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Meet the cockroach who’s launched India’s newest political party

By Odisha News Online May 20, 2026 49

NEW DELHI, MAY 20 : A week ago, Abhijeet Dipke was applying for jobs in Boston. Then a remark by the Chief Justice of India comparing young Indians on social media to “cockroaches” and “parasites” sparked outrage online. Within three days, Abhijeet had launched the Cockroach Janata Party, a movement that exploded across social media, […]Continue Reading

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Hospitals, Jan Aushadhi outlets to function despite chemists’ protest today

By Odisha News Online May 20, 2026 42

NEW DELHI, MAY 20 : All major pharmacy chains, hospital-based medical stores, Jan Aushadhi Kendras and AMRIT pharmacy outlets across India are expected to remain operational on May 20 despite a nationwide shutdown call given by the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) over concerns related to e-pharmacies, sources said on Tuesday. According […]Continue Reading

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Economic shock will not hit Adani, Ambani, Modi but youth and small traders: Rahul Gandhi in Raebareli

By Odisha News Online May 19, 2026 50

NEW DELHI, MAY 19 : Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said “very, very tough times are coming”. He claimed that an “economic shock” is coming and it will not hit “Adani, Ambani, or Modi,” but the youth, labourers, and small traders. Gandhi said a major economic shock not seen for many years is […]Continue Reading

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Fire breaks out on Rajdhani Express in MP’s Ratlam, all passengers rescued

By Odisha News Online May 17, 2026 41

NEW DELHI, MAY 17 : A fire broke out in an AC coach of the Thiruvananthapuram–Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam district early Sunday, railway officials said. However all the passengers were rescued, the officials added. The blaze erupted at around 5.15 am in the B-1 coach of train number 12431, which was […]Continue Reading

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NTA appoints two joint directors, two joint secretaries amid NEET-UG paper leak row

By Odisha News Online May 16, 2026 41

NEW DELHI, MAY 16 : In the aftermath of the cancellation of NEET-UG 2026, held on May 3, the government on Saturday appointed two Joint Directors and two Joint Secretaries to the National Testing Agency (NTA) with immediate effect. The move is expected to strengthen the agency, which is dominated by outsourced employees. Notably, the […]Continue Reading

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Totally baseless, did not criticise youth: CJI on ‘jobless cockroaches’ remark

By Odisha News Online May 16, 2026 42

NEW DELHI,MAY 16 : Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant on Saturday issued a clarification over his controversial “cockroaches” remark, saying a section of the media had misquoted his oral observations and falsely projected them as criticism of the youth of the country. “I am pained to read how a section of the media […]Continue Reading

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‘Will not let malpractice happen again’: Dharmendra Pradhan announces computer-based NEET from next year

By Odisha News Online May 15, 2026 51

NEW DELHI, MAY 15 : Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday announced that the National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the NEET-UG re-examination on June 21 and shift the medical entrance test to Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode from next year, following the latest paper-leak controversy. Addressing a press conference, Pradhan assured students that the […]Continue Reading

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CBSE Class 12 exam results declared, pass percentage dips to 85 %

By Odisha News Online May 13, 2026 49

NEW DELHI, MAY 13 : The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday declared the results for the Class 12 examination. The results show that the overall pass percentage dipped by over three percentage points compared to the last year, with more than 85 per cent candidates clearing the exam. Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj […]Continue Reading

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Gupta & Yogi to reduce official vehicles, call for use of public transport

By Odisha News Online May 13, 2026 48

NEW DELHI/LUCKNOW, MAY 13 : After Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an appeal to the citizens of the country to save petrol and diesel and to turn energy conservation into a people’s movement, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta decided to limit the number of vehicles for departmental operations. “I and all my cabinet colleagues, all MLAs […]Continue Reading

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NTA cancels NEET UG 2026 amid paper leak allegations; re-exam dates to be announced soon

By Odisha News Online May 12, 2026 50

NEW DELHI,MAY 12 : The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday cancelled the NEET UG 2026 examination held on May 3 amid allegations of a paper leak and other irregularities, and announced that the test would be conducted again on dates to be announced separately. The Union Government has also referred the matter to the […]Continue Reading