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Commerical LPG cylinder price hiked by Rs 42; domestic cooking gas rates unchanged                                                                                                                             

By Odisha News Online Jun 1, 2026 21

NEW DELHI, JUN 1 : Commercial LPG cylinders used by hotels, restaurants and eateries became costlier from Monday, with oil marketing companies raising prices by Rs 42 per 19-kg cylinder, while leaving domestic cooking gas rates unchanged. Following the revision, the price of a 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder in Delhi has increased to Rs 3,113.50 […]Continue Reading

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Rahul targets Centre over CBSE OSM row, backs students over answer-sheet mix-ups

By Odisha News Online May 31, 2026 23

New Delhi, May 31 : Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday took a swipe at the Centre over the CBSE On-Screen Marking (OSM) controversy, sharing a video of his interaction with a group of students and calling them brave young Indians who were met with “insults instead of answers” after raising legitimate questions. Posting the […]Continue Reading

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Bank frauds soar 46% to Rs 48,000 crore in FY26: RBI

By Odisha News Online May 29, 2026 24

MUMBAI, MAY 29: Despite a steep fall in the number of fraud cases to 10,114 from 23,722 a year ago, the money involved in fraud cases reported by banks shot up by a hefty 46% to Rs 48,021 crore in FY26 from Rs 32,803 crore, the Reserve Bank said in its FY26 annual report. Of […]Continue Reading

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UPSC never faced leak, learn from them: Supreme Court raps NTA over NEET fiasco

By Odisha News Online May 29, 2026 28

NEW DELHI, MAY 29 : The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the National Testing Agency (NTA) over the NEET-UG paper leak controversy, asking how such a major breach could occur despite monitoring mechanisms and oversight committees being in place. Drawing a comparison with the UPSC, the court observed that such incidents had never occurred […]Continue Reading

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IMD lowers monsoon rainfall prediction to 90%; expects more heatwave days in June

By Odisha News Online May 29, 2026 28

NEW DELHI, MAY 29 : The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has revised its southwest monsoon prediction, lowering the expected seasonal rainfall to 90% of the Long Period Average (LPA), down from its previous forecast of 92%. Consequently, the month of June is expected to experience below-normal rainfall alongside an increased number of heatwave days. In […]Continue Reading

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22-year-old Indian student from Gujarat stabbed to death in Canada

By Odisha News Online May 28, 2026 24

CANADA,MAY 28 : A 22-year-old woman from Gujarat’s Anand district was stabbed to death in Canada’s Niagara region in a disturbing incident that has left her family and hometown in grief. The victim, identified as Vidhi Megha from Borsad town, had been living in Canada for the past four years while pursuing higher studies. Police […]Continue Reading

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I take responsibility: Dharmendra Pradhan breaks silence on CBSE OSM controversy

By Odisha News Online May 28, 2026 22

NEW DELHI, MAY 28 : As outrage continues over CBSE’s On-Screen Marking system, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has finally addressed the controversy, saying he takes responsibility, and assuring students and parents that “no one will be spared” if irregularities are found in the evaluation process. “I take responsibility. It will be fixed, a Continue Reading

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Tamil Nadu CM Vijay meets PM Modi in Delhi, raises Vande Mataram row during talks

By Odisha News Online May 27, 2026 27

TAMIL NADU,MAY 27 : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi in a politically significant interaction that came barely weeks after the actor-turned-politician took office and nearly 12 years after their last known meeting. The meeting, held at Seva Teerth in the national capital, lasted around […]Continue Reading

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Singapore court sentences Byju Raveendran to six months jail for contempt of court: Report

By Odisha News Online May 27, 2026 16

NEW DELHI, MAY 27 : Byju Raveendran, founder of embattled edtech company Byju’s, has been sentenced to six months in jail by a Singapore court in a contempt of court case, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. According to a report by Bloomberg, the court held that Raveendran had repeatedly failed to comply with multiple orders related […]Continue Reading

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Government forms high-level committee to examine unnatural demographic changes

By Odisha News Online May 26, 2026 23

NEW DELHI, MAY 26 : Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday announced the formation of a high-level committee to examine what he described as “unnatural demographic change” caused by illegal immigration and other unspecified factors, calling the issue a major challenge to India’s sovereignty, national security, social balance, and the preservation of tribal Continue Reading