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US military completes latest strikes on Iran; Tehran vows retaliation after wedding home hit, killing five

By Odisha News Online Sep 2, 2026 110

WASHINGTON, SEP 2 : The US military hit targets in Iran on Tuesday and Tehran fired missiles and drones at various sites across the region in response as hostilities flare once again in an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months. One US strike hit a home hosting a wedding, killing five people […]Continue Reading

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PM Modi hails 7.8% growth amid global wars; urges people not to buy gold or go abroad

By Odisha News Online Sep 1, 2026 100

NEW DELHI, AUG 1 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the countrymen on India registering 7.8 per cent economic growth, saying the achievement had filled the nation with happiness. The Prime Minister attributed the robust growth to the collective efforts of the people. “I congratulate the countrymen. For their determination, for their hard work. It […]Continue Reading

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Nepal floods expose risks to hydropower in a warming Himalayas

By Odisha News Online Aug 31, 2026 75

NEPAL, AUG 31 : Workers shoveled thick mud from a flood-ravaged power station in central Nepal, trying to revive a key node that supplies electricity to more than 20,000 people. But as they cleared debris from equipment buried by last week’s catastrophic floods, there was hope the plant would not simply be rebuilt in the […]Continue Reading

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SC declines plea to stop CJP’s September 5 march, says all sides must act within law

By Odisha News Online Aug 31, 2026 77

NEW DELHI, AUG 31 : The Supreme Court on Monday declined to pass any order prohibiting the Cockroach Janata Party’s (CJP) proposed protest march in Delhi on September 5, saying it expected the organisers as well as the authorities to act peacefully and in accordance with the law. A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya […]Continue Reading

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How a Nepali teacher’s quick thinking saved 1,643 children from monster floods

By Odisha News Online Aug 30, 2026 102

NEPAL,AUG 30 : “He said the village was gone: taken by the river. He told me to run.” The warning came at 9:20 am on Wednesday from a friend to Rajendra Dawadi, principal of Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School in Nepal’s Trishuli Valley. He had 1,643 children in and around the three-storey school as a devastating […]Continue Reading

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Make India drug-free: PM Modi appeals to citizens

By Odisha News Online Aug 30, 2026 66

NEW DELHI, AUG 30 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed to citizens to join hands to free India from the menace of drug abuse, and build a stronger future for the youth. In his monthly radio address ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Modi noted that the ‘Drug-Free Youth for a Developed India’ campaign is gaining […]Continue Reading

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Lake burst in Tibet threatens fresh deluge in flood-hit Nepal after 475 deaths

By Odisha News Online Aug 28, 2026 71

NEPAL, AUG 28 : A desperate race to find survivors after Nepal’s devastating flash floods has hit another roadblock, with a newly formed lake near the Nepal-Tibet border beginning to overflow and threatening to unleash a second deadly surge. At least 475 people have died and nearly 1,500 remain missing on the Nepal and Tibet […]Continue Reading

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105 Indians, 37 NRIs among nearly 400 missing after Nepal floods near Tibet border

By Odisha News Online Aug 26, 2026 95

NEPAL,AUG 26 : At least 105 Indians and 37 non-resident Indians (NRIs) are among 384 travellers reported missing after devastating flash floods swept through Central Nepal districts, bordering Tibet, on Wednesday, officials said. Most of the Indian nationals were travelling to Tibet for the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra. A sudden flood swept through parts of central […]Continue Reading

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BJP parliamentary board rejig likely, at least four CMs may figure in powerful body

By Odisha News Online Aug 26, 2026 81

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI,  AUG 26 : The BJP is likely to revamp its 12-member Parliamentary Board, its apex decision-making body, by around August 30, with younger leaders and three to four serving chief ministers being considered. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is emerging as a contender, while his Uttar Pradesh and Assam counterparts, Yogi Adityanath and […]Continue Reading

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After Rahul’s Pune outreach, Smriti Irani dares him to back 33% women’s quota, sing full Vande Mataram

By Odisha News Online Aug 23, 2026 108

NEW DELHI, AUG 23 : BJP national general secretary Smriti Irani on Sunday challenged Rahul Gandhi to back the swift implementation of 33 per cent reservation for women in legislatures and organise a full rendition of Vande Mataram that includes invocation of Goddess Durga at his party office. Irani’s remarks came in response to Gandhi’s […]Continue Reading