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‘India well prepared to retaliate if Pakistan decides to escalate,’ Ajit Doval tells Chinese foreign minister

By Odisha News Online 153
NEW DELHI,MAY 7 : National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Wednesday held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and informed him that India has no plans to escalate tensions with Pakistan but is well prepared to “retaliate resolutely” if Islamabad does so. Doval’s statements came hours after India launched targeted missile attacks on nine […]Continue Reading
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Jaish chief Masood Azhar says 10 family members, four aides killed in Operation Sindoor: Report

By Odisha News Online 328
NEW DELHI, MAY 7 : Several family members and close associates of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) founder Masood Azhar were among those killed in airstrikes carried out by the Indian Armed Forces early Wednesday. The strike which went under the name, Operation Sindoor, reportedly targeted terror infrastructure across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). Top Continue Reading
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‘Operation Sindoor’: India says ‘exercised right to dismantle terror infrastructure’

By Odisha News Online 217
NEW DELHI, MAY 7 : Arathy, daughter of N. Ramachandran, who was tragically killed in a recent terror attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam has voiced strong support for the Indian Army’s retaliatory mission, “Operation Sindoor.” Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, she expressed hope that the operation would bring solace to families devastated by the brutal violence. […]Continue Reading
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14 dead, 16 injured as Gujarat lashed by strong winds, thunderstorms    

By Odisha News Online 224
AHMEDABAD, MAY 6 : Unseasonal thunderstorms accompanied by fierce winds tore through Gujarat, leaving at least 14 dead, 16 injured, 26 animals dead, and seven houses destroyed, officials confirmed Tuesday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned that the crisis could deepen, forecasting thunderstorms with winds up to 60 kmph across the state for several more […]Continue Reading
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UN members flag Pak’s nuclear rhetoric, missile tests after J&K attack: Sources

By Odisha News Online 211
NEW DELHI, MAY 6 : Amid heightened India-Pakistan tensions following the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people, mostly tourists, the United Nations Security Council held closed-door consultations on Monday, where multiple UN members questioned Pakistan’s role and rhetoric, sources said. Pakistan, currently a non-permanent member of the powerful Council, had Continue Reading
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Putin speaks to PM Modi; says perpetrators of Pahalgam attack must be brought to justice

By Odisha News Online 66
NEW DELHI, MAY 5: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday conveyed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a phone conversation that the perpetrators of the Pahalgam terror strike must be brought to justice as he strongly condemned the horrific attack. Putin also told Modi that Russia fully supports India’s fight against terrorism, according to the […]Continue Reading
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CJI Khanna defers pleas on Wqf Act to May 15, says Centre’s reply needs ‘consideration’; to be heard by successor

By Odisha News Online 120
NEW DELHI, MAY 5 : The Supreme Court on Monday said the batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Act will be heard by Chief Justice of India-designate Justice B R Gavai on May 15. The incumbent CJI, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who is set to retire on May 13, said […]Continue Reading
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Security forces uncover terrorist hideout in Poonch, recover IEDs and wireless sets                                                                                                                                                    

By Odisha News Online 84
MENDHAR/JAMMU, MAY 5 : Security forces unearthed a terrorist hideout in a forest area in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, leading to the recovery of five improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and two wireless sets, officials said on Monday. All the ready-to-use IEDs, weighing between half-a-kg and five kg, were destroyed in a controlled explosion […]Continue Reading