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PM Modi congratulates Trump, Netanyahu on ‘success of Gaza peace plan’; says good progress achieved in trade negotiations with US

New Delhi, 9/10: Prime Minister Narendra Modi called United States President Donald Trump on Thursday and congratulated him on the success of his peace plan to end the conflict in Gaza. Modi also congratulated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel over the phone. “Spoke to my friend, President Trump, and congratulated him on the success…

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Hungarian ‘Master of the apocalypse’ Laszlo Krasznahorkai wins 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature

Stockholm, 9/10: Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art” “Laszlo Krasznahorkai is a great epic writer in the Central European tradition that extends through Kafka to Thomas Bernhard, and is characterised…

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Modi-Starmer talks: India, UK take defence, security ties to the next level

Mumbai, ,9/10: India and the United Kingdom are enhancing their defence and security ties to a new level by entering into the zone of co-production, cooperating in military training, increasing bilateral exercises between the armed forces, developing maritime electric propulsion systems, strengthening air defence and harnessing frontier technologies.

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Khurda Road Division Organises ‘Amrit Samvaad’ under Special Campaign 5.0

Bhubaneswar, 8th October 2025: As part of the ongoing Special Campaign 5.0, Khurda Road Division of East Coast Railway organised “Amrit Samvaad” at Puri Railway Station on 8th October 2025 evening. The programme aimed at fostering meaningful interaction between Railway officials and passengers, focusing on Cleanliness, Safety and Improvement of Passenger Amenities. During the Amrit Samvaad, passengers appreciated the Station’s cleanliness and overall…

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Six Acquitted In 2009 Jharpada Jail Warder Murder Case

Bhubaneswar: Additional District and Sessions Court, Bhubaneswar has acquitted all six accused in the high-profile 2009 murder case of Manas Ranjan Nayak, a warder at the Jharpada Special Jail, citing a lack of conclusive evidence. The Additional District and Sessions Judge cleared Bikram Mallick, Mihirkant Tripathy, Shivram Sahu, N Venkat Rao Dora, Kanhu Charan Mishra, and…

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Bihar Assembly Election 2025 | Prashant Kishor not to contest polls; releases list of 51 candidates

Patna, 9/10: Poll strategist-turned-politician and Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Thursday released the list of 51 candidates who will contest the Bihar Assembly elections as his party’s nominees. PK, as Kishor is fondly known, will not contest from any of the constituencies. “I have to keep working round the clock for all the…

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Cuttack Dussehra violence: Police arrest three more, raids continue

Cuttack: Police have arrested three more people in connection with the violence that broke out during the Dussehra procession in Cuttack, a source said Thursday. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Girija Shankar Chakrabarty said additional arrests are likely as investigations continue. Police teams led by two ACPs and three Inspectors-In-Charge have been deployed in the Hatipokhari…

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Lingaraj Temple flag burnt, CCTV cameras burst as lightning hits shrine

Bhubaneswar: A powerful lightning  strike hit the 11th-century Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar Wednesday, burning the flag atop the shrine and damaging several electrical systems, including numerous CCTV cameras, a temple servitor said Thursday. It can be mentioned here that the temple city was lashed by heavy rain and thunderstorm Wednesday afternoon, flooding major roads and low-lying…

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