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Trump tariffs struck down: The $133 billion refund problem now facing US

By Odisha News Online Feb 21, 2026 88

WASHINGTON, FEB 21 : The US Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump’s biggest and boldest tariffs. But the justices left a $133 billion question unanswered: What’s going to happen to the money the government has already collected in import taxes now declared unlawful? Companies have been lining up for refunds. But the […]Continue Reading

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Awkward. OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Anthropic’s Dario Amodei skip unity hand-raise

By Odisha News Online Feb 19, 2026 92

NEW DELHI, FEB 19 : With Prime Minister Narendra Modi on stage, AI’s long-running rivalry between OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei was once again laid bare when the two tech leaders hesitated to hold hands at Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam. As PM Modi looked on, the two rivals, standing next to each other, appeared […]Continue Reading

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ECI sets March 16 date for biennial Rajya Sabha polls to 37 seats

By Odisha News Online Feb 18, 2026 122

NEW DELHI, FEB 18 : The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday announced the schedule for holding biennial elections to 37 Rajya Sabha seats across 10 states, which are falling vacant on different dates in April. Polling will be held on March 16. The seats becoming vacant are represented by members from Maharashtra, Odisha, […]Continue Reading

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Don’t fear AI, prepare for it: Modi says skills are the answer to AI job fears

By Odisha News Online Feb 17, 2026 113

NEW DELHI, FEB 17 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday sought to allay concerns over the impact of artificial intelligence on employment, asserting that the government is proactively investing in large-scale skilling and re-skilling initiatives to prepare Indians for an AI-driven future. Addressing apprehensions that rapid advances in AI could displace jobs, the Prime Continue Reading

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T20 World Cup: Australia out, Zimbabwe reach Super 8 stage after Pallekele washout

By Odisha News Online Feb 17, 2026 122

NEW DELHI, FEB 17 : Former champions Australia crashed out of the T20 World Cup in a stunning group-stage exit after Zimbabwe’s clash against Ireland was washed out in Pallekele on February 17. The abandoned fixture sealed Zimbabwe’s qualification for the Super 8 stage alongside Sri Lanka from Group B. It also confirmed that Australia, […]Continue Reading

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Tarique Rahman sworn in as Prime Minister of Bangladesh

By Odisha News Online Feb 17, 2026 112

BANGALDESH, FEB 17 : Tarique Rahman, Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Bangladesh on Tuesday. President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath of office at the South Plaza of Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban at around 4:15 pm, reports said. Earlier in the day, the BNP Parliamentary Party […]Continue Reading

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Teen was speeding SUV for reels, lost my son due to him: Victim’s mother

By Odisha News Online Feb 17, 2026 135

New Delhi, Feb 17 :The mother of a 23-year-old man, who was killed in a car crash where a minor was on the wheels in Delhi on February 3, said the accused was shooting reels while he was speeding his SUV at the time of the accident. Sahil Dhaneshra died in a crash that involved […]Continue Reading

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Don’t trust blindly before marriage: Supreme Court’s warning on pre-marital intimacy

By Odisha News Online Feb 16, 2026 130

NEW DELHI, FEB 16 : The Supreme Court of India on Monday made pointed observations on premarital physical relationships while hearing a bail plea in a case involving allegations of rape on the false promise of marriage, triggering a wider debate on consent, trust and the role of moral expectations in criminal law. The court […]Continue Reading

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Drop Babar, Shaheen, Shadab: Shahid Afridi goes on all-out rant after IND vs PAK loss

By Odisha News Online Feb 16, 2026 122

NEW DELHI, FEB 16 : Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi went on an all-out rant against Pakistan’s senior trio after their crushing defeat to India in Colombo, calling for Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi and Shadab Khan to be benched for the rest of the T20 World Cup. The former Pakistan captain said it was time […]Continue Reading

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T20 World Cup: Suryakumar continues India’s policy of not engaging with Pakistan at the toss

By Odisha News Online Feb 15, 2026 102

COLOMBO, FEB 15 : And, so, on the ninth day and after 26 matches, the World Cup’s big match — world cricket’s big match not for entertainment or action but purely for the toxicity this game seems to generate these days — arrived at a suitably decked up R Premadasa Stadium. The thousands who had […]Continue Reading