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Amid cinema hall crisis, ‘Raja’ releases run to packed houses
The ‘Raja’ market for Odia cinema is booming again. Babushaan Mohanty’s new movie, ‘Bou Buttu Bhuta’ and Sabyasachi Mishra’s ‘Ananta’ released ahead of the three-day festival, have been running to full houses ever since.
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June 20, 2025
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Zelenskyy calls for more pressure on Russia after deadly Kyiv missile strike
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday said a Russian missile strike on a nine-story Kyiv apartment building was a sign that more pressure must be applied on Moscow to agree to a ceasefire, as Moscow intensifies attacks in the three-year war.
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June 20, 2025
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Air India cancels three international flights due maintenance issues
Air India has cancelled three of its international flights on Wednesday owing to various reasons, including maintenance and technical issues.
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June 20, 2025
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India start new era without Kohli and Rohit against England
Shubman Gill will be in the spotlight as a new-look India, without star batsmen Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, bid to end their 18-year wait for a Test series win in England. Gill succeeded Rohit as captain after the latter announced his retirement from Test cricket last month. Just days later, Kohli said he was bowing out of red-ball internationals as well.
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June 20, 2025
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Small-cap and midcap bleeds as investors loses Rs 4 lakh crore
India's equity markets, particularly midcap and smallcap stocks, faced intense selling pressure as investors turned cautious amid hawkish signals from the US Federal Reserve and escalating tensions between Iran and Israel.
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June 20, 2025
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Recommended by NASA, driven by passion! Kerala boy discovers four asteroids
Space and its mysteries have fascinated people for ages. However, unlike many, this 13-year-old decided to work towards unravelling some of them.
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June 20, 2025
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Tata Technologies shares rise on strategic Volvo deal
Tata Technologies shares surged approximately 2% in early trade, hitting ?746.10—a clear signal of investor confidence in its global business expansion after being selected by Volvo Cars as a strategic supplier.
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June 20, 2025
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Shubman Gill to bat at No 4, No 3 is still being discussed: Rishabh Pant
India captain Shubman Gill will walk out to bat at No 4 come the first Test against England which begins in Leeds on Friday. Gill’s deputy, Rishabh Pant, confirmed that the captain will drop down from No 3 to 4 and the keeper-batter will retain his position at No 5.
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June 19, 2025
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Celebrate this International Yoga Day with California Almonds
International Yoga Day, observed every year on June 21st, celebrates the holistic benefits of yoga in enhancing physical, mental, and spiritual well-being.
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June 19, 2025
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Padai Thalaivan Movie Review: Shanmugapandian shines in this film that thrives and trudges in tropes
Padai Thalaivan is actor Shanmugapandian's first after the demise of his superstar father, actor-politician Vijayakant.
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June 19, 2025
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Allahabad HC condemns family's resistance to woman's decision to marry man of her choice, calls it 'despicable'
While defending a woman's constitutional right to marry a person of her choice, the Allahabad High Court delivered a strong message to the family and relatives criticising their opposition by calling it 'despicable'.
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June 19, 2025
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Iranians buying supplies in Iraq tell of fear, shortages back home
Near the once-bustling Iraqi border crossing of Bashmakh, Iranian driver Fatah stocked up on rice, sugar and tea, staples that have become increasingly hard to get back home. Fatah -- who like others in this story is being identified by a pseudonym -- was among dozens of truck drivers waiting impatiently to cross back into Iran from Iraq's northern Kurdistan region, hauling not only their commercial cargo, but also essential goods for their families after days of Israeli attacks.
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June 19, 2025
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CM Mohan Charan Majhi asserts commitment to empower farmers of Odisha
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday dedicated and laid foundation stones for projects worth Rs 300 crore in Balangir district.
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June 19, 2025
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E-Cycles distributed to Person with Disables by the MLA on behalf of Ansuman Trust
In an event, organized at Jaraka ground, e-cycles have been distributed to hundreds of disables by the MLA of Dharmashala on behalf of Ansuman Trust. Sri Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo, the MLA of Dharmasala chaired the event and distributed e-cycles to the PWDs of different panchayats of his constituency.
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June 19, 2025
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Trump warns Iran, US may back Israel with military aid
(RNS, 18-06-25) President Donald Trump in about eight hours Monday went from suggesting a nuclear deal with Iran remained achievable to urging Tehran's 9.5 million residents to flee for their lives as he cut short his visit to an international summit to return to Washington for urgent talks with his national security team.
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June 19, 2025
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At G7, PM Modi urges unified global stand against terrorism, slams double standards
In a forceful intervention at the G7 outreach session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a consistent, unified global response to terrorism, warning that selective approaches and double standards threaten the credibility of the international fight against violent extremism. Modi’s remarks come against
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June 19, 2025
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Private operators start mini bus services on 10 city routes
The connectivity to key locations such as hospitals, metro, railway stations, and important junctions is expected to improve in the coming days as private operators launched services on 10 routes on Monday and Tuesday.
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June 19, 2025
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European leaders push for de-escalation
(RNS, 18-06-25) French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot spoke with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday night and then in the ensuing hours with the Iranian, British and German foreign ministers about the situation in the Mideast.
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June 19, 2025
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Centre approves Rs 2,006.40 crore assistance for Himachal Pradesh for post-disaster recovery plan
A central assistance of Rs 2,006.40 crore for Himachal Pradesh for the recovery and reconstruction efforts following the devastating floods, landslides, and cloudburst in 2023 has been approved by a high-level committee, headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
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June 19, 2025
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Ahmedabad plane crash: Mobile phones of ground staff seized, CCTV footage under scanner as '360-degree' probe unfolds
In a major move in the ongoing probe into the deadly Air India AI-171 plane crash that took place on June 12, central security agencies questioned the ground handling staff at Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport and seized their mobile phones for forensic analysis.
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June 19, 2025
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I am all for five bowler theory: Former India bowling coach Bharat Arun
As the Indian team arrived in Leeds on Tuesday ahead of the first Test against England that begins on June 20, one of the biggest talking points has been the visitors' bowling attack.
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June 19, 2025
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JSWBPSL Inaugurates New Jindal Sri Sri Academy Building
JSW BPSL marked a significant milestone with the inauguration of the new Jindal Sri Sri Academy (JSSA) building within its township, reinforcing its commitment to employee welfare and quality education.
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June 19, 2025
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Sambalpur district on diarrhoea alert
Amid reports of diarrhoea spread in several districts across Odisha, the Sambalpur administration has stepped up surveillance and put in place contingency measures to prevent any outbreak of the waterborne disease.
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June 19, 2025
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Despite SC relief, Karnataka distributor reluctant to release 'Thug Life'
The Supreme Court might have ordered the release of Thug Life in Karnataka but the distributor has said that he won't release the movie.
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June 19, 2025
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Electric two-wheeler maker Ather to double retail network to 700 centres in FY26
(RNS, 18-06-25) Electric two-wheeler maker Ather Energy is planning to scale up its retail network to 700 Experience Centres (ECs) across India by the end of FY 2026.
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June 19, 2025
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Fear stalks Tehran as Israel bombards, shelters fill up and communicating grows harder
The streets of Tehran are empty, businesses closed, communications patchy at best. With no bona fide bomb shelters open to the public, panicked masses spend restless nights on the floors of metro stations as strikes boom overhead.
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June 19, 2025
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KBC Global Ltd to Establish Wholly Owned Subsidiary – Dharan Infra Solar Private Limited
Subsidiary to focus on solar energy and renewable power segment, reinforcing company's strategic growth in clean energy
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June 19, 2025
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Regime must fall through domestic resistance, not foreign intervention, says exiled Iran opposition leader
The head of an Iranian opposition group outlawed by Tehran said Wednesday that it was for the Iranian people to overthrow her country's Islamic regime, as Israel conducts an unprecedented air campaign.
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June 19, 2025
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Vodafone Idea partners with AST SpaceMobile to expand mobile connectivity in remote regions
Telecom service provider Vodafone Idea (Vi) on Wednesday announced a partnership with US-based satellite communications company AST SpaceMobile Inc to extend mobile connectivity to unconnected and underserved regions in the country.
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June 19, 2025
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Greens raise concerns over UVCE’s new academic block in bio park
The biodiversity park at the Jnanabharathi Campus of Bangalore University (BU) is under threat as parts of the park are set to be demolished for building an academic block for University of Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE), the state’s first autonomus institute on IIT model.
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