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What is the urgency? SC refuses urgent listing of plea against India-Pakistan cricket match

By Odisha News Online Sep 11, 2025 296

NEW DELHI, SEP 11: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused urgent listing of a plea seeking cancellation of the cricket match between India and Pakistan in the upcoming Asia Cup. The matter was me ntioned before a bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi by a lawyer for urgent listing. “What is the […]Continue Reading

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C P Radhakrishnan may take oath on September 12

By Odisha News Online Sep 11, 2025 284

NEW DELHI, SEP 11 : Vice President-elect C P Radhakrishnan is expected to take the oath of office on Friday, sources said. The swearing-in ceremony is likely to take place at 9.30 am at Rashtrapati Bhavan, with President Droupadi Murmu administering the oath, sources within the government and the BJP said. However, an official confirmation […]Continue Reading

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CP Radhakrishnan elected Vice President of India; know all about him

By Odisha News Online Sep 9, 2025 254

NEW DELHI,SEP 9 : Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan, the ruling NDA’s nominee, was on Tuesday elected as the Vice President of India after securing 452 first preference votes in the Electoral College. Announcing the results, Rajya Sabha Secretary-General PC Mody said that Radhakrishnan defeated Opposition candidate Justice (retired) Sudershan Reddy, who polled 300 Continue Reading

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PM Modi casts first vote as Vice-President polls begin; Radhakrishnan, Sudershan Reddy vie for post

By Odisha News Online Sep 9, 2025 248

NEW DELHI, SEP 9 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi cast the first vote as polling opened at 10 am for the high-stakes Vice Presidential election. Voting will continue until 5 pm, with counting scheduled to begin at 6 pm. The NDA’s candidate, C P Radhakrishnan, is contesting against Justice (Retd) B Sudershan Reddy, the nominee […]Continue Reading

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Fully reciprocate his sentiments: PM as Trump dials down with ‘friends’ remark

By Odisha News Online Sep 6, 2025 349

NEW DELHI, SEP 6 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday responded warmly to US President Donald Trump’s affirmation of the India-US ties, saying he “deeply appreciates and fully reciprocates” the US President’s sentiments and positive assessment of the bilateral relations. Taking to X, PM Modi noted India-US ties as “forward-looking” Continue Reading

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IIT Madras bags top spot for seventh successive year in NIRF rankings of higher educational institutions

By Odisha News Online Sep 4, 2025 339

NEW DELHI, SEPT 4 : IIT Madras has secured the top spot in the overall category for the seventh year in a row in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings of higher educational institutions in the country announced by the Education Ministry. The No. 1 rank for the best engineering institute has also been […]Continue Reading

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GST Council approves two-tier tax structure of 5% and 18%, to kick in from September 22

By Odisha News Online Sep 4, 2025 224

New delhi, Sept 4 : In a major reform, the GST Council on Wednesday approved a simplified two-tier tax structure with rates of 5% and 18%, set to take effect from September 22. The decision was reached during the marathon 56th meeting of the Council, which lasted over 10 hours. “We’ve reduced the slabs. There […]Continue Reading

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CAA cut-off date extended, persecuted minorities who came by 2024 can stay on

By Odisha News Online Sep 3, 2025 302

NEW DELHI,SEPT 3 : Members of minority communities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan — Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians — who came to India till December 31, 2024, to escape religious persecution will be allowed to stay in the country without passport or other travel documents, according to the Union Home Ministry. According […]Continue Reading

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SIR row: 99.5% voters filed eligibility docs; except RJD, CPI(ML) no party assisted excluded electors, says EC

By Odisha News Online Sep 1, 2025 299

NEW DELHI, SEP 1 : The Election Commission of India on Monday informed the Supreme Court that approximately 99.5 per cent of the 7.24 crore voters submitted eligibility documents for the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise in poll-bound Bihar. The EC further claimed apart from RJD and CPI-ML no other political party assisted electors to […]Continue Reading

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BJP hits back at Rahul Gandhi, says his ‘vote chori hydrogen bomb’ is a damp squib

By Odisha News Online Sep 1, 2025 274

NEW DELHI,SEP 1 : The BJP on Monday mocked Rahul Gandhi’s claim that he will soon come out with a “hydrogen bomb” as part of his “vote chori” charge, saying that his “atom bomb” had turned out to be a damp squib, and accused him of demeaning his position of the Leader of Opposition in […]Continue Reading