on Tuesday that the panel will summon the firm following its chairman’s comments that India’s ruling dispensation lost Continue Reading

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No WAGs, family on tour: BCCI disciplines India after disastrous Australia series

By Odisha News Online Jan 14, 2025 83

NEW DELHI, JAN 14 : An unhappy Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) is set to take strict measures against the Indian cricket team after their disastrous tour of Australia. Sources have told India Today that the BCCI is set to curb family-time for the Indian players, by not allowing wives and girlfriends to travel with the […]Continue Reading

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Union minister Vaishnaw fact-checks Zuckerberg on Lok Sabha poll results

By Odisha News Online Jan 13, 2025 52

NEW DELHI, JAN 13 : Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw countered Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Monday on his claim that after the COVID-19 pandemic, most incumbent governments, including the one in India, lost elections in 2024, asserting that his statement was “factually incorrect”. In a post on X, Vaishnaw said as the world’s largest democracy, […]Continue Reading

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Minor girl injured as IED planted by Naxalites explodes in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma

By Odisha News Online Jan 13, 2025 61

SUKMA, JAN 13 : A 10-year-old girl was injured when a pressure improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, police said on Monday. The incident took place on Sunday evening on the outskirts of Timmapuram village under Chintalnar police station area, a senior police official said. As per preliminary […]Continue Reading

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Maha Kumbh Mela begins with holy dip at Sangam; ‘special day for those who cherish Bharatiya values,’ says PM Modi

By Odisha News Online Jan 13, 2025 118

MAHAKUMBH NAGAR, JAN 13 : The Maha Kumbh Mela commenced at Sangam — the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers — on Monday with more than 40 lakh people from different walks of life taking the first holy dip. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that the Maha Kumbh to […]Continue Reading

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Kangana Ranaut organises special screening of ‘Emergency’ for Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

By Odisha News Online Jan 12, 2025 53

NEW DELHI, JAN 12 : Actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut hosted a special screening of her upcoming film Emergency for Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. Gadkari watched the political drama, featuring Ranaut as former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, in Nagpur on Saturday. Directed, produced and written by Ranaut, Emergency also stars Anupam Kher. The film, […]Continue Reading