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Monsoon to arrive in Kerala within 24 hours, earliest onset in state in 16 years

By Odisha News Online May 24, 2025 232

NEW DELHI,MAY 24 : The monsoon is set to arrive in Kerala within the next 24 hours, nearly a week ahead of its usual schedule. This year’s onset in Kerala is set to be the earliest in the last 16 years. All favourable conditions for the onset of the monsoon have developed over the state, […]Continue Reading

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India extends airspace ban for Pakistani airlines till June 23 in tit-for-tat move

By Odisha News Online May 23, 2025 75

NEW DELHI, MAY 23 : India on Friday extended the closure of Indian airspace for Pakistani airlines, shortly after Pakistan announced the extension of the ban on Indian airlines till June 24. Indian airspace will not be available for aircraft registered in Pakistan as well as for planes operated, owned or leased by Pakistan airlines […]Continue Reading

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‘ED crossing all limits’: SC stays money laundering probe against TASMAC

By Odisha News Online May 22, 2025 86

NEW DELHI, MAY 22 : The Supreme Court on Thursday criticised the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for “crossing all limits” as it stayed the agency’s money laundering probe into Tamil Nadu state-run liquor retailer TASMAC. A bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih came down heavily against the ED’s move to initiate action […]Continue Reading

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CCPA notice to Uber for ‘forcing’ advance tip payments for faster service

By Odisha News Online May 22, 2025 124

NEW DELHI,MAY 22: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued a notice to taxi aggregator Uber for allegedly pressuring users to pay a tip in advance to receive faster service. In recent months, the app-based taxi platform has been encouraging users to tip ahead of time in return for quicker service. Union Minister of […]Continue Reading

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Waqf not an essential part of Islam, Centre tells SC while defending amended law

By Odisha News Online May 21, 2025 113

NEW DELHI,MAY 21 : The Centre on Wednesday defended the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 in the Supreme Court and said though waqf was an Islamic concept, it was not an essential part of Islam. Arguing before Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said, “Waqf is an Islamic […]Continue Reading

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27 Naxalites killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh; top leader Basavaraju among them

By Odisha News Online May 21, 2025 172

CHHATTISGARH, MAY 21 : At least 27 Naxalites were gunned down during a fierce encounter with security forces along the Narayanpur-Bijapur border in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, in what Union Home Minister Amit Shah described as a landmark victory in India’s decades-long fight against Naxalism. Among those killed was Nambala Keshav Rao, alias Basavaraju, the general Continue Reading

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Banu Mushtaq wins International Booker Prize for Kannada short story collection ‘Heart Lamp’

By Odisha News Online May 21, 2025 163

NEW DELHI,MAY 21 : Writer, activist, and lawyer Banu Mushtaq has won the prestigious International Booker Prize 2025 for her short story collection Heart Lamp, the first-ever Kannada work to receive the award. The prize, worth GBP 50,000, was awarded during a ceremony at the Tate Modern in London, with Mushtaq sharing the stage, and […]Continue Reading

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Cops recover ‘spy’ YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra’s diary: What she wrote after Pak trip

By Odisha News Online May 20, 2025 138

NEW DELHI,MAY 20 : The police have recovered the personal diary of Haryana-based YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra, who was recently arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan. The diary reportedly contains detailed entries about her thoughts and travels, some of which directly reference her time across the border. Jyoti Malhotra, 33, is among the 11 people […]Continue Reading

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The lost summers of ‘naani ka ghar’: What 90s kids had that Gen Z doesn’t

By Odisha News Online May 20, 2025 208

NEW DELHI,MAY 20 : In the India of the 1990s, summer vacation didn’t begin when the last exam ended. It began with a question whispered in excitement-“Kab jaa rahe ho Naani ke ghar?” That one destination held the power to transform two plain months into a magical saga. Whether it was Kanpur, Coimbatore, Bhubneshwar or […]Continue Reading

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‘Spy’ YouTuber established contacts up to ‘terror hub’ Pak-Afghan border

By Odisha News Online May 20, 2025 131

NEW DELHI, MAY 20 : The arrest of Jyoti Malhotra, a Haryana-based travel vlogger, has exposed a conspiracy linked to a major module of Pakistan’s spy agency ISI and revealed how modern technology was being used to operate a spy network in India. Investigations have also revealed that she established contacts up to the Pakistan-Afghanistan […]Continue Reading