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Missing Man’s Decomposed Body Found in Kandhamala Forest

Police in Kandhamala district recovered the decomposed body of Binod Bastia from a forest near Chandaniamunda village under Kantamal police limits on Thursday morning.Family members reported that Bastia had gone missing on June 16 after leaving home. Despite extensive searches in nearby areas, they failed to trace him and later lodged a missing complaint at…

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Kendrapada Forest Ranger Arrested By Odisha Vigilance In DA Case

Bhubaneswar: Rabindra Kumar Nayak, Forest Ranger of Kendrapada Forest Range, was arrested by the Odisha Vigilance on Thursday for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.According to the Vigilance Department, Nayak was placed under arrest and will be produced today before the Court of the Special Vigilance Judge in Cuttack. Searches conducted…

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Monsoon fury | Heavy rains batter Delhi, traffic disrupted, roads waterlogged; IMD issues red alert

New Delhi, 9/7: The citizens of Delhi woke up to overcast skies, as hours of rains uprooted trees and waterlogged roads as overnight showers continued through Thursday morning. The IMD issued a ‘red’ alert for Delhi, warning of moderate to heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning during the day. The minimum temperature in the…

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PM Modi invites Australian businesses to invest in India, seeks early conclusion of CECA

Melbourne, 9/7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday pitched India as a long-term investment destination for Australian businesses and called for the early conclusion of the proposed bilateral Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA). Modi made the remarks at the Australia-India CEOs Forum and the Economic Roadmap Business event in Melbourne, which he jointly addressed with…

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We urge parties to return to dialogue and diplomacy’: India calls for restraint as war clouds return to West Asia

New Delhi, 8/7: India on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the re-escalation of tension in West Asia following fresh attacks on commercial shipping in international waterways near the Strait of Hormuz and the war of words between Iran and the United States. New Delhi called upon all parties to exercise restraint and return to dialogue…

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‘Will attack them again, strike their civilian infrastructure, try to take Kharg Island’: Donald Trump warns Iran

Washington DC, 8/7: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to strike Iran again, this time attacking the nation’s civilian infrastructure and to seize Kharg Island, with its oil infrastructure, as his ceasefire with Tehran appeared to be in tatters after he said the truce is over. “I will give ⁠a little warning: We’re going…

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Trump lashes out at NATO Summit but offers new help to Ukraine

Turkey8/7: President Donald Trump kicked off the second day of the NATO summit in Turkey on Wednesday by restating his “need” to control Greenland, blasting European allies as “hopeless” and threatening countries that did not support the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. But the summit produced some welcome news for the alliance and Ukraine. Trump told…

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Wayanad mudslide| Five still remaining untraced as search remains inconclusive

Thiruvananthapuram, 8/7: Search for five persons missing in the Kalladi disaster at Wayanad in Kerala was remaining inconclusive till Wednesday evening. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and various agencies were carrying out searches even several kilometers along the downstream of the river that flows through the disaster spot. Cadaver dogs were also used to trace…

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No evidence linking Indian govt to Nijjar killing: Canada police junks Justin Trudeau’s charge

Ottawa, 8/7: Contradicting former Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, investigators in the country said that no evidence was found linking Indian government officials to the 2023 killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. There’s no evidence to suggest through this organised crime investigation and the charges and the indictment laid forward that Indian officials were…

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Odisha to attach PM-Surya Ghar Yojana to housing schemes

Bhubaneswar: The PM-Surya Ghar Yojana will be attached to various housing schemes in Odisha, including the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana.This was announced by Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo on Wednesday. Singh Deo made this announcement while chairing a high-level meeting on power sector reforms, safety measures, and implementation of central and state schemes.“The PM-Surya…

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