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“I get along with Pakistan very well’: Donald Trump praises PM Shehbaz Sharif, Army Chief Asim Munir

Washington DC, 26/12: US President Donald Trump on Friday heaped praise on Pakistan, its Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Field Marshall Asim Munir. I get along with Pakistan very well, they have a great Prime Minister and General; Pakistan doing terrifically well,” Trump said in a statement    

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Rohit Pawar alleges ‘4 leaders’ trying to control Sunetra Pawar

Mumbai, 27/2: A day after the late Ajit Pawar’s wife and Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar was anointed NCP national president, NCP (SP) legislator Rohit Pawar on Friday accused ‘four leaders’ of trying to control his aunt. This statement could spark a war-of-words between the two factions who reside on opposite ends of the…

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New GDP series projects higher growth rate at 7.6% in FY26, 7.8% in October-December

New Delhi, 26/2: India’s GDP growth estimate has been raised to 7.6 per cent for the current fiscal from 7.4 per cent after the government revised the calculation methodology, including change in base year and adding data from GST and e-Vahan portal. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Friday released the New…

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TVK chief & actor Vijay’s wife Sangeetha files for divorce after 28 years of marriage

Chennai, 27/2: Actor-politician and TVK chief Vijay’s wife Sangeetha has filed a petition seeking to end their 28-year-old marriage on various grounds. The petition by Sangeetha, a who was born and raised in the UK, has been filed before the District Court Chengalpattu. The case has now been listed for April 20. Though we have…

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CBI challenges in HC trial court order discharging Arvind Kejriwal, others in excise policy case

New Delhi, 27/2: The CBI has filed an appeal in the Delhi High Court, challenging a special court’s order discharging former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and others in the liquor-policy case, officials said on Friday. The central agency flagged several points that were ignored and not considered at the…

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Odisha Hosts National-Level Deliberations on Strengthening UDISE+ Data Systems

Bhubaneswar, February 27, 2026:The Department of School and Mass Education, Government of Odisha, in collaboration with the Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education, Government of India, co-hosted a two-day National Conference on UDISE+ in Bhubaneswar, commencing on February 27, 2026. The conference brought together senior officials from Samagra Shiksha, various Education…

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Odisha DGP’s Stark Warning To Maoists: Surrender Or Face The Heat

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Director General of Police (DGP) has issued a stern warning to Maoists, urging them to abandon violence and surrender. Those who continue to indulge in violence will face strict consequences, including action from the Special Operations Group (SOG).The DGP made the statement while attending a two-day workshop organized by Commissionerate Police and Crime…

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Undertrial Prisoner Dies in Sonepur Sub‑Jail, Cardiac Arrest Suspected

The deceased was identified as Mohan Suna, 38, of Beheramal village under Puintala police station in Bolangir district.Reports confirmed that Mohan returned after routine work and lay down to rest. Soon after, he became unconscious. Jail authorities immediately shifted him to the government hospital in Sonepur, where doctors declared him dead after examination.Preliminary information suggests…

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Amid Rajya Sabha buzz, Odisha CM Mohan Majhi meets BJP chief Nitin Nabin in Delhi

Bhubaneswar, February 27: Ahead of Rajya Sabha elections in four seats in Odisha, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday met BJP national president Nitin Nabin in New Delhi.While details of what transpired during the meeting remain undisclosed, the timing has sparked speculations in political circles.After the meeting, the Chief Minister posted in X, “Called on…

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Officials on Bengal SIR work enter Odisha village by ‘mistake’, assaulted by locals, 72 arrested

Balasore: Two officials deputed for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal by mistake had entered a village in neighbouring Odisha’s Balasore district and were assaulted by locals over suspicion of being members of a child-lifting gang, police said Friday.The incident took place Wednesday when the two officials entered a village in Raibania…

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