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Ayodhya blast: At least 5 dead in building collapse, powerful explosion; rescue ops underway

Ayodhya, 10/10: At least five people were killed and several others were injured after a house collapsed following a powerful explosion in Pagla Bhari village under the Pura Kalandar police station area of Ayodhya on Thursday, officials said. Circle Officer (CO) Shailendra Singh told PTI that several people were still feared trapped under the debris,…

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Strong 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes off southern Philippines, tsunami warning issued

Manila, 10/10: An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck offshore in the southern Philippines on Friday, the country’s seismology agency said, with tsunami warnings issued in several countries and people in nearby coastal areas urged to evacuate to higher ground. The Phivolcs agency warned of damage and aftershocks from the strong offshore quake, which struck in…

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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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