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‘Has been a desire in my heart’: Nitish Kumar confirms Rajya Sabha entry; JD(U) workers stage protest

By Odisha News Online Mar 5, 2026 52

BIHAR, DEC 5 : Putting speculations to rest, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has confirmed that he will be resigning from the post he has held for over 20 years, and move to the Rajya Sabha. “From the very beginning of my parliamentary journey, there has been a desire in my heart to become a […]Continue Reading

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Nagpur factory blast: Nine directors of explosives company arrested

By Odisha News Online Mar 2, 2026 73

NAGPUR, MAR 2 : Police have arrested nine directors of an explosives manufacturing company in Maharashtra’s Nagpur district where a blast claimed the lives of 18 persons, officials said on Monday. The Kalmeshwar police here have registered a case against 21 directors and shareholders of the SBL Energy Limited under Section 105 (culpable homicide not […]Continue Reading

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Mobile internet speeds restricted in Kashmir amid protests over assassination of Iran’s Khamenei

By Odisha News Online Mar 2, 2026 72

SRINAGAR, MAR 2 : Mobile internet speeds were throttled across Kashmir on Monday, in the wake of spontaneous protests against the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, officials said. They said the step was taken as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order in the area. Khamenei was killed in an airstrike […]Continue Reading

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Khamenei’s death raises questions about the future of the Islamic Republic and its leadership

By Odisha News Online Mar 1, 2026 104

DUBAI, MAR 1 : Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who assembled theocratic power in Iran over the decades as its supreme leader and sought to turn it into a regional powerhouse, bringing it into confrontation with Israel and the United States over its nuclear program while crushing democracy protesters at home, has died. He was 86. Iranian […]Continue Reading

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15 killed after Bolivian Air Force plane carrying new banknotes crashes on busy road

By Odisha News Online Feb 28, 2026 83

Bolivian, Feb 28 :  At least 15 people were killed and 30 injured on Friday evening when a Bolivian Air Force Hercules aircraft carrying newly printed banknotes from the country’s central bank crashed onto a busy road in El Alto. The military plane went down shortly after takeoff, striking a busy road and nearby vehicles […]Continue Reading

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Modi receives red-carpet welcome in Israel as he begins two-day state visit

By Odisha News Online Feb 25, 2026 80

ISRAEL,FEB 25 :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday arrived in Tel Aviv for a two-day state visit to Israel at the invitation of his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, in a trip aimed at further strengthening the “robust and multifaceted Strategic Partnership” between the two nations. Modi was accorded a red-carpet welcome and Guard of […]Continue Reading

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SC takes serious objection to portion on ‘corruption in judiciary’ in new Class 8 NCERT book

By Odisha News Online Feb 25, 2026 106

NEW DELHI, FEB 25 : The Supreme Court took serious objection to the new class 8 NCERT test book containing a portion related to corruption in the judiciary and said that the it has decided to take suo motu cognisance of the issue. During the mention on Wednesday in the top court, senior advocate Kapil […]Continue Reading

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Ahead of polls, Union Cabinet approves Kerala’s renaming to ‘Keralam’

By Odisha News Online Feb 24, 2026 119

NEW DELHI, FEB 24 : The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Kerala government’s proposal to change the name of the state to Keralam, a move that comes ahead of Assembly elections expected in April–May. Briefing reporters after the meeting, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, will be sent […]Continue Reading

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Top Mexican drug cartel boss ‘El Mencho’ killed by Army; violence erupts in several states

By Odisha News Online Feb 23, 2026 138

GUADALAJARA/MEXICO,FEB 23 : The Mexican army announced Sunday that it had killed powerful drug lord Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera in an operation that sparked a wave of violence in various parts of the country. Oseguera, the 59-year-old leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, was wounded in a clash with soldiers in the town of […]Continue Reading

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Security forces raze over 200 Naxal memorials under Operation Demolishment

By Odisha News Online Feb 22, 2026 152

NEW DELHI, FEB 22  : India’s intensified campaign against Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) has entered a decisive new phase, with security forces expanding their footprints beyond armed cadres by dismantling symbols associated with Naxal ideology. The latest initiative, dubbed Operation Demolishment, targets memorials and monuments allegedly erected by Naxal operatives and cadres Continue Reading