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UPI services face nationwide outage, NPCI confirms technical issue

By Odisha News Online Apr 12, 2025 49

NEW DELHI , APR 12 :  Unified Payments Interface (UPI) operator, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), confirmed on Saturday, 12 April, that the widely-used online payment system is currently experiencing a technical glitch, causing disruptions for users attempting digital transactions. In a statement shared via social media platform X, the digital payments Continue Reading

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Delhi court sends 26/11 attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana to 18-day NIA custody

By Odisha News Online Apr 11, 2025 46

NEW DELHI, APR 11: A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court has granted 18 days custody of Tahawwur Rana to NIA for interrogation. The anti-terror agency had produced Rana before the NIA Special Court at Patiala House after formally placing him under arrest on his arrival at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here on Thursday […]Continue Reading

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Vinesh Phogat opts for Rs 4 crore, not job or plot, from BJP govt in Haryana

By Odisha News Online Apr 10, 2025 51

NEW DELHI, APR 10 : Wrestler-turned-Congress MLA Vinesh Phogat has chosen a cash prize of Rs 4 crore offered by the BJP-led Haryana government. She had the option of picking from among a cash reward, a residential plot, or a Group A government job under the state’s sports policy. This was the state’s attempt to […]Continue Reading

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Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana likely to be lodged in Delhi’s Tihar jail after reaching India

By Odisha News Online Apr 10, 2025 83

NEW DELHI, APR 10 : Mumbai terror attack case accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana, who is being extradited from the US, is likely to be lodged in a high-security ward in Tihar jail here when he reaches India, prison sources said. All necessary preparations have been made in the jail, they said. Rana, 64, is a […]Continue Reading

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LPG prices hiked by Rs 50/ cylinder for both subsidised and non-subsidised customers

By Odisha News Online Apr 7, 2025 55

NEW DELHI, APR 7 : Cooking gas or LPG price has been raised by Rs 50 per cylinder by distribution companies, Union Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday. The gas price has been increased for both Ujwalla and general category customers, the minister stated. The price of 14. 2-kg LPG cylinder will increase […]Continue Reading

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Stock market crash makes investors poorer by Rs 20 lakh crore in morning trade

By Odisha News Online Apr 7, 2025 57

NEW DELHI, APR 7 : Investors’ wealth eroded sharply by Rs 20.16 lakh crore on Monday morning as the benchmark indices faced heavy drubbing, with the Sensex dropping over 5 per cent, amid a global market meltdown due to growing trade war concerns. The 30-share BSE benchmark tumbled 3,939.68 points or 5.22 per cent to […]Continue Reading

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PM meets Bangladesh’s Yunus amid strained ties, 1st since Sheikh Hasina’s ouster

By Odisha News Online Apr 4, 2025 63

NEW DELHI, APR 4 : Amid strained ties between India and Bangladesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with Bangladesh’s chief adviser Muhammad Yunus in Thailand – the first since the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina regime last August. Sources said Bangladesh sought a meeting between Yunus and PM Modi on the sidelines of […]Continue Reading

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‘Watershed moment’ for socio-economic justice: PM Modi on passage of Waqf Bill by Parliament

By Odisha News Online Apr 4, 2025 62

NEW DELHI, APR 4 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed the passage of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Parliament as a “watershed moment” in the country’s collective quest for socio-economic justice, transparency and inclusive growth. In a series of posts on his official X handle on Friday, PM Modi said, “The passage of […]Continue Reading

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Ramayana in India, Ramakien in Thailand: The epic’s journey to the East

By Odisha News Online Apr 3, 2025 47

NEW DELHI, APR 3 : The Indian epic Ramayana has gone far and wide from its native land, becoming an integral part of the culture of many countries. In Thailand, it assumed a new avatar — Ramakien in the form of an epic, or ‘The Glory of Rama.’ Although based on the original story, Ramakien […]Continue Reading

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BJD shifts stance on Waqf bill, leaves vote to MPs’ conscience, drops party whip in Rajya Sabha

By Odisha News Online Apr 3, 2025 87

NEW DELHI/BHUBANESWAR, APR 3 : Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has made a significant shift in its stance on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025. After initially opposing the bill ahead of its introduction in the Lok Sabha, the party has now decided not to issue a party whip for its MPs in the Rajya Sabha, allowing […]Continue Reading