Naveen Patnaik Returns to Odisha After Longest Absence in Over Two Decades

Bhubaneswar, 12/7: In a major development, Odisha’s Leader of Opposition and former CM Naveen is set to return to Bhubaneswar today after undergoing a medical procedure for cervical arthritis in Mumbai.   He is scheduled to arrive at Biju Patnaik International Airport at 12:30 PM.   Having departed Bhubaneswar on June 20, this 21-day absence…

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Jual Oramannounces retirement from electoral politics

Sambalpur, 12/7: In a major development, Senior BJP leader and Sundargarh MP Jual Oram has officially announced his retirement from electoral politics, declaring that he will no longer contest in future elections. The veteran parliamentarian made the statement while addressing an employment fair in Sambalpur.   Speaking at the event, Oram said he had already…

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IWT with Pakistan suspended, India plans to transfer surplus water from J&K to other states

Islamabad, 12/7: Two and a half months after suspending the India-Pakistan Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in the wake of the April 22 terrorist attack near Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, New Delhi has quietly set in motion an ambitious plan — one that could change water resource management in the Union Territory and other northern…

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Govt has no authority to ban bike taxis: Uber to Karnataka High Court

Bengaluru, 12/7: Ride-hailing firm Uber argued in the Karnataka High Court on Friday that office goers use bike taxis as it facilitates last-mile connectivity. Senior Advocate Srinivasa Raghavan, appearing for Uber, made this submission before a division bench of acting Chief Justice V Kameshwar Rao and Justice C M Joshi. The bench adjourned the hearing…

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Shiv Sena Minister Sanjay Shirsat’s ‘cash bag’ video goes viral, he says only clothes in bag

Mumbai, 11/7: A video of Maharashtra minister Sanjay Shirsat sitting in a room along with a partially opened bag containing what look like bundles of notes went viral on Friday. The Shiv Sena minister rubbished the claim that it was a money bag, and insisted that it contained only clothes. Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay…

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BJP trying to omit secularism, socialism from Constitution, alleges Kharge

Bhubaneswar, 11/7: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday alleged that the BJP-led central government was attempting to omit secularism and socialism from the Constitution. Addressing the party’s ‘Samvidhan Bachao Samavesh’ here, Kharge also said that dalits, tribals and youths of the country will have to learn to fight for their rights under the BJP rule.

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We hit 9 terror targets in Pak with precision in Operation Sindoor, missed none: NSA Ajit Doval

Chennai, 11/7: India hit nine terror targets crisscrossing Pakistan with precision and missed none of them during Operation Sindoor, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said on Friday, taking pride in India’s capability and technological abilities in neutralising the threats from across the border. The precision was to the point where India knew who was where…

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Odisha Congress Chief urges driver to pause their strike for Rahul Gandhi’s rally

Bhubaneswar, 11/7: Ahead of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s public meeting in Bhubaneswar on Friday, Odisha Congress President Bhakta Charan Das urged drivers in the state who are participating in the ongoing transportation strike to pauses their protest for a day to enable the Congress leader to conduct a successful event. Drivers of private buses, trucks,…

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