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Indian delegation in Spain reaffirms resolve to build 'safer', 'more compassionate' world
AN all-party delegation led by DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi on Monday reiterated India's resolve for a \"safer and more compassionate world\" during a meeting with an organisation of terror victims in Spain, as it shared New Delhi's experience in confronting cross-border threats.
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June 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Committed to transforming Bhadrak into a leading development hub: CM Majhi
CHIEF Minister Mohan Charan Majhi reaffirmed his government's commitment to transforming Bhadrak into one of Odisha’s most developed districts.
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June 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
'Not in central politics for long': Chirag on contesting Bihar polls
UNION Minister Chirag Paswan has hinted at contesting the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections on Monday, asserting that as he serves at the Centre but his heart and political purpose have always remained rooted in Bihar.
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June 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Congress asks Centre to provide funds for northeastern states grappling with floods
CONGRESS president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday attacked the Modi government over the flood situation in the northeastern states, and hoped Prime Minister Narendra Modi will open the floodgates of his PM CARES Fund, where he claimed crores lie without any audit.
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June 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
H&UD Minister urges officials to expedite drain cleaning to prevent waterlogging in Cuttack
ODISHA'S Housing & Urban Development Minister Krushna Chandra Mohapatra visited several areas in Cuttack on Monday to inspect the ongoing drain desilting and cleaning operations.
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June 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Odisha Police STF seizes two elephant tusks worth ₹50 lakh
THE Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Police has seized two elephant tusks worth a total of Rs 50 lakh and detained one person on the charge of smuggling wildlife body parts, an official statement said.
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June 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
India, US desire to give preferential market access to businesses; talks on for trade pact: Minister Goyal
INDIA and the US desire to give preferential market access to each other's businesses and teams of both the countries are working together on the proposed bilateral trade agreement, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has said.
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June 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Odisha reports three fresh COVID cases
THE number of active COVID-19 cases in Odisha rose to 15 as three more persons tested positive for the disease, a health official said on Monday.
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June 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Nikhil Pavan Kalyan appointed Director of Census Operations for Odisha
IN a significant move, the Government of India has appointed Nikhil Pavan Kalyan, a 2012-batch IAS officer from the Odisha cadre, as the new Director of Census Operations (DCO) and Director of Citizen Registration (DCR) for the state of Odisha.
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June 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Defence PSUs to clock 18 pc growth as India beefs up armed forces
INDIA will gradually increase its defence budget as a percentage of GDP from around 2 per cent at present to 3 per cent or even 4 per cent over the next decade, according to a report released by small case manager Omniscience Capital on Monday.
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June 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Kohli's aggression, Hardik's resilience inspiring young TT player Ankur
AN ardent fan of Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya, rising Indian paddler Ankur Bhattacharjee once aspired to be a cricketer before shifting to table tennis, but his love for cricket still remains.
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June 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Vedanta Aluminium's Jamkhani Mine earns 4-Star rating for sustainable mining
VEDANTA Aluminium, India’s largest aluminium producer, has been awarded a prestigious 4-Star rating from the Ministry of Coal for its Jamkhani coal mine in Sundargarh, for the fiscal year 2023-24.
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June 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Tata's Gopalpur SEZ joins World Economic Forum for clean energy revolution
Tata Steel Special Economic Zone's Gopalpur Industrial Park (GIP) has joined the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Transitioning Industrial Clusters Initiative, which brings together public and private sector stakeholders from industrial clusters, to reduce CO2 emissions while driving economic growth and creating jobs.
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June 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Gukesh's roller-coaster ride continues as Erigaisi upsets Nakamura in Norway Chess
REIGNING world champion D Gukesh's roller-coaster ride continued with the Indian suffering a defeat in an Armageddon tie-break as he slipped to tied-fifth place, while Arjun Erigaisi upset American world No.2 Hikaru Nakamura to maintain his fourth position in Norway Chess.
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June 02, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
BJP names Mohan George as candidate for Nilambur by-poll
THE BJP on Sunday nominated Mohan George as its candidate for the by-election to Nilambur assembly constituency.
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June 02, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Private banks to hike charges on credit card, banking services from July 1
STARTING July 1, major private sector banks like HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank will increase charges on various credit card and banking services.
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June 02, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Congress insists Parliament session after CDS' statement
THE Congress on Sunday demanded the immediate convening of a special session of Parliament to discuss the military and foreign policy strategy in the wake of revelations made by Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan.
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June 02, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
3,802 people affected and 883 houses damaged as heavy rain batters Manipur
HEAVY rain wreaked havoc in Manipur with 3,802 people affected and 883 houses damaged due to floods and landslides across the state in the last 48 hours, officials said on Sunday.
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June 02, 2025
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‘Rule of law not functioning properly, new DGP has big challenge to control crime’
BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday said the newly appointed Director General of Police (DGP) in Uttar Pradesh faces a \"big, chal-
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June 02, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
State reports three new COVID-19 cases, first death in recent surge
ODISHA'S active COVID-19 caseload has risen to 12 with the detection of three new infections, health officials confirmed on Sunday.
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June 02, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Kharge asks PM Modi to stop 'self praise', recuse himself from election campaign
COMMENTING on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public speeches after Operation Sindoor, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge urged him to \"focus on the enemy instead of self-boasting\" and to recuse himself from election campaign.
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June 02, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Surge in arrests of foreign nationals by Delhi Police amid crime crackdown
IN a significant escalation of enforcement efforts, the Delhi Police have arrested a record number of foreign nationals involved in criminal activities this year, marking a peak in such detentions over the past few years.
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June 02, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Mamata opposing Operation Sindoor to appease minorities, says Amit Shah
UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday launched a blistering attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of \"stooping low\" by opposing Oper-ation Sindoor and the Wakf Amendment Bill to appease the Muslim vote bank, and alleged that the Murshidabad riots were \"state-sponsored\".
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June 02, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Amit Shah speaks to CMs of rain-hit Assam, Arunachal, Sikkim; assures help
UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday spoke to chief ministers of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim and the governor of Manipur in the wake of heavy rains in their states and assured them of all possible help to tackle the situation.
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June 02, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Power consumption dips over 4 pc to 148.71 bn units in May on early arrival of monsoon
INDIA'S power consumption dipped over 4 per cent to 148.71 billion units (BU) in May, compared to a year-ago period, mainly due to unseasonal rains and early arrival of monsoon.
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June 02, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
'Next dialogue with Pak should be on reclaiming PoK'
THE next dialogue with Pakistan should be only on reclaiming Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, who is part of an all-party parliamentary delegation visiting Malaysia, said on Sunday.
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June 02, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Delhi Metro launches priority frisking for special category passengers
THE Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in coordination with the Central Industrial Security Force has introduced a new 'Priority Frisking' facility for special category passengers at all metro stations.
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June 02, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Assam Govt concerned for power, money, land, syndicate, flays Gogoi
ASSAM Congress president designate Gaurav Gogoi on Sunday slammed the BJP-led state government saying that the ruling front is concerned only with \"power, money, land and syndicate\".
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June 02, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Modi meets ADB chief, latter pledges $10 billion for Indian infrastructure
PM Modi on Sunday took to X to share a picture of meeting with the ADB president Masato Kanda at his official residence, where the latter promised to pledge $10 billion for Indian urban infrastructure development over a period of five years.
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June 02, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Explosions caused 2 bridges in western Russia to collapse, officials say, 7 people were killed
EXPLOSIONS caused two bridges to collapse and derailed two trains in western Russia overnight, officials said Sunday, without saying what had caused the blasts.
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