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GST collection rises 28 pc in August to Rs 1.43 lakh cr

By Odisha News Online Sep 1, 2022 439

New Delhi, Sept 1: Collections from Goods and Services Tax (GST) rose 28 per cent to Rs 1.43 lakh crore in August, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday. GST collection has remained over the Rs 1.4-lakh-crore mark for the sixth straight month in August. “Better reporting coupled with economic recovery has been having a positive […]Continue Reading

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Noida twin towers demolition: All residents evacuated from two adjacent societies

By Odisha News Online Aug 28, 2022 428

Noida, Aug 28: The evacuation of around 5,000 resident of the two housing societies near the soon-to-be-demolished twin towers of Supretech here has been completed, officials said Sunday morning. The evacuation of residents of Emerald Court and ATS Village societies was scheduled to be completed by 7 am but took a little longer, police officials […]Continue Reading

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Justice UU Lalit takes oath as 49th Chief Justice of India

By Odisha News Online Aug 27, 2022 451

New Delhi,Aug 27: A day after Justice NV Ramana retired, Justice Uday Umesh Lalit was sworn in as 49th Chief Justice of India on Saturday. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office of the Chief Justice of India to Justice Lalit at Rashtrapati Bhavan in the morning hours. He succeeds Justice NV Ramana, who […]Continue Reading

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Ahead of SCO summit, Pakistan’s PM talks about peaceful ties with India

By Odisha News Online Aug 20, 2022 474

NEW DELHI,AUG 20: With less than a month to go for the SCO Summit in Samarkand, Pakistan’s tone and tenor about the resumption of talks with India appears to be softening. In a meeting with Australia’s newly appointed ambassador in Pakistan, Neil Hawkins, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said he aspires to have peaceful bilateral […]Continue Reading

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Centre blocks 8 YouTube channels over fake anti-India content

By Odisha News Online Aug 18, 2022 379

New Delhi, Aug 18: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Thursday blocked eight YouTube channels, including one based in Pakistan for spreading disinformation related to India’s national security, foreign relations and public order. The Ministry has blocked seven Indian and one Pakistan-based Youtube news channels under the IT Rules, 2021. As per the Continue Reading

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Take proactive steps to lift FIFA ban on AIFF: SC to Centre

By Odisha News Online Aug 17, 2022 415

New Delhi,Aug 17: The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing till August 22 on a plea relating to suspension by the international football governing body FIFA of the All India Football Federation based on a request by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta who appeared for the central government. Solicitor Mehta told the apex court that […]Continue Reading

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Sonia appoints Ghulam Nabi Azad as J&K Cogress campaign chief, he quits

By Odisha News Online Aug 17, 2022 449

New Delhi/Jammu, Aug 17: Congress president Sonia Gandhi Tuesday appointed former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad as the party’s campaign committee chief in the union territory, but he declined the offer. As part of a comprehensive revamp of the organisation in Jammu and Kashmir, Gandhi also appointed Vikar Rasool Wani, considered close […]Continue Reading

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Maharashtra cabinet expansion: 18 ministers sworn in

By Odisha News Online Aug 9, 2022 463

Mumbai, Aug 9: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday expanded his two-member ministry, 41 days after taking oath as the CM. Eighteen legislators, including state BJP president Chandrakant Patil, were sworn in as cabinet ministers at Raj Bhavan in south Mumbai. The list doesn’t include a woman. The strength of Maharashtra ministry has now […]Continue Reading

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Amid Taiwan crisis, annual joint exercise of special forces of India, US begins near China border

By Odisha News Online Aug 8, 2022 396

NEW DELHI,AUG 8: The annual joint exercise between the special forces of India and the United States commenced in Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh on Monday, the defence ministry said. This is the 13th edition of the exercise — “Ex Vajra Prahar 2022” — according to a statement issued by the ministry. The joint exercise, which will […]Continue Reading

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Delhi man with no history of foreign travel tests positive for monkeypox

By Odisha News Online Jul 24, 2022 524

New Delhi, July 24: A 34-year-old man from the national capital with no history of foreign travel has tested positive for monkeypox virus, official sources said on Sunday. This is the fourth case of the disease being reported in India. The man had attended a stag party recently in Manali in Himachal Pradesh, official sources […]Continue Reading