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Rains return to Mumbai after long break, red alert for city and neighbouring districts

By Odisha News Online Sep 26, 2024 185

MUMBAI, SEPT 26 : After a long gap, heavy rains battered Mumbai on Wednesday, inundating low-lying areas, halting local trains in their tracks and forcing the diversion of at least 14 incoming flights. Some roads virtually turned into rivers of fast-moving water as several areas received more than 100 mm of rain in five hours […]Continue Reading

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Badlapur school sexual assault accused dies in police firing, one cop injured

By Odisha News Online Sep 23, 2024 204

MUMBAI, SEPT 23 : The 23-year-old man arrested for sexually abusing two girls at a school in Badlapur town of Maharashtra’s Thane district was shot dead by policemen in retaliatory firing after he allegedly snatched a policeman’s pistol and shot a police officer in a bid to escape police custody, TheIndianExpress reported. An official said […]Continue Reading

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Brazilian woman held at Mumbai airport after recovery of 124 cocaine capsules concealed in her body

By Odisha News Online Sep 23, 2024 152

MUMBAI, SEPT 23 : The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has arrested a Brazilian woman after recovering 124 cocaine-filled capsules which she swallowed before landing at the Mumbai international airport, an official said. The value of the seized contraband, which was being brought for smuggling in India, is estimated to be Rs 9.73 crore, he […]Continue Reading

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PM Modi scans Paytm QR at Vishwakarma exhibition, highlights fintech’s role for small merchants

By Odisha News Online Sep 20, 2024 140

MUMBAI,SEPT 20 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi demonstrated the power of mobile payments by making a purchase using Paytm’s QR code seamlessly on Friday, to pay a local artisan. This highlights how mobile payments can enhance traditional craftsmanship. During his visit to Wardha, Maharashtra, Prime Minister Modi participated in the National ‘PM Vishwakarma’ Programme, Continue Reading

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Bikers breach actor Salman Khan’s security convoy; burqa-clad woman, man threaten his father

By Odisha News Online Sep 19, 2024 380

MUMBAI,SEPT 19 : In a double security scare for actor Salman Khan and his family, a biker entered his convoy, while a burqa-clad woman and a man threatened his father Salim Khan in separate incidents, police said on Thursday. Both incidents happened on Wednesday in the city’s Bandra area, where the Khan family lives, an […]Continue Reading

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Shivaji statue collapse: MVA holds protest march; Thackeray, Pawar slam PM Modi, ruling alliance

By Odisha News Online Sep 1, 2024 156

MUMBAI, SEPT 1 : Thousands of Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) workers began marching towards Gateway of India on Sunday, to mark their protest over the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s statue at Rajkot Fort. They slammed the Union and state governments for the collapse, with Uddhav Thackeray calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s apology as one […]Continue Reading

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‘It was wrong’: Ajit Pawar admits ‘mistake’ in fielding wife against sister in Lok Sabha polls

By Odisha News Online Aug 13, 2024 192

MUMBAI, AUG 13 : Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has said he made a mistake by fielding his wife Sunetra Pawar against his cousin Supriya Sule in the recent Lok Sabha polls. One should not allow politics to enter home, Pawar, who is currently on a statewide ‘Jan Samman Yatra’, told Marathi news channel […]Continue Reading

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RBI keeps repo rate unchanged for 9th time in a row at 6.5 pc.

By Odisha News Online Aug 8, 2024 199

MUMBAI, AUG 8 : The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday decided to keep the policy rate unchanged for the ninth time in a row, saying food inflation remains stubborn. The rate increase cycle was paused in April last year after six consecutive rate hikes, aggregating to 250 basis points since May 2022. Announcing the […]Continue Reading

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Actor Rakul Preet Singh’s brother arrested by Hyderabad Police in drugs case

By Odisha News Online Jul 15, 2024 617

NEW DELHI, JULY 15 : Bollywood actor Rakul Preet Singh’s brother Aman Preet Singh and 4 others were arrested by Hyderabad Police on Monday in connection with an alleged drugs case, officials said. Aman along with the other accused were arrested earlier in the day after Telangana Anti-Narcotics Department found that 2.6 kgs of cocaine […]Continue Reading

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Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant are now married

By Odisha News Online Jul 13, 2024 210

MUMBAI,JULY 13 : Anant Ambani, the youngest son of billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani, and Radhika Merchant, daughter of industrialist Viren Merchant, tied the knot in a glitzy ceremony at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai on Friday. The ‘wedding of the decade’ witnessed a confluence of opulence, tradition, and celebrity glamour, with global icons, Continue Reading