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Sunetra Pawar takes oath as Maharashtra’s first woman deputy Chief Minister

By Odisha News Online Jan 31, 2026 100

MAHARASTRA, JAN 31 : Sunetra Pawar, 62, the wife of late NCP chief Ajit Pawar, was on Saturday sworn in as Maharashtra’s first woman deputy Chief Minister at a ceremony in Mumbai. Sunetra Pawar was unanimously elected leader of the NCP legislature party in Maharashtra on Saturday, just three days after the death of her […]Continue Reading

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Rahul steps in, assures Tharoor of due recognition; MP reaffirms party line

By Odisha News Online Jan 29, 2026 75

NEW DELHI, JAN 29 : Amid reports of unease with the party leadership, Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor on Thursday held a detailed meeting with party president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, signalling a possible thaw in relations. Both sides emphasised unity and coordination as the party […]Continue Reading

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Thiruvalluvar to Sree Narayana Guru: Iconic figures from poll-bound states find special mention in President’s address

By Odisha News Online Jan 28, 2026 133

NEW DELHI, JAN 28: Social, religious and literary icons of poll-bound states of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Kerala received special mention in President Droupadi Murmu’s address to the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament on Wednesday. At the outset of her 62-minute speech, Murmu said India is now celebrating 150 years of […]Continue Reading

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Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar dies in Pune plane crash

By Odisha News Online Jan 28, 2026 93

Maharashtra, Jan 28 :  Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others on board an aircraft were reported dead after the aircraft crashed in the Pune district, officials said on Wednesday. The aircraft reportedly crashed while attempting to land near Baramati in Pune district earlier in the morning. According to Flight Radar, the flight […]Continue Reading

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India-EU free trade agreement signed; PM Modi Hails ‘Mother of All Deals’

By Odisha News Online Jan 27, 2026 91

NEW DELHI, JAN 27 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India and the European Union (EU) signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), assuring that the ‘mother of all deals’ will bring major opportunities for both sides. “Yesterday a big agreement was signed between the European Union and India. People are calling this the mother […]Continue Reading

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Scotland to replace Bangladesh at the T20 World Cup

By Odisha News Online Jan 24, 2026 153

CHENNAI, JAN 24 : The International Cricket Council has apparently informed its board members that since the Bangladesh Cricket Board has not confirmed their participation at the T20 World Cup, they did not have a choice but to replace them with Scotland. The ICC had multiple meetings — in-person and virtual — to convince Bangladesh […]Continue Reading

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Zomato’s Deepinder Goyal steps down as Eternal CEO, Albinder Dhindsa to take over

By Odisha News Online Jan 21, 2026 141

NEW DELHI, JAN 21 : Eternal, the parent company of food delivery platform Zomato, announced a top leadership change on Wednesday, with founder Deepinder Goyal stepping down as chief executive officer and managing director. Goyal will take on the role of vice chairman and continue as a director on the company’s board. Blinkit CEO Albinder […]Continue Reading

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Noida techie death case: Real estate developer accused of negligence, arrested

By Odisha News Online Jan 20, 2026 76

NEW DELHI, JAN 20 : Police on Tuesday arrested a real estate developer in connection with the death of techie, whose car had plunged into a deep pit at a construction site in Noida’s Sector 150, said police sources. “Abhay Kumar, an official of MZ Wiztown Planners and one of the accused in the case, […]Continue Reading

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3 homes, cars, part-time moneylending: Meet Mangilal, Indore’s crorepati beggar

By Odisha News Online Jan 19, 2026 113

MADHYA PRADESH,JAN 19 : In its recently launched Indore Beggar Eradication Campaign, the Madhya Pradesh government has identified Mangilal, a beggar who has accumulated wealth worth crores through begging. The government has come across that Magnilal owns three houses in different parts of the city, and also provides loans to people in need. The beggar, […]Continue Reading

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Techie dies after car plunges into water-filled pit in Noida, told father ‘don’t want to die’ in last call

By Odisha News Online Jan 18, 2026 165

NEW DELHI,JAN 18 : A 27-year-old software engineer died after his car veered off the road and plunged into a 20-foot-deep, water-filled pit dug for the basement of an under-construction building in Sector 150 of Greater Noida in the early hours of Saturday. Moments after the accident, the victim, Yuvraj Mehta, managed to call his […]Continue Reading