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Drop Babar, Shaheen, Shadab: Shahid Afridi goes on all-out rant after IND vs PAK loss

By Odisha News Online Feb 16, 2026 81

NEW DELHI, FEB 16 : Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi went on an all-out rant against Pakistan’s senior trio after their crushing defeat to India in Colombo, calling for Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi and Shadab Khan to be benched for the rest of the T20 World Cup. The former Pakistan captain said it was time […]Continue Reading

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T20 World Cup: Suryakumar continues India’s policy of not engaging with Pakistan at the toss

By Odisha News Online Feb 15, 2026 56

COLOMBO, FEB 15 : And, so, on the ninth day and after 26 matches, the World Cup’s big match — world cricket’s big match not for entertainment or action but purely for the toxicity this game seems to generate these days — arrived at a suitably decked up R Premadasa Stadium. The thousands who had […]Continue Reading

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Om Birla to represent India at Bangladesh PM-elect Tarique Rahman’s swearing-in

By Odisha News Online Feb 15, 2026 60

NEW DELHI, FEB 15 : Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will represent India at the swearing-in ceremony of Bangladesh’s PM-elect Tarique Rahman in Dhaka on February 17. Rahman, chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), is set to assume office after his party registered a sweeping victory in the first national election held following the […]Continue Reading

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Booth-Level Workers Are the Main Driving Force Behind the State’s Development: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

By Odisha News Online Feb 14, 2026 98

By Dalim Phukan. Guwahati, Feb. 14:Over one lakh BJP workers from 31,486 booths today took the “Booth Victory Pledge” in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the College of Veterinary Science premises in Khanapara, Guwahati. Party workers from 39 districts and 433 mandals pledged before the Prime Minister to form the NDA government […]Continue Reading

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PM Modi makes historic landing at North East’s first emergency landing facility in Assam

By Odisha News Online Feb 14, 2026 62

GUWAHATI, FEB 14 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made a historic landing at the first Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) of the northeast in Assam’s Dibrugarh district. An Indian Air Force (IAF) C-130J aircraft, which took off from the Chabua airfield carrying the Prime Minister, landed at the ELF located on the Moran Bypass […]Continue Reading

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22-year-old Indian student from Karnataka missing in US, roommate seeks help

By Odisha News Online Feb 14, 2026 72

NEW DELHI, FEB 14 : A 22-year-old Indian student, Saketh Sreenivasaiah, at the University of California, Berkeley, has been missing since February 9. He was last seen near Lake Anza in the Berkeley hills. The Indian embassy in San Francisco tweeted on Saturday, saying that the consulate general is in touch with Sreenivasaiah’s family and […]Continue Reading

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Modi inaugurates ‘Seva Teerth’, says new PMO and central secretariat replace ‘symbols of slavery’

By Odisha News Online Feb 13, 2026 71

NEW DELHI, FEB 13 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the newly constructed buildings housing the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and the central secretariat mark an important milestone in India’s journey towards Viksit Bharat , reflecting the government’s commitment to citizen-centric governance and national progress. Inaugurating the new PMO complex, named Seva Continue Reading

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Seattle reaches USD 29M settlement with family of grad student from India struck, killed by officer

By Odisha News Online Feb 12, 2026 77

SEATTLE, FEB 12 : The city of Seattle has reached a USD 29 million settlement with the family of a 23-year-old graduate student from India who was struck by a speeding police officer as she crossed a street in 2023. Jaahnavi Kandula was hit by Officer Kevin Dave, who was driving as fast as 119 […]Continue Reading

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Bharat bandh: Congress backs nationwide strike, slams Centre over labour codes, US trade deal

By Odisha News Online Feb 12, 2026 50

NEW DELHI, FEB 12 : The Congress party on Thursday extended support to trade unions observing a day-long strike against the Centre’s policies. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the Centre of ignoring the voices of workers and farmers while making decisions concerning their future. The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha also questioned […]Continue Reading

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Kanpur Lamborghini crash: Tobacco baron’s son arrested

By Odisha News Online Feb 12, 2026 55

UTTAR PRADESH, FEB 12 : Police on Thursday arrested Shivam Mishra, the son of a local tobacco baron in Kanpur, for his involvement in a car crash earlier this week, that left several people injured, reported PTI. According to Police Commissioner Raghubir Lal, cited by the news agency, the 35-year-old would be produced in a […]Continue Reading