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Opposition says PM Modi’s ‘dimaagi Naxal’ remark stigmatises dissent, questions women’s quota pitch

By Odisha News Online Aug 15, 2026 95

NEW DELHI,AUG 15 :  Opposition parties on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using his Independence Day address to stigmatise dissent through his ‘dimaagi Naxal’ remark and questioned his call for 33 per cent reservation for women in legislatures, saying the quota law was not implemented in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Senior BJP […]Continue Reading

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Lok Sabha clears bill to amend Mines and Minerals Development Law without debate

By Odisha News Online Aug 12, 2026 115

NEW DELHI, AUG 12 : The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, without a debate. The legislation proposes changes to the regulatory framework for mines and minerals and restricts states from imposing additional taxes on mineral rights. The Centre, through the Bill, also seeks to take […]Continue Reading

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‘Shortcut will cut you short’: PM Modi urges youth to read autobiographies

By Odisha News Online Aug 12, 2026 117

NEW DELHI, AUG 12 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged young people to read autobiographies and learn from the struggles of others, saying that in the “era of reels”, they should remember that “shortcut will cut you short”. Speaking at the launch of former president Ram Nath Kovind’s autobiography “Triumph of the Indian […]Continue Reading

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PM Modi shares new Instagram video; urges citizens to celebrate Independence Day with honour, pride

By Odisha News Online Aug 11, 2026 94

NEW DELHI, AUG 11 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called on citizens to mark Independence Day with honour, pride and glory and take a pledge to build a developed India. In an Instagram post, Modi also shared a video of NDA MPs and Union ministers waving the tricolour and raising slogans of “Vande […]Continue Reading

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Sudev Nair Steps Into Yash’s Toxic, Turning Blockbuster Momentum Into His Biggest Canvas Yet

By Odisha News Online Aug 11, 2026 74

BY SHABIHA KHATOON MUMBAI, AUG 11 : Actor Sudev Nair joins one of Indian cinema’s most anticipated films, Toxic, directed by Geetu Mohandas and headlined by Yash. The period gangster epic marks a defining moment in a career that has been anything but quiet. Sudev arrives at Toxic on a run of Telugu blockbusters, most […]Continue Reading

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NDA MPs greet PM Modi with tricolour, raise ‘Vande Mataram’ at parliamentary meeting

By Odisha News Online Aug 11, 2026 78

New Delhi, Aug 11 :  NDA MPs on Tuesday greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the national flag and slogans of ‘Vande Mataram’ and ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ as he arrived for the ruling coalition’s weekly parliamentary party meeting in Parliament. The meeting, ‘Mangal Milan’, was held at the GMC Balayogi Auditorium in the Continue Reading

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20 killed, several trapped under rubble after 7.4-magnitude quake rocks Colombia

By Odisha News Online Aug 10, 2026 101

COLOMBIA, AUG 10 : A strong 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Colombia on Monday, killing at least 20 people and causing multiple buildings to collapse, according to local officials. The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the earthquake occurred at 12:34 UTC, or around 7:34 am local time, about 5 km east of San Jose del Palmar in […]Continue Reading

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Fake IAS officer claims he’s Ajit Doval’s undercover agent, arrested, Tesla seized

By Odisha News Online Aug 10, 2026 99

NEW DELHI, AUG 10 : A man who posed as an IAS officer, claimed to be National Security Advisor Ajit Doval’s undercover agent and travelled across Bihar in a Tesla bearing a ‘Government of India’ board has been arrested in Khagaria, police said on Monday. The accused, identified as Manish Gupta, was arrested from his […]Continue Reading

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Amid protests, Jharkhand CID arrests ex-JPSC chief Khiangte over alleged recruitment exam irregularities

By Odisha News Online Aug 10, 2026 126

JHARKHAND, AUG 10 : Amid students’ protests against alleged irregularities in the recruitment examinations conducted by JPSC, the Jharkhand CID on Monday arrested the Commission’s former chairperson L Khiangte. Khiangte, who was appointed as Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) chairperson in February last year after he retired as the state’s chief Continue Reading

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Three JPSC members resign amid CID probe into alleged exam irregularities

By Odisha News Online Aug 9, 2026 78

RANCHI, AUG 9 : Amid the ongoing controversy over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) examinations, the three serving members of the commission—Dr Ajita Bhattacharya, Dr Anima Hansda and Dr Jamal Ahmed—have resigned from their posts. Sources informed that the three members have sent their resignation letters to the Governor. The Continue Reading