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Cabinet approves ₹11,718-crore budget for first-ever digital census 2027

By Odisha News Online Dec 12, 2025 557

NEW DELHI, DEC 12 : Moving towards conducting the National Census 2027, the NDA government on Friday approved a proposal at its Union Cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to carry out the Census of India 2027 at a cost of ₹11,718 crore. Billed as the world’s largest statistical exercise, the Census of […]Continue Reading

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Shashi Tharoor skips third key Congress meeting in a row, triggering fresh unease in party

By Odisha News Online Dec 12, 2025 427

NEW DELHI, DEC 12 : Congress MP Shashi Tharoor was again absent from a meeting of the party’s Lok Sabha MPs chaired by Rahul Gandhi on Friday, extending a pattern of non-attendance that has drawn internal attention in recent weeks. The Thiruvananthapuram MP, already under scrutiny for remarks viewed by some colleagues as favourable to […]Continue Reading

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Former Union minister Shivraj Patil passes away at 90

By Odisha News Online Dec 12, 2025 476

MAHARASTRA, DEC 12 : Senior Congress leader and former Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil passed away at his home town Latur in Maharashtra on Friday morning. Patil, 90, passed away at his residence ‘Devghar’ after a brief illness, family sources said. He is survived by his son Shailesh Patil, daughter-in-law Archana, who is a BJP […]Continue Reading

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Fireworks banned at nightbclubs, hotels, other tourist establishments in North Goa

By Odisha News Online Dec 11, 2025 437

GOA,DEC 11 : Days after a devastating nightclub fire in North Goa claimed 25 lives, the district administration has imposed a blanket ban on fireworks and pyrotechnics inside all tourist establishments. The order, issued on Wednesday evening, comes in the wake of the December 6 incident at the ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ nightclub in Arpora, […]Continue Reading

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Luthras booked Thailand tickets while their Goa nightclub burned; denied interim relief

By Odisha News Online Dec 11, 2025 507

NEW DELHI, DEC 11 : Goa Police have uncovered that nightclub owners Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra booked their escape to Thailand barely 90 minutes after the massive blaze erupted at their Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Anjuna, even as fire crews and police were still battling the inferno. Investigators found that the brothers logged […]Continue Reading

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Diwali inscribed on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list

By Odisha News Online Dec 10, 2025 391

NEW DELHI, DEC 10 : Deepavali was inscribed on the prestigious UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list of humanity on Wednesday during the 22nd session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) being held in Delhi. “New inscription on the #IntangibleHeritageList: Deepavali, #India Congratulations!,” the Continue Reading

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Goa nightclub fire: ‘I am only a partner,’ says co-owner Ajay Gupta

By Odisha News Online Dec 10, 2025 407

Goa, Dec 10 : Ajaya Gupta, one of the co-owner  Birch by Romeo Lane, was brought to Delhi Police’s Crime Branch on Wednesday in connection with the devastating fire at the North Goa nightclub that claimed 25 lives. Speaking briefly to reporters while entering the office, his face largely concealed by a mask, Gupta insisted […]Continue Reading

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Ruthless India thrash South Africa by 101 runs in 1st T20I at Cuttack

By Odisha News Online Dec 9, 2025 517

Odisha/Cuttack, Dec 9 : India thrashed South Africa by 101 runs as the visitors collapsed for a meagre 74 in the opening T20I at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Tuesday. India had earlier posted 175/6 thanks to a rescue act by Hardik Pandya. All six bowlers used by India were among the wickets, with […]Continue Reading

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Satya Nadella commits $17.5 billion to India’s AI first future after meeting PM

By Odisha News Online Dec 9, 2025 512

NEW DELHI, DEC 9 : In a massive boost to develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) in India, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said he was committing USD 17.5 billion to build infrastructure and skills needed for enhancing the technology in the country. This is Microsoft’s largest-ever investment in Asia. He made the announcement in a post on […]Continue Reading

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Nearly 500 IndiGo flights cancelled today; Centre cuts airline’s winter slots

By Odisha News Online Dec 9, 2025 467

NEW DELHI, DEC 9 : Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu said the Centre will cut IndiGo’s winter flight schedule and reallocate those slots to other airlines in the wake of the country’s largest carrier’s massive operational meltdown. With the disruptions still continuing, nearly 500 IndiGo flights were cancelled today, with Delhi (152) and […]Continue Reading