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‘Girls shouldn’t be allowed out at night’: Mamata’s shocking remark on Durgapur gangrape

By Odisha News Online 230
WEST BENGAL , OCT 12 : Reacting to the gangrape of a medical student in West Bengal’s Durgapur, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday made a controversial remark suggesting that girls “should not be allowed” to go outside college at night. Speaking to reporters at Kolkata airport, Mamata called the incident “shocking” and said no […]Continue Reading
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Pakistan, Afghanistan trade heavy fire along border after Islamabad accuses Kabul of sheltering TTP

By Odisha News Online 260
KABUL , OCT 12 : Afghanistan’s Taliban forces launched armed reprisals against Pakistani soldiers along the shared border on Saturday, accusing Islamabad of carrying out air strikes on its soil, senior officials from several provinces said Saturday, reported AFP. On Thursday, two explosions were heard in the Afghan capital and another in the southeast of […]Continue Reading
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Amitabh Bachchan turns 83: Prabhas to Farhan Akhtar, celebs share birthday wishes

By Odisha News Online 362
MUMBAI, OCT 11 : Amitabh Bachchan, one of Indian cinema’s greatest icons, turns 83 today. The legendary actor, who was last seen in ‘Kalki 2898 AD’, continues to inspire generations with his presence and unmatched contribution to Indian cinema. On his special day, several celebrities, from Shatrughan Sinha and Farhan Akhtar to Srijit Mukherji and […]Continue Reading
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Had no role: Government after women journalists barred at Taliban minister’s presser

By Odisha News Online 172
NEW DELHI, OCT 11 : Amid sharp criticism from opposition leaders, including Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, over the exclusion of female journalists from a Taliban press conference in Delhi on Friday, the government on Saturday clarified that it had no role in the event addressed by Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi. Clarifying […]Continue Reading
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India restores Kabul embassy amid renewed engagement with Taliban-led Afghanistan

By Odisha News Online 209
NEW DELHI , OCT 10 :  In a significant diplomatic step, India has announced the upgrading of its Technical Mission in Kabul to a full-fledged Embassy, the clearest signal yet of New Delhi’s intent to deepen engagement with Afghanistan under the Taliban administration. The announcement came during the meeting between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar […]Continue Reading
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Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai wins the Nobel Prize in literature

By Odisha News Online 204
STOCKHOLM , OCT 9 : Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai, whose philosophical, bleakly funny novels often unfold in single sentences, won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for his “compelling and visionay oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art.” Several works including his debut, “Satantango” and “The Melancholy of Continue Reading
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Owner of TN-based Sresan Pharma arrested in Chennai over cough syrup deaths

By Odisha News Online 172
MADHYA PRADESH, OCT 9 : A Special Investigation Team (SIT) from Madhya Pradesh, with the assistance of Chennai City Police, arrested Ranganathan (75), the proprietor of Tamil Nadu-based Sresan Pharma, in connection with the manufacture of spurious cough syrup that has been linked to multiple child deaths across several states. Ranganathan was picked up from […]Continue Reading