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Delhi govt plans global stakeholder summit to boost tourism
THE Delhi government will soon hold a global stakeholder summit to generate ideas for boosting tourism in the national capital, officials said.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Increasing industry & manufacturing contribution to GDP our top priority: ACS Hemant Sharma
REAFFIRMING the Odisha Government's commitment to economic growth through industrial development, Additional Chief Secretary (Industries), Hemant Sharma on Wednesday said that increasing the share of industry and manufacturing in the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) is among the government's foremost priorities.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
SpaceX chief appreciates license granted to Starlink in India: Jyotiraditya Scindia
UNION Communications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said that he held a \"productive meeting\" with — Gwynne Shotwell, president and chief operating officer of Elon Musk-owned SpaceX, who appreciated the license granted to the affordable satellite internet service Starlink in the country.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
India a "bright spot" amid global uncertainty, says CEA Nageswaran
INDIA remains a rare \"bright spot\" in a world facing growing uncertainty, said Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran, pointing to the country's steady economic performance despite ongoing global challenges.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Russia, UAE call for immediate end to Israel-Iran conflict
RUSSIA and the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday called for an immediate cessation of the Israel and Iran conflict and an intensification of political and diplomatic efforts to resolve Tehran's nuclear issue.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Odisha pioneered India’s crocodile conservation journey: Prof. Priyambada Hejmadi
“ODISHA was the birthplace of India’s scientific crocodile conservation efforts,” said noted biologist Prof. Priyambada Mohanty Hejmadi, inaugurating the National Seminar on “Fifty Years of Crocodile Conservation: Learnings and Way Ahead” in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. She recalled that just two months after the launch of the Crocodile Conservation Project on April 1, 1975, hatchlings of gharials and saltwater crocodiles were successfully bred in Tikarpada and Dangmal — marking a national first.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Serum Institute launches HPV-Cancer Awareness Drive in Bhubaneswar
THE “Conquer HPV & Cancer Conclave 2025” was launched in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday, marking the beginning of a nationwide awareness campaign by the Serum Institute of India (SII) to combat HPV-related cancers, especially cervical cancer, through education and prevention.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
US unemployment ticked down, hovering at historically low levels
THE number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dipped to 2,45,000 last week, hovering at historically low levels, the Labour Department said Wednesday.
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June 19, 2025
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Kalahandi's Transformation: A Model for Tribal-Led Development
Once symbolic of deprivation, Kalahandi has witnessed a remarkable transformation — from being one of Odisha’s most underdeveloped districts to emerging as a hub of inclusive rural development.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Kohli will be missed more in England than Rohit: Boycott
INDIA will miss Virat Kohli more than Rohit Sharma in the marquee Test series against England and the duo's recent retirement from the format will \"hurt\" the transitioning team's chances in the rubber starting on Friday, reckons the legendary Geoffrey Boycott.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
No negotiations with Iran; Operation Rising Lion to continue till objectives achieved: Israel
ISRAELI ministers on Wednesday asserted that there will be \"no negotiations\" with Iran as they vowed to carry on with Operation Rising Lion till it achieves its objectives.
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June 19, 2025
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PM calls out Trump's narrative on India-Pakistan conflict; says New Delhi will never accept mediation
PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI has told President Donald Trump that India and Pakistan halted their military actions last month following direct talks between their militaries without any mediation by the US, calling out the American leader's narrative that he brokered the ceasefire.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
India growing at 6.5 pc annually, poised to become $8 trillion economy: Hardeep Puri
INDIA’S economy is grow-ing steadily at an annual rate of 6.5 per cent and is on track to become an $8 trillion economy in the coming years, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said on Wednesday.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Members call AITA EC meeting after chief Jain requests court to declare elections null and void
AITA President Anil Jain, against whom a no-confidence motion was proposed by state associations last year, has requested the Delhi High Court to declare null and void the federation elections conducted in September 2024
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Iran's leader rejects call to surrender, saying US intervention would cause 'irreparable damage'
IRAN'S supreme leader on Wednesday rejected US calls for surrender in the face of blistering Israeli strikes and warned that any military involvement by the Americans would cause “irreparable damage” to them, in recorded video aired by state TV.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Odisha launches ambitious scheme to revive forgotten crops and traditional food heritage
IN a significant move to preserve its agrobiodiversity and revive traditional farming practices, the Odisha Government has launched a comprehensive scheme titled 'Revival and Sustainable Intensification of Forgotten Food and Neglected Crops in Odisha'.
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June 19, 2025
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Corporate sector key pillar of nation's economic growth, development: Prez
PRESIDENT DROUPADI MURMU on Wednesday said that the corporate sector is a key pillar of the nation's economic growth and development.
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June 19, 2025
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No 'compulsion' to learn Hindi as third language: Fadnavis on row over govt order
MAHARASHTRA Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said the \"compulsion\" for students in the state to learn Hindi has been removed in a new order, and now any Indian language can be chosen as the third language.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Odisha vigilance conducts searches at houses of jailed IAS officer Chakma in Tripura, Himachal
ODISHA Vigilance teams on Wednesday conducted searches at the residence of suspended IAS officer Dhiman Chakma in Tripura and at the homes of his relatives in Himachal Pradesh, the department said in a statement.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
The phoenix foreign policy of Israel
THE Middle East, the hot bed of geopolitics is always in a churn. But on 7 October, 2023, Hamas did the impossible. It launched one of most successful and secretive campaigns in the history of warfare called 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood'.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Delhi PWD to rework ₹387 cr courtrooms digitisation project
THE Public Works Department (PWD) of Delhi government plans to rework the Rs 387-crore courtrooms digitisation project, which was approved by the previous AAP dispensation last year.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
CM: Empowering tribals & dalits not just slogan, imperative for Odisha's growth
Says goals set for Odisha@2036 include devpt of these two communities
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Crisis in the Middle East
FOR years now, the trouble-prone Middle East has witnessed a triangular conflict between Israel, Iran and the Arab states of the Gulf -- principally Saudi Arabia and the UAE with the US, China and Russia lending their support to the rival sides depending upon the geopolitical developments at a given point of time.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
OHCHR flags China over ‘infringement’ of Tibetian rights
UNITED Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has raised serious concerns over \"ongoing infringements” on the rights of people living in Tibet and called to align legislation and policies with international human rights law.
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June 19, 2025
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Juvenile home inmate killed by two detainees in Delhi’s Majnu Ka Tila
A juvenile home inmate lodged in a centre in north Delhi's Majnu Ka Tila was killed in a fight over bathing in the washing zone, police said Wednesday.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Patnaik to undergo arthritis surgery in Mumbai, BJD panel to look after party affairs
BJD president and Leader of the Opposition in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik will undergo a medical procedure for cervical arthritis at a private hospital in Mumbai on June 22.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Man collects 70 tolas of gold jewellery, cash from plane crash site
RAJESH PATEL, who was among the first responders following the Ahmedabad plane crash on June 12, returned to the scene soon after carrying bodies and many injured to ambulances. He began rummaging through the smouldering wreckage.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Heavy rain to lash Odisha till June 24: IMD
THE India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday said heavy rain would lash several places across Odisha till June 24.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Putin set to take questions from international journalists
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin is set to take questions Wednesday from international journalists on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
RERC approves tariff for 1000 MWh battery energy storage system project
THE Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has approved the tariff for a 1000 megawatt-hour (MWh) standalone Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project.
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