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Bombay HC convicts Tehelka founder Tarun Tejpal in rape case, reverses acquittal

By Odisha News Online Aug 6, 2026 38

MUMBAI,AUG 6 : In a major setback to former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal, the Bombay High Court on Thursday convicted him in the 2013 rape case filed by a former colleague and set aside the acquittal order passed by the Goa sessions court in 2021. A division bench of Justices Neela Gokhale and Amit Jamsandekar […]Continue Reading

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PM Modi’s Facebook video removal: Parliament panel seeks Mark Zuckerberg’s apology, warns on immunity

By Odisha News Online Aug 5, 2026 45

NEW DELHI, AUG 5 : A parliamentary standing committee has sought an apology from Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg over the removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s video from Facebook, saying the action was viewed seriously. In a letter to the secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), the Lok Sabha secretariat said […]Continue Reading

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India distances itself from Hasina’s planned New Delhi press event

By Odisha News Online Aug 4, 2026 56

NEW DELHI,AUG 4 : India on Tuesday distanced itself from former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s planned virtual media interaction in New Delhi, saying the event is being organised by a private media entity and has no government backing. Hasina is scheduled to address the media virtually on Wednesday evening from the Foreign Correspondents’ Club, […]Continue Reading

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says Indian economy set to hit USD 5-trillion mark in FY29 as per IMF

By Odisha News Online Aug 4, 2026 49

NEW DELHI, AUG 4 : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the Indian economy is poised to cross the USD 5-trillion mark in FY29 as per the International Monetary Fund (IMF) prediction. The government has adopted a broad-based growth strategy to achieve the milestone, she said in the Rajya Sabha. As per the World […]Continue Reading

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Two firefighters killed, three injured as fire breaks out at electronic chip factory in Noida

By Odisha News Online Aug 4, 2026 67

NOIDA, AUG 4 : A massive fire at an electronic chip manufacturing unit in Greater Noida late on Monday night claimed the lives of two firefighters and left three others injured, police said on Tuesday. The blaze broke out at the ILGIM company in the Ecotech-3 industrial area, prompting the deployment of at least six […]Continue Reading

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FSSAI bars Dabur from selling products with ‘100 per cent’ claims

By Odisha News Online Aug 4, 2026 51

NEW DELHI, AUG 4 : The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has prohibited Dabur India from selling products such as honey, cow ghee, and edible oils using ‘100 per cent’ claims. The food regulator said that such labelling is against the law. The regulator affirmed that the use of the 100 per […]Continue Reading

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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to engage with Gen Z, Gen Alpha in Mumbai

By Odisha News Online Aug 3, 2026 50

MUMBAI, AUG 3 : Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat will interact with members of Gen Z and Gen Alpha on August 6 at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) in Mumbai. According to a release, the event will mark the 15th anniversary of the International Movement to Unite Nations (IIMUN) and the […]Continue Reading

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Military and bureaucracy cannot function in silos, says Rajnath Singh

By Odisha News Online Aug 3, 2026 50

NEW DELHI, AUG 3 : Taking the government’s jointness agenda beyond the three armed forces, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday called for much closer integration between the military and civilian wings of the defence establishment, arguing that the two can no longer operate in silos if India is to build a defence ecosystem equipped […]Continue Reading

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14 killed, 18 injured in suicide bombing outside Pakistan police station

By Odisha News Online Aug 2, 2026 49

PAKISTAN , AUG 2 : At least fourteen people, including five police personnel and four civilians, were killed, and 18 others injured in a suicide bombing near Kabal Police Station in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday. The blast occurred as the Swat Peace Rally was passing through Kabal town in Swat district, where […]Continue Reading

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If PM doing great, why live in Dubai? Raj Thackeray jabs Vivek Oberoi, R Madhavan

By Odisha News Online Aug 2, 2026 60

MAHARASTRA, AUGUST 2 : Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray took a swipe at actors Vivek Oberoi and R Madhavan, questioning why they had chosen to live in Dubai if they believed Prime Minister Narendra Modi was making India great again. Launching a broadside against the government at the 20th anniversary celebrations of the […]Continue Reading