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Car goes up in flames mid-bridge, ambulance gutted in separate incidents

Cuttack: A major mishap was averted after a family miraculously escaped as their car caught fire following a rear-end collision with a truck on NH 16 in Odisha’s Cuttack distrcit today.Β The incident was reported from Nirgundi overbridge early in the morning at around 6 am, halting traffic movement for a long while. As per reports,…

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Odisha teen hangs himself after parents oppose mobile game addiction

Basta/Balasore: In a deeply disturbing incident, a Class 8 student allegedly died by suicide after his family prevented him from playing mobile phone game in Basta block of Odisha’s Balasore district today.Β The boy was identified as Jaikrishna Jena, son of one Santosh Jena of Jamsuli village within Singla police limits. He was found hanging from…

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Downpour to continue in Southern Odisha till August 15, warnings issued for low pressure rain

Bhubaneswar:Β The intensity of rain in Odisha is likely to increase from today. A low pressure area is likely to form over the Northwestern and adjoining central western Bay of Bengal tomorrow.As an impact of this, Southern Odisha is likely to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall. Indian Meteorological Department’s regional centre at Bhubaneswar predicted that…

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Pattern of aborted forest encounters in Jammu and Kashmir raise questions on counter-terror tactics

Srinagar,12/8: In the thick forests of Jammu and Kashmir, a new kind of battle is playing out β€” one where the enemy vanishes before the fight is over. Over the past more than two years, a striking pattern has emerged: high-stakes anti-terror operations in dense mountain belts are being called off after initial casualties, with…

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Trump signs order extending China tariff deadline for 90 days, official says

Washington, 12/8: US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order extending a pause in sharply higher U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports for another 90 days, a White House official said. A tariff truce between Beijing and Washington had been set to expire on August 12 at 00:01 (04:01 GMT), but the Trump administration had…

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Govt to obtain consent from parents for distributing eggs: Karnataka Minister

Bengaluru, 12/8: After a surprise check by the Azim Premji Foundation found that eggs were not being served to schoolchildren on specific days of a week at the instance of the members of School Development Monitoring Committee (SDMC), the Department of School Education and Literacy has decided to get a consent form from parents at…

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PM Modi speaks to Ukraine President Zelenskyy, asserts need for early resolution of conflict with Russia

New Delhi, 11/8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday conveyed to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that India remains committed to making every possible contribution for a peaceful solution to the Ukraine conflict The two leaders held a phone conversation that came ahead of a summit meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart…

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Air India to suspend Delhi-Washington flights from September 1

Mumbai, 11/8: National carrier Air India on Monday announced the suspension of its services between Delhi and Washington, D.C., effective September 1, 2025, due to a combination of operational factors including ensuring the reliability and integrity of the airline’s overall network.The suspension is primarily driven by the planned shortfall in Air India’s fleet, as the…

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