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Cruel, shortsighted: Rahul Gandhi slams Supreme Court’s order on stray dogs

By Odisha News Online Aug 12, 2025 437

NEW DELHI, AUG 12 : Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday criticised the Supreme Court’s directive to immediately catch and permanently relocate all stray dogs in Delhi-NCR, calling the move “a step back from decades of humane, science-backed policy.” He said that blanket removals of stray dogs is “cruel, shortsighted, and strip us of compassion”. […]Continue Reading

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Aadhaar, PAN card, voter ID not sufficient to determine Indian citizenship: Bombay HC

By Odisha News Online Aug 12, 2025 379

 MUMBAI, AUG 12 : A person does not become a citizen of India merely by possessing documents like Aadhaar card, PAN card or a voter ID, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday said while refusing bail to a man, allegedly from Bangladesh, for entering India illegally. The man is accused of staying in India for […]Continue Reading

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Baloch group gets terror tag. Trump’s latest largesse for Pak’s Asim Munir

By Odisha News Online Aug 12, 2025 454

NEW DELHI, AUG 12 : Pakistan Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir could hardly have wished for more from Donald Trump. Ever since Munir attended a private luncheon with the US President in June, there has been no end to the US’s largesse towards Pakistan. The latest being labelling the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) as […]Continue Reading

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US slaps total 59.73% tariff on Seafood export created panic among policy makers and exporters

By Odisha News Online Aug 12, 2025 431

NEW DELHI, AUG 12 : The Indian government is working to increase domestic consumption and explore new export markets for the seafood sector in response to the crisis caused by heavy tariffs imposed on Indian seafood by the US administration. Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh, which contributes over 75% of India’s total seafood exports, is urging the […]Continue Reading

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Mumbai police provide security for Kapil Sharma post firing at his restaurant in Canada

By Odisha News Online Aug 11, 2025 399

MUMBAI, AUG 11: The Mumbai police have provided security for comedian Kapil Sharma in the wake of the firing at his café in Canada, a senior police official said on Monday. Police have provided adequate security to Sharma, ensuring his safety, he said, without divulging any details about the arrangement. On August 8, shots were […]Continue Reading

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Supreme Court orders all stray dogs in Delhi-NCR to be moved to shelters in eight weeks

By Odisha News Online Aug 11, 2025 443

NEW DELHI, AUG 11 : In a significant and important decision, the Supreme Court on Monday in its order directed to round up all the stray dogs from Delhi-NCR within eight weeks and be sent to dedicated dog shelters to be set up by civic authorities, after noting that it wants the “national capital to […]Continue Reading

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Govt approves Rs 30,000 crores compensation to oil marketing companies for LPG under-recoveries

By Odisha News Online Aug 8, 2025 414

NEW DELHI, AUG 8 : The government on Friday announced a Rs 30,000 crore compensation package for public sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) to offset losses incurred from selling domestic LPG at regulated prices. The compensation will be extended to Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd […]Continue Reading

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Ready to pay personal price to protect farmers’ interest: PM Modi

By Odisha News Online Aug 7, 2025 428

NEW DELHI, AUG 7 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India will never compromise the interests of its farmers, fishermen and dairy farmers, asserting that he would be ready to pay any price. “For us, farmers’ interest is the foremost priority. India will never compromise the interests of farmers, fishermen and dairy farmers. […]Continue Reading

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Kinnaur Kailash Yatra suspended, one pilgrim dead, 700 rescued after cloudburst triggers flash flood in Himachal

By Odisha News Online Aug 6, 2025 482

CHANDIGARH, AUG 6 : The Kinnaur Kailash Yatra in Himachal Pradesh has been suspended as a pilgrim died and nearly 700 stranded devotees were rescued and evacuated in a nine-hour operation after a cloudburst triggered a flash flood that washed away a large part of the trekking path, including makeshift bridges at Tanglippi and Kangarang. […]Continue Reading

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Hiroshima marks 80 years since atomic bombing as aging survivors worry about growing nuke threat

By Odisha News Online Aug 6, 2025 459

HIROSHIMA, AUG 6 : Hiroshima on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with many ageing survivors expressing frustration about the growing support of global leaders for nuclear weapons as a deterrence. With the number of survivors rapidly declining and their average age now exceeding 86, the […]Continue Reading