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‘It’s economic lunacy’: Tens of thousands march in US against Trump ‘devastation’

By Odisha News Online Apr 6, 2025 77

WASHINGTON, APR 6: Tens of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of major US cities on Saturday to oppose the divisive policies of President Donald Trump, in the largest demonstrations since his return to the White House. Opponents of the Republican president’s policies — from government staffing cuts to trade tariffs and eroding civil liberties […]Continue Reading

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Prime Minister Modi meets Tulsi Gabbard; calls her ‘strong votary’ of India-US friendship

By Odisha News Online Feb 13, 2025 146

WASHINGTON, FEB13 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Tulsi Gabbard, US Director of National Intelligence, and discussed various aspects of ties between the two countries with focus on enhancing intelligence cooperation in counter-terrorism and emerging threats. Modi also congratulated Hindu-American Gabbard on her confirmation as the nation’s top intelligence Continue Reading

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PM Modi will do ‘what is right’ on illegal immigrants, likely to visit US in February: Trump

By Odisha News Online Jan 28, 2025 229

WASHINGTON, JAN 28: US President Donald Trump has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will do “what is right” on illegal immigrants, underlining that discussions are going on with India. President Trump made these remarks on Monday while talking to reporters aboard Air Force One on his way back to Joint Base Andrews from Florida. […]Continue Reading

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Indian Americans script history, win 6 seats in US House of Representatives

By Odisha News Online Nov 6, 2024 186

WASHINGTON, NOV 6 : Six Indian Americans have won the elections to the House of Representatives in the United States, increasing their number from five in the current Congress. In Virginia, Indian-American lawyer Suhas Subramanyam created history by becoming the first from the community to be elected from the state and the entire East Coast. […]Continue Reading

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Trump claims victory over Harris in US presidential election

By Odisha News Online Nov 6, 2024 266

WASHINGTON, United States,NOV 6 : Donald Trump claimed victory and pledged to “heal” the country Wednesday as results put him on the verge of beating Kamala Harris in a stunning White House comeback. His exuberant speech came despite the fact that only Fox News had declared him the winner, with no other US networks having […]Continue Reading

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Dhruvi Patel from US crowned Miss India Worldwide 2024

By Odisha News Online Sep 20, 2024 332

WASHINGTON, SEPT 20 : Dhruvi Patel, a Computer Information System student from the USA, has been declared the winner of Miss India Worldwide 2024, the longest-running Indian pageant outside of India. Dhruvi aspires to be a Bollywood actor and UNICEF Ambassador. “Winning Miss India Worldwide is such an incredible honour. It’s more than a crown […]Continue Reading

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India not reaping benefits of demographic dividend: Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan

By Odisha News Online Apr 17, 2024 241

WASHINGTON, APR 17: India is not reaping the benefits of demographic dividends, former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan said on Tuesday, emphasising that there is a need to focus on improving the human capital and enhancing their skill sets. “I think we are in the midst of it (demographic dividend), but the problem is we are […]Continue Reading

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Tanker ship off India coast hit by attack drone ‘fired from Iran’: Pentagon

By Odisha News Online Dec 24, 2023 400

WASHINGTON,DEC 24: A Japanese-owned chemical tanker struck Saturday off the coast of India was targeted by a drone “fired from Iran,” the Pentagon said, a sign of expanding risks to commercial shipping beyond the Red Sea. It was the first time the Pentagon has openly accused Iran of directly targeting ships since the start of […]Continue Reading

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India ready to look into information related to Canada’s allegations on Nijjar’s killing: Jaishankar

By Odisha News Online Sep 30, 2023 301

WASHINGTON,SEPT 30 : The governments of India and Canada will have to talk to each other and see how they resolve their differences over the death of a Khalistani separatist, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said, asserting that the larger issue of “permissiveness” must be flagged and addressed. During an interaction with Indian journalists […]Continue Reading

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US provided Canada intelligence on Sikh separatist Nijjar’s killing: NYT

By Odisha News Online Sep 24, 2023 299

WASHINGTON,SEPT 24: The US provided Canada with intelligence after the killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, but communications intercepted by Ottawa were more definitive and led it to accuse India of orchestrating the plot, The New York Times has reported citing sources. The report came on Saturday as the top US diplomat in Canada […]Continue Reading