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Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana likely to be lodged in Delhi’s Tihar jail after reaching India

By Odisha News Online Apr 10, 2025 88

NEW DELHI, APR 10 : Mumbai terror attack case accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana, who is being extradited from the US, is likely to be lodged in a high-security ward in Tihar jail here when he reaches India, prison sources said. All necessary preparations have been made in the jail, they said. Rana, 64, is a […]Continue Reading

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Waqf (Amendment) Act will not be implemented in West Bengal: CM Mamata Banerjee

By Odisha News Online Apr 9, 2025 102

KOLKATA, APR 9 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the Waqf (Amendment) Act will not be implemented in the state. Addressing a programme of the Jain community in Kolkata, Banerjee said she will protect the minority people and their property. “I know you are aggrieved because of the enactment of the […]Continue Reading

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LPG prices hiked by Rs 50/ cylinder for both subsidised and non-subsidised customers

By Odisha News Online Apr 7, 2025 57

NEW DELHI, APR 7 : Cooking gas or LPG price has been raised by Rs 50 per cylinder by distribution companies, Union Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday. The gas price has been increased for both Ujwalla and general category customers, the minister stated. The price of 14. 2-kg LPG cylinder will increase […]Continue Reading

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Stock market crash makes investors poorer by Rs 20 lakh crore in morning trade

By Odisha News Online Apr 7, 2025 60

NEW DELHI, APR 7 : Investors’ wealth eroded sharply by Rs 20.16 lakh crore on Monday morning as the benchmark indices faced heavy drubbing, with the Sensex dropping over 5 per cent, amid a global market meltdown due to growing trade war concerns. The 30-share BSE benchmark tumbled 3,939.68 points or 5.22 per cent to […]Continue Reading

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PM Modi inaugurates new Pamban bridge in TN; flags off new Chennai train service

By Odisha News Online Apr 6, 2025 70

RAMESWARAM, APR 6 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday dedicated the country’s first vertical lift sea bridge at Rameswaram, coinciding with the auspicious occasion of Ram Navami. The 2.08-km-long structure, constructed at a cost of Rs 535 crore, enhances maritime connectivity by enabling the passage of larger vessels. Concluding his visit to Sri Lanka, […]Continue Reading

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‘It’s economic lunacy’: Tens of thousands march in US against Trump ‘devastation’

By Odisha News Online Apr 6, 2025 55

WASHINGTON, APR 6: Tens of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of major US cities on Saturday to oppose the divisive policies of President Donald Trump, in the largest demonstrations since his return to the White House. Opponents of the Republican president’s policies — from government staffing cuts to trade tariffs and eroding civil liberties […]Continue Reading

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India, Sri Lanka sign 1st defence deal, six other pacts during PM Modi’s visit

By Odisha News Online Apr 5, 2025 221

NEW DELHI, APR 5 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a ceremonial guard of honour in Sri Lanka on Saturday as he kicked off his first visit to the island nation in his third term. Both countries have signed seven Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) in defence, energy, digital infrastructure, health and trade sectors amid concerns […]Continue Reading

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PM meets Bangladesh’s Yunus amid strained ties, 1st since Sheikh Hasina’s ouster

By Odisha News Online Apr 4, 2025 65

NEW DELHI, APR 4 : Amid strained ties between India and Bangladesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with Bangladesh’s chief adviser Muhammad Yunus in Thailand – the first since the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina regime last August. Sources said Bangladesh sought a meeting between Yunus and PM Modi on the sidelines of […]Continue Reading

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‘Watershed moment’ for socio-economic justice: PM Modi on passage of Waqf Bill by Parliament

By Odisha News Online Apr 4, 2025 66

NEW DELHI, APR 4 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed the passage of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Parliament as a “watershed moment” in the country’s collective quest for socio-economic justice, transparency and inclusive growth. In a series of posts on his official X handle on Friday, PM Modi said, “The passage of […]Continue Reading

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Ramayana in India, Ramakien in Thailand: The epic’s journey to the East

By Odisha News Online Apr 3, 2025 47

NEW DELHI, APR 3 : The Indian epic Ramayana has gone far and wide from its native land, becoming an integral part of the culture of many countries. In Thailand, it assumed a new avatar — Ramakien in the form of an epic, or ‘The Glory of Rama.’ Although based on the original story, Ramakien […]Continue Reading