The Statesman Bhubaneswar - April 30, 2025
The Statesman Bhubaneswar - April 30, 2025
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April 30, 2025
Liberal Party to Retain Power in Canada
Canada's Liberal Party is set to retain power under Prime Minister Mark Carney after a closely-fought election with an unintended boost from US President Donald Trump, who helped unleash a wave of nationalism in a country known for its understated demeanour.
1 min
Govt having spyware for security not wrong; misuse against civil society individuals to be examined, says SC
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said a country possessing spyware for security purposes is not wrong but using it against a civil society person will be looked into.
2 mins
Pak defence minister's open admission exposed the rogue state
India has claimed that the Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif's open admission of his country's history of supporting and funding terrorist organisations has exposed Pakistan of being a \"rogue state fuelling global terrorism and destabilising the region.\"
1 min
Kharge, Rahul Urge Modi to Convene Special Parliament Session on Pahalgam Attack
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to convene a special session of both Houses of Parliament at the earliest to take up the issue of the Pahalgam terror attack.
1 min
Justice BR Gavai appointed as next Chief Justice of India
The Centre on Tuesday cleared the appointment of Supreme Court judge, Justice B.R. Gavai, as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI).
1 min
Govt modernising country's education system to meet needs of 21st century
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the government is modernising country's education system to meet the needs of the 21st century.
2 mins
30 Orphans Get New Parents
Over the last five years, 30 orphans have been adopted, with four of them parented to families living abroad in US, Italy, UAE, informed Jharsuguda collector Aboli Sunil Narawane here on Tuesday.
1 min
Database Management System Inaugurated at Khurda Rd MEMU Car Shed
A \"Database Management system\" was inaugurated at Khurda Road MEMU Car shed as an innovative step towards complete digitization of tasks and to keep a track of all activities of maintenance of MEMU coaches at MEMU Car shed.
1 min
Health Minister Mahaling reviews heat wave preparedness
Health Minister Dr Mukesh Mahaling reviewed the strategy to protect people from the heat wave conditions and streamline the operational and logistical measures in this regard on Tuesday.
1 min
TPSODL Celebrates Innovation Day
TP Southern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPSODL) celebrated Innovation Day 2025 at its corporate office on the occasion of World Creativity and Innovation Day.
1 min
NITR to coordinate CSAB FOR 2025-26
The National Institute of Technology Rourkela (NIT Rourkela) has been entrusted by the Ministry of Education (MoE), Govt. of India with the responsibility of coordinating Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB 2025) for the academic year 2025-26, facilitating admissions of Indian nationals to undergraduate programs at 31 NITs, 1 IIEST, 26 IIITs, 3 Schools of Planning and Architecture (SPAs), and 36 Other Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs) under the umbrella of the 'NIT+ System'.
1 min
Educational toy kits for children
Children of the newly opened Sish Vatika, pre-school and Class 1 & II across the state will get a 'magic box', unique play kits to enhance their learning experience as per the NEP and designed by NCERT.
1 min
Tusker found dead in Karanjia forest division
A tusker was found dead in Karanjia forest division on Tuesday.
1 min
Demand for ESIC Medical College in Rourkela Grows Louder
The demand for setting up one ESIC medical college is gaining momentum here.
1 min
Government inks MoU with Gates Foundation for Climate-smart agri
The state government and the Gates Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) here on Tuesday to collaborate on areas that will drive growth, such as AI-enabled use cases, precision agriculture, climate-smart innovations, and enhancing the productivity of dairy and fisheries.
2 mins
FIVB & KIIT to promote volleyball in schools of Odisha
The Founder of KIIT and KISS Dr Achyuta Samanta held extensive deliberations on Monday with FIVB and Volleyball Federation during his visit to its headquarters in Switzerland for the promotion and development of volleyball at the grassroots level through KIIT-KISS.
1 min
Tight security to be ensured for Miss World in Hyderabad
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Tuesday directed the police to make tight security arrangements for the Miss World Pageant 2025, which is scheduled to begin in Hyderabad on 10 May.
1 min
Mob lynches a spectator for chanting pro-Pakistan slogans in Mangaluru
Karnataka witnessed a mob lynching incident in which one man was beaten and kicked to death by a mob after the victim allegedly chanted 'Pakistan Zindabad' during a cricket match being played as part of a local tournament on Sunday in Mangaluru.
1 min
Owaisi to launch 'Switch offlight' on 30 April to protest against Waqf Act
AIMIM president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has given a call to switch off lights for 15 minutes on 30 April across the country in protest against the Waqf Amendment Act.
1 min
CM's advisor contradicts him; wants Pak bombed right away
Bomb the places where terrorists are hiding and eliminate them mercilessly: Basavaraj Rayareddy
1 min
DMK Govt Has Performed Well Despite Being Encircled By Snakes, Foxes: Stalin
‘Version 2.0 of the Dravidian Model Governance is loading’ and it will be a DMK government in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election, Chief Minister M K Stalin asserted in the assembly on Tuesday, claiming it has performed exceedingly well despite being encircled by snakes and foxes as well as a moat and a high wall.
2 mins
Chhattisgarh Govt to Reward Successful UPSC Candidates With Cash Incentive
Chhattisgarh government has announced a significant incentive of Rs 1 lakh for candidates from the state who have successfully cleared the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Mains Examination.
1 min
ED set its own Mumbai office on fire, alleges Congress leader
Buldhana MLA and president of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) Harshwardhan Sapkal has alleged that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) set fire to its own office in Mumbai to cover up its misdeeds.
2 mins
Dalit Youth's Last Rites Obstructed, Tensions Erupt in MP Village
Several members of the Dalit community staged a road blockade after alleging that upper-caste men stopped them from performing the last rites of a Dalit youth on government land in a village in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district.
1 min
Tejashwi seeks a chance to build a new Bihar, free of crime
Bihar's Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav strongly urged the Vaishya community to support the Grand Alliance in the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar and promised that he will never compromise with law and order.
1 min
SC Denies Bail to Sanjiv Bhatt in Custodial Death Case
It clarified that the dismissal of the plea for bail would not affect the hearing of the appeal on merits
1 min
High-value hospitality: Everyday duty of every Bhutanese
A recent story of a billionaire visitor to Bhutan and a humble shopkeeper has captured the imagination of many, serving as a powerful reflection of Bhutanese hospitality.
1 min
Fragile Opening
In the shadow of St. Peter's Basilica, two leaders locked in conversation offered a rare glimpse of possibility in an otherwise grinding and brutal conflict.
4 mins
Trial by Media
A crime involving some famous person is manna for the media, which discusses it in sordid detail, very often with pronounced biases, and pronounces judgement even before the investigation is complete. The worst offenders, TV channels, feed on controversies; once a juicy scandal breaks out, anchors float the most outrageous theories, invite the most uncivil panellists, and forget everything about common decency
6 mins
Treaty Cancellation Is a Game-Changer
It was once said that future wars would not be fought over land or ideology, but over something far more elemental — water. As the 21st century unfolds, this prophecy seems to be inching closer to reality.
4 mins
Principles of Potsdam Don't Apply to Ukraine
After a second consecutive night of deadly Russian air attacks—against the capital Kyiv on April 23 and the eastern Ukrainian city of Pavlohrad on April 24—a ceasefire in Ukraine seems as unrealistic as ever.
4 mins
Mayawati seeks full support for her nephew Akash
BSP supremo Mayawati, defending her decision to take back her nephew Akash Anand in the party after expelling him, on Tuesday said leaders who were first removed from the party and then taken back in the party interest, should also be given respect.
1 min
'No casteism please' posters greet Rahul Gandhi in Rae Bareli
Political stirring has intensified here on Tuesday amid Rahul Gandhi's visit with hoardings and posters coming up against the local MP in the Harchandpur area.
1 min
SP Leader's statement on terror attack is shameful, reflects Pakistan's narrative: CM Yogi
Deoria, 29 April
2 mins
SP leader's statement on terror attack is shameful, reflects Pakistan's narrative: CM Yogi
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday condemned recent remarks by Samajwadi Party (SP) leaders on the Pahalgam terrorist attack, calling them \"shameful\" and akin to Pakistani rhetoric.
1 min
Rahul Gandhi presides over Disha meeting in his parliamentary constituency
Congress leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha and Rae Bareli MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday on a two days visit of his constituency visited several places and chaired a meeting of development in his area.
1 min
New Uttar Pradesh in sync with the aspiration of New India: CM
We do not divide citizens into caste groups; for us, their prosperity is our mission: CM Yogi
2 mins
Israel's domestic security chief says he will step down in June, defusing battle with Netanyahu
The head of Israel's internal security service says he will resign in June over the failure of his agency to warn of Hamas' 7 October, 2023, attacks — defusing an escalating battle with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
1 min
Missing Indian Student in Canada Found Dead Under Mysterious Circumstances
An Indian student in Canada, who has been missing for four days, was found dead, the Indian High Commission in Ottawa said.
1 min
7 May Conclave Set to Navigate Ideological Currents Within Catholicism, Fractured and Polarized World
On 7 May, with the solemn pronouncement of extra omnes — \"everyone else out\" — the doors of the Sistine Chapel will close as they have for the election of each Pope since 1492, and the Conclave will begin to elect the new Bishop of Rome.
1 min
Amazon Launches Its First Internet Satellites to Compete Against SpaceX's Starlinks
Amazon's first batch of internet satellites rocketed into orbit Monday, the latest entry in the mega constellation market currently dominated by SpaceX's thousands of Starlinks.
1 min
Power nearly restored in Spain, Portugal; blackout origins unclear
'One of the most serious episodes recorded in Europe in recent times,' an European Commission official remarked
1 min
Khalistan sympathiser Jagmeet Singh quits as NDP leader after defeat in Canada election
Once a kingmaker in Canadian politics, Jagmeet Singh announced on Tuesday that he is quitting as the leader of the National Democratic Party (NDP) after he lost his own election to parliament and his party suffered a rout.
1 min
CCPA Takes Action Against Five Restaurants in Delhi for Non-Refund of Service Charge
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has taken suo moto action against five restaurants in Delhi for failing to refund mandatory service charges despite judgment held by Delhi High Court.
1 min
NPCI Directs Banks to Limit 'Check Transaction' API Usage to Avoid UPI Outage
In the wake of the mega unified payments interface (UPI) outage earlier this month, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has asked banks to ensure that all the API requests (traffic) sent to UPI is monitored and moderated in terms of appropriate usage.
1 min
Commerce Secy Barthwal Holds Series of Meetings with Croatia, Netherlands Officials
India's Commerce Secretary, Sunil Barthwal, held a series of meetings with his counterpart and other key dignitaries during his visit to Croatia and Netherlands.
1 min
Delegates From India Discuss Tariff, Non-Tariff Matters With USA
Representatives of India's Department of Commerce visited the Office of the US Trade Representative in Washington, DC, and had fruitful discussions on a wide range of subjects covering tariff and non-tariff matters, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said in a statement on Tuesday.
1 min
India's Private Corporate Sector Bullish on Capex Despite Global Uncertainties: Govt Survey
Despite challenges like weak demand, geopolitical tensions, and high borrowing costs, about 30 per cent of firms in the private corporate sector planned to invest in upgradation in FY 2024-25, supporting the sharp increase in capital expenditure (capex) last fiscal, a government survey showed on Tuesday.
2 mins
Canara HSBC Life Insurance Files for IPO With Stakeholders to Sell Stakes
Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with its existing shareholders looking to sell their stake.
1 min
Market fails to hold onto intraday gains
Nifty 50 manages to hold above 24,300 level, Sensex was up 70.01 points
1 min
MD and CEO of IndusInd Bank resigns with immediate effect amid fiasco
Crisis-hit IndusInd Bank on Tuesday announced the resignation of Sumant Kathpalia from the position of Managing Director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) with effect from the close of working hours on 29 April, 2025.
1 min
Fact Box:
The Digha Jagannath Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Jagannath.
2 mins
Lord Jagannath's Temple in Digha
Today, 30 April, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is all set to inaugurate the Lord Jagannath Dham Temple in Digha.
1 min
Kevin Pietersen backs KL Rahul for comeback to India T20I squad
England great Kevin Pietersen backed experienced Indian batter KL Rahul for a T20I team recall, highlighting his vast improvement in white-ball cricket over the last couple of years.
1 min
The rise of 14-year-old IPL prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi: Inspired by Shubman Gill, trained on cement pitch
A day after 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi announced his arrival into the big stage with a whirlwind century to help Rajasthan Royals floor Gujarat Titans by 8 wickets in an IPL 2025 match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, his father Sanjeev revealed that the youngster sharpened his skills by training on a cement pitch prepared at their home in Bihar's Samastipur district, while also crediting the RR management for backing the teenager in his debut season.
3 mins
IPL: Struggling CSK Eye Redemption, Punjab Kings Target Top-Four Boost
Super Kings aim to play the role of party poopers as in-form visitors push for playoffs qualification
2 mins
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Language: English
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