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IMF slaps 11 new conditions on Pak, flags India risk after Op Sindoor: Report

By Odisha News Online May 18, 2025 323

NEW DELHI, MAY 18 : The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slapped 11 new conditions on Pakistan for the release of the next tranche of its bailout programme and warned that tensions with India could heighten risks to the scheme’s fiscal, external, and reform goals, according to a media report on Sunday. The new conditions […]Continue Reading

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Centre names seven MPs to lead delegations for global push against Pakistan; Congress contests picks

By Odisha News Online May 17, 2025 381

NEW DELHI, MAY 17: The Union government has named seven MPs to lead multi-party delegations to key partner countries to increase diplomatic pressure on Pakistan, but Congress is pushing back against the choice of Parliamentarians from its ranks. The government announced on Saturday that Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, BJP MPs Ravi Shankar Prasad and Baijayant […]Continue Reading

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Relief, then fire: Neeraj Chopra’s 90m breakthrough lights a fresh fuse

By Odisha News Online May 17, 2025 777

NEW DELHI,MAY 17 : Neeraj Chopra didn’t let out a celebratory roar. There was no fist pump into the warm Doha air, no theatrical flourish as he finally conquered the elusive 90-metre mark. Instead, he simply shook his head and allowed himself a wry smile. Relief, not rapture, coloured his expression. The monkey was off […]Continue Reading

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Rajnath Singh urges IMF to reconsider funding to Pakistan over terror concerns

By Odisha News Online May 16, 2025 290

NEW DELHI, MAY 16 : A day after seeking the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) supervision of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday called upon the Washington-based global lender, International Monetary Fund (IMF), to re-think funding to Pakistan. “..I believe Pakistan will spend a large portion of the funds Continue Reading

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India terminates Turkish firm’s ground handling contract across all 9 airports citing national security

By Odisha News Online May 16, 2025 477

New Delhi, May 16 :  India on Thursday evening revoked the security clearance given for the Turkish-based ground handling firm, Celebi Airport Services Pvt Ltd. The reason cited in the order issued by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) which comes under the ambit of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, ran thus:  – in […]Continue Reading

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In a 1st, Jaishankar speaks to Taliban minister, thanks for condemning J&K attack

By Odisha News Online May 16, 2025 376

NEW DELHI, MAY 16 : India on Thursday welcomed Afghanistan’s rejection of attempts to “create distrust” between the two countries as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had the first-ever interaction with Taliban’s acting Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi. Jaishankar also thanked Muttaqi for condemning the Pahalgam terror attack. In a Continue Reading

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‘Can SC fix timelines for assent to bills by President, Governors?’: Murmu’s poser to top court

By Odisha News Online May 15, 2025 351

NEW DELHI,MAY 15 : President Droupadi Murmu has sought the Supreme Court’s opinion and consideration on 14 constitutional points over a month after the top court’s April 8 verdict fixing a deadline for assent to bills by the President and Governors. Exercising her power under the rarely used Article 143 (1), President Murmu said in […]Continue Reading

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CDS, chiefs of three Armed Forces brief President Murmu on Operation Sindoor

By Odisha News Online May 14, 2025 341

NEW DELHI, MAY 14 : As the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, President Droupadi Murmu was on Wednesday briefed by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and the three service chiefs on the planning and execution of Operation Sindoor, India’s military response to the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on April […]Continue Reading

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Centre approves India’s 6th semiconductor plant in UP’s Jewar at estimated cost of Rs 3,706 crore

By Odisha News Online May 14, 2025 345

NEW DELHI, MAY 14 : The Union Government on Wednesday approved India’s sixth semiconductor plant, a joint venture between HCL and Foxconn, at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh. The wafers manufacturing plant will be set up at an estimated cost of Rs 3,706 crore and will manufacture display driver chips for mobile phones, laptops, automobiles, and […]Continue Reading

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Justice B R Gavai takes oath as 52nd Chief Justice of India

By Odisha News Online May 14, 2025 447

NEW DELHI, MAY 14: Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai was on Wednesday sworn in as the 52nd Chief Justice of India. He was administered the oath by President Droupadi Murmu at a brief ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan. He succeeds Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who demitted office on Tuesday on attaining the age of 65 years. Justice Gavai, […]Continue Reading