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15 children injured as school bus overturns in Ranchi’s Mandar

By Odisha News Online Apr 27, 2024 110

RANCHI, APR 27: Fifteen children were injured after their school bus overturned in Ranchi on Saturday morning, police said. The bus with 30 children onboard met with the accident at a turning, about 100 metres from the St Maria School in Mandar, they said. “About 15 children of that school were injured. They are under […]Continue Reading

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2 CRPF personnel killed in Manipur’s Naransena in an attack by militants

By Odisha News Online Apr 27, 2024 54

BISHNUPUR,APR 27: Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel lost their lives in an attack by Kuki militants starting from Friday midnight at the Naransena area in Manipur, police said. According to the police, the CRPF personnel were attacked by Kuki militants starting from midnight till 2:15 am. The personnel who lost their lives are […]Continue Reading

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BJP becomes first Indian party to cross Rs 100 crore ad spend on Google

By Odisha News Online Apr 26, 2024 55

NEW DELHI, APR 26 : The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has become the first political party in India to have crossed Rs 100 crore in political advertisements on search titan Google and its video platform YouTube. The amount spent on promoting BJP’s digital campaigns (more than Rs 101 crore) is equal to the spending […]Continue Reading

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SC rejects all petitions seeking 100% verification of EVM votes with their VVPAT slips

By Odisha News Online Apr 26, 2024 55

NEW DELHI,APR 26: The Supreme Court rejected the batch of petitions seeking directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Centre to ensure that voters can verify through VVPATs that their vote has been “counted as recorded” on Friday. A two-judge bench of the top court, led by Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice […]Continue Reading

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Indian student arrested, banned from US university over pro-Palestine protest

By Odisha News Online Apr 26, 2024 57

NEW DELHI, APR 26: Indian-origin student Achinthya Sivalingam has been arrested and banned from Princeton University in the US, pending a disciplinary process, for participating in an unauthorised student-led pro-Palestine encampment protest within the campus premises. The development comes amid continued protests at major universities across the US against the Continue Reading

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Lok Sabha polls: India votes in Phase 2, battle of big guns in Kerala

By Odisha News Online Apr 26, 2024 52

KERALA,APR  26: Voting has started in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections for 88 seats across 13 states. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged citizens, especially the young and women voters, to vote in “record numbers”. Several people have cast their votes, including BJP veteran and former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, author […]Continue Reading

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EC issues notice to BJP, Congress over alleged model code violations by PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi

By Odisha News Online Apr 25, 2024 34

NEW DELHI, APR25: Taking cognisance for the first time of a model code violation complaint against a prime minister, the Election Commission on Thursday issued a notice to BJP president JP Nadda on the Opposition charge that Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a divisive and defamatory speech in Rajasthan’s Banswara. Separately, the poll panel also […]Continue Reading

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Six dead, over 20 rescued after major fire breaks out in Patna hotel

By Odisha News Online Apr 25, 2024 37

PATNA,APR 25: At least six people died in a fire that broke out in a hotel close to the Patna Junction railway station on Thursday, a senior official said. According to Senior Superintendent of Police, Rajeev Mishra, more than 20 people have been rescued from the building, situated in a crowded locality, by fire-fighters. “Three […]Continue Reading

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Hong Kong, Singapore’s ban on Indian spices raises concerns at home

By Odisha News Online Apr 25, 2024 56

NEW DELHI, APR 25:  After Hong Kong and Singapore banned four products of two popular Indian spices brands after detecting carcinogenic ingredients, most Indians are concerned about their safety, the latest survey has found. The survey also found that people have low confidence in Indian food regulators in ensuring food safety. Both Hong Kong and […]Continue Reading

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JEE-Mains 2024 results announced: 56 candidates score 100 NTA scores, including two females

By Odisha News Online Apr 25, 2024 37

NEW DELHI, APR 25: A record 56 candidates, including two females, scored 100 NTA scores in the Joint Entrance Examination-main (JEE0Main) 2024, the results of which were announced by the National Testing Agency (NTA) Wednesday night. The maximum number of candidates who scored full scores were from Telangana. The toppers included two females  – Sanvi […]Continue Reading