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RBI delivers 25 bps cut as MPC opts for neutral gear to steer growth safely

By Odisha News Online Dec 5, 2025 275

CHENNAI, DEC 5 : The Reserve Bank of India delivered a widely anticipated policy shift today, with the Monetary Policy Committee unanimously cutting the repo rate by 25 basis points and maintaining a neutral stance. The benchmark rate now stands at 5.25 percent, marking a cumulative reduction of 125 basis points through 2025. The decision […]Continue Reading

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Russian President, Modi arrive at PM’s Lok Kalyan Marg residence for private dinner

By Odisha News Online Dec 4, 2025 341

NEW DELHI, DEC 4 : Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in New Delhi on Thursday evening for a two-day state visit that would further expand a nearly eight-decade India-Russia partnership. The visit holds significance amid India’s recent downturn in ties with the United States. This is also the Russian president’s first visit to India since […]Continue Reading

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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s assembly constituency records 41,495 ‘uncollectable’ SIR forms: ECI

By Odisha News Online Dec 4, 2025 490

KOLKATA, DEC 4 : The West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Bhawanipore Assembly seat under the Kolkata South electoral district has recorded 41,495 ‘uncollectable’ enumeration forms (EFs) so far till Thursday afternoon, Election Commission of India (ECI) says. According to the office of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), 41,495 EFs in Bhawanipore Continue Reading

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2 years, 4 drownings: The jealousy trail behind Haryana woman’s killing spree

By Odisha News Online Dec 4, 2025 264

HARYANA, DEC 4 : A chilling case of serial killings has shaken Haryana’s Panipat after police arrested a 32-year-old woman, accused of drowning four children over the past two years, including her own three-year-old son. Authorities said the murders were driven by the accused’s obsessive jealousy of the children’s beauty. Panipat Superintendent of Police Continue Reading

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11 dead as test train hits workers in China’s worst rail accident in over a decade

By Odisha News Online Nov 27, 2025 374

CHINA, NOV 26 : At least 11 people were killed, and two others were injured after a test train ran over a team of maintenance workers in southwestern China on Thursday, state-run media platform Xinua reported. Officials are calling it the country’s deadliest train accident in more than a decade. The incident took place in […]Continue Reading

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Calls to quit rise, but Gambhir says he’s not going anywhere

By Odisha News Online Nov 26, 2025 413

GUWAHATI, NOV 25 : Soon after India’s defeat in the two-Test series against South Africa on Wednesday, many cricket fans were left wondering: “Should Gautam Gambhir step down as the team’s head coach?” But Gambhir showed no inclination to step down. “It is up to the BCCI to decide. I’ve said it in my first […]Continue Reading

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Constitution guiding document to shun colonial mindset, adopt nationalistic thinking: President Murmu

By Odisha News Online Nov 26, 2025 342

NEW DELHI, NOV 26 : President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said the Constitution is the guiding document to shun colonial mindset and adopt nationalistic thinking. Addressing the Constitution Day event at the Central Hall of the Old Parliament building, now called ‘Samvidhan Sadan’, Murmu said India is presenting a new model of development for the […]Continue Reading

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Ethiopia volcano eruption disrupts flights in India; ash cloud to clear by evening

By Odisha News Online Nov 25, 2025 320

NEW DELHI, NOV 25 : Indian carriers Air India and Akasa Air have canceled several flights following the eruption of Ethiopia’s long-dormant Hayli Gubbi volcano, which sent ash plumes high into the atmosphere, with the ash now drifting over portions of Indian airspace, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Air India has cancelled 13 […]Continue Reading

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Dharmendra, Bollywood’s beloved He-Man, dies at 89

By Odisha News Online Nov 24, 2025 517

MUMBAI, NOV 24 : Legendary actor Dharmendra died at the age of 89 at his home in Mumbai on Monday. The actor was admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital with respiratory issues earlier this month. Celebrated as the He-Man of Bollywood, Dharmendra leaves behind a remarkable cinematic legacy spanning over six decades. His final on-screen […]Continue Reading

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Delhi air pollution protest takes a turn, Maoist Madvi Hidma’s posters on display

By Odisha News Online Nov 24, 2025 400

NEW DELHI, NOV 24 : A protest over Delhi’s toxic air crisis at the India Gate sparked controversy after demonstrators displayed posters of top Maoist commander Madvi Hidma, who was killed in a police encounter in Andhra Pradesh last week. Tensions rose as the protesters on Sunday evening tried to block traffic and allegedly pepper-sprayed […]Continue Reading