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Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Trump’s war, says Iran posed ‘no imminent threat’

By Odisha News Online Mar 17, 2026 59

AMERICA,MAR 17 :  Joe Kent, the director of the United States’ National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation on Tuesday, saying he “cannot in good conscience” back the Trump administration’s war in Iran. Kent is the first senior US official to resign from the Trump administration to protest the war against Iran. Announcing his Continue Reading

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40% of young graduates in India unemployed as jobs fail to keep pace

By Odisha News Online Mar 17, 2026 47

BENGALURU, MAR 17 : Nearly 40% of young graduates in India are unemployed, a figure that has remained largely unchanged for four decades, according to the State of Working India 2026 report by Azim Premji University. The report shows that unemployment among graduates aged 15 to 29 remains persistently high, with about 40% of those […]Continue Reading

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At least 400 killed, around 250 injured in Pakistani airstrike on Kabul hospital

By Odisha News Online Mar 17, 2026 53

KABUL,MAR 17 : Afghanistan accused Pakistan of killing at least 400 people in an airstrike on a drug rehabilitation hospital in the Afghan capital late Monday. It marked a dramatic escalation of a conflict that began late last month and has seen repeated cross-border clashes as well as airstrikes inside Afghanistan. International calls for a […]Continue Reading

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Over 550 Indians evacuated from Iran via Armenia

By Odisha News Online Mar 16, 2026 45

NEW DELHI, MAR 16 : More than 550 Indian nationals have been evacuated from Iran through Armenia as New Delhi steps up efforts to assist its citizens amid the escalating conflict in West Asia. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday thanked the government and people of Armenia for facilitating the land-border transit. “Thank the […]Continue Reading

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ECI announces dates for Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala, Assam, Puducherry

By Odisha News Online Mar 15, 2026 53

NEW DELHI, MAR 15 : The Election Commission of India has announced the schedule for the crucial Assembly elections in four states –West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam–and the Union Territory of Puducherry. Assam, Kerala and Puducherry will go to the polls in single phase on April 9. The counting of votes will take place […]Continue Reading

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No refills, new connections: Govt asks households with piped gas to give up LPG

By Odisha News Online Mar 15, 2026 53

NEW DELHI, MAR 15 : The Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued a notification on Saturday, saying that households having both a Piped Natural Gas (PNG) connection and a domestic Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) subscription shall surrender the latter and also refrain from getting cylinder refills from any public oil company or through […]Continue Reading

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Centre revokes Sonam Wangchuk’s detention under NSA, says decision taken after ‘due consideration’

By Odisha News Online Mar 14, 2026 53

NEW DELHI, MAR 14 : The Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday said it has decided to revoke with immediate effect the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act, six months after he was jailed for allegedly inciting a mob with provocative statements in Ladakh’s Leh. In a statement, the […]Continue Reading

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Opposition MPs move notice in Parliament seeking removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar

By Odisha News Online Mar 13, 2026 45

NEW DELHI, MAR 13 : Opposition MPs have submitted notices in both Houses of Parliament seeking a motion for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Friday. According to a PTI report citing sources, as many as 130 MPs in the Lok Sabha and 63 MPs in the Rajya Sabha have signed the […]Continue Reading

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India’s crude supply secure, no shortage of fuel; refineries running at over 100%: Petroleum minister

By Odisha News Online Mar 12, 2026 74

New Delhi, Mar 12 : Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday said India’s crude supply position remains secure despite the ongoing West Asia crisis and disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Puri said the world has not faced a moment like the […]Continue Reading

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‘God saved me’: Farooq Abdullah’s first reaction after assassination bid in Jammu

By Odisha News Online Mar 12, 2026 38

JAMMU, MAR 12: “God saved me,” said veteran politician and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah in his first reaction after a man allegedly tried to assassinate him during a marriage function here on Wednesday night. The assailant, identified as Kamal Singh Jamwal, allegedly targeted Abdullah, who is the president of the ruling […]Continue Reading