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Rahul Gandhi to visit Bhubaneswar on July 11 for ‘Save the Constitution’ rally

Bhubaneswar: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to visit Odisha on July 11, as part of the Congress party’s national campaign. The Congress leader is likely to attend a public rally titled ‘Save the Constitution’ to be held at the Baramunda Ground in Bhubaneswar.The rally will also be attended by…

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Sword attack in Chhatrapur leaves 2 critical including girl

Chhatrapur: A minor quarrel recently escalated into a sword attack in Chhatrapur, Ganjam district, Odisha, leaving two people, including a girl, critically injured. The incident occurred near Telugu Nuagaon, where miscreants attacked the victims with swords before fleeing the scene.The victims have been identified as Rinki Behera of Nuagaon and Bhima Tarai of Agasti Nuagaon.According to…

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Telangana blast: 4 from Odisha killed, 4 undergoing treatment

Bhubaneswar: At least four workers from Odisha lost their lives in the devastating explosion at Sigachi Industries Limited’s pharmaceutical factory in Telangana’s Sangareddy district, while four others are currently undergoing treatment.The deceased have been identified as Rajnala Jagan Mohan (55) from Ganjam, Lagnajeeth Duari (20) from Tigiria, Manoj Rout from Balasore, and Dolagobinda Sahu from…

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Iran enacts law suspending cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog IAEA

Tehran, 2/7: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian put into effect on Wednesday a law passed by parliament last week to suspend cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, Iranian state media reported. Iran has threatened to halt cooperation with the IAEA, accusing it of siding with Western countries and providing a justification for Israel’s air…

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Parliament security breach: Delhi High Court grants bail to accused Neelam Azad, Mahesh Kumawat

New Delhi, 2/7: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted bail to two accused in the December 2023 Parliament security breach case. A bench of Justices Subramonium Prasad and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar granted relief to Neelam Azad and Mahesh Kumawat on a personal bond of Rs 50,000 each and two sureties of the like amount….

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Quad ministers condemn Pahalgam terror attack without naming Pakistan

Washington, 2/7: The Quad grouping of the United States, India, Japan and Australia called on Tuesday for the perpetrators of Pahalgam attack that killed 26 to be brought to justice without delay. The April 22 attack sparked heavy fighting between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan in the latest escalation of a decades-old rivalry as India blamed…

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Cabinet approves Rs 1.07 lakh crore employment-linked incentive scheme

New Delhi, 1/7: The government on Tuesday approved an Employment Linked Incentive Scheme with an outlay of Rs 1.07 lakh crore to support job generation, enhance employability and social security across all sectors, with special focus on the manufacturing sector. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister…

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