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Sensex crashes 2,500 points, investors lose Rs 12.5 lakh crore as global energy crisis deepens

By Odisha News Online Mar 19, 2026 220

MUMBAI, MAR 19 : India’s equity market faced one of its most brutal sell-offs on Thursday as West Asia tensions escalated overnight amid massive attacks on energy infrastructure and the continued blockade of the Strait of Hormuz which pushed crude oil prices to around $119 per barrel. Further, the US Federal Reserve’s decision to hold […]Continue Reading

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Centre launches Rs 497 crore RELIEF scheme to support exporters amid West Asia crisis

By Odisha News Online Mar 19, 2026 220

CHANDIGARH, MAR 19 : The Union Government on Thursday launched the RELIEF (Resilience and Logistics Intervention for Export Facilitation) scheme with an outlay of Rs 497 crore to support Indian exporters facing disruptions due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia. According to a notification issued on March 19 by the Directorate General of Foreign […]Continue Reading

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7 China-bound Russian oil tankers make U-turn, head to India

By Odisha News Online Mar 18, 2026 226

NEW DELHI, MAR 18 : At least seven tankers carrying Russian oil, destined for China, have changed course midway and are now headed to India amid New Delhi’s renewed push to secure its energy supplies amid disruption due to the Iran war, Bloomberg reported. The rerouting of these vessels, monitored by ship-tracking firm Vortexa Ltd, […]Continue Reading

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7 killed in early morning house fire in Indore

By Odisha News Online Mar 18, 2026 158

INDORE, MAR 18 : Seven persons were killed after a fire broke out at a house in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore city early on Wednesday, police said. The blaze erupted at the house located in Brajeshwari Annex Colony between 3.30 am and 4.30 am, Assistant Commissioner of Police Kundan Mandloi told PTI. “The bodies of seven […]Continue Reading

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Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Trump’s war, says Iran posed ‘no imminent threat’

By Odisha News Online Mar 17, 2026 213

AMERICA,MAR 17 :  Joe Kent, the director of the United States’ National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation on Tuesday, saying he “cannot in good conscience” back the Trump administration’s war in Iran. Kent is the first senior US official to resign from the Trump administration to protest the war against Iran. Announcing his Continue Reading

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40% of young graduates in India unemployed as jobs fail to keep pace

By Odisha News Online Mar 17, 2026 208

BENGALURU, MAR 17 : Nearly 40% of young graduates in India are unemployed, a figure that has remained largely unchanged for four decades, according to the State of Working India 2026 report by Azim Premji University. The report shows that unemployment among graduates aged 15 to 29 remains persistently high, with about 40% of those […]Continue Reading

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At least 400 killed, around 250 injured in Pakistani airstrike on Kabul hospital

By Odisha News Online Mar 17, 2026 199

KABUL,MAR 17 : Afghanistan accused Pakistan of killing at least 400 people in an airstrike on a drug rehabilitation hospital in the Afghan capital late Monday. It marked a dramatic escalation of a conflict that began late last month and has seen repeated cross-border clashes as well as airstrikes inside Afghanistan. International calls for a […]Continue Reading

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Over 550 Indians evacuated from Iran via Armenia

By Odisha News Online Mar 16, 2026 203

NEW DELHI, MAR 16 : More than 550 Indian nationals have been evacuated from Iran through Armenia as New Delhi steps up efforts to assist its citizens amid the escalating conflict in West Asia. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday thanked the government and people of Armenia for facilitating the land-border transit. “Thank the […]Continue Reading

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ECI announces dates for Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala, Assam, Puducherry

By Odisha News Online Mar 15, 2026 165

NEW DELHI, MAR 15 : The Election Commission of India has announced the schedule for the crucial Assembly elections in four states –West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam–and the Union Territory of Puducherry. Assam, Kerala and Puducherry will go to the polls in single phase on April 9. The counting of votes will take place […]Continue Reading

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No refills, new connections: Govt asks households with piped gas to give up LPG

By Odisha News Online Mar 15, 2026 165

NEW DELHI, MAR 15 : The Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued a notification on Saturday, saying that households having both a Piped Natural Gas (PNG) connection and a domestic Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) subscription shall surrender the latter and also refrain from getting cylinder refills from any public oil company or through […]Continue Reading