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The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Relief as $1L H-1B fee does not apply to US visa holders
A month after US President Donald Trump’s proclamation jacking up the fee for H1-B visas to a steep $100,000 caused panic among international students and professionals, the US government has now clarified that the fee won’t apply to most current visa holders and recent international graduates.
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October 22, 2025
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Tata Trusts reappoints Venu Srinivasan for life
TATA Trusts, which owns and controls the $180-billion Tata empire, has ‘unanimously’ reappointed Venu Srinivasan, chairman emeritus of the TVS Group, as a trustee for life.
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October 22, 2025
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
PK SAYS BJP FORCING HIS CANDIDATES TO OPT OUT OF CONTEST
JAN Suraaj Party (JSP) founder Prashant Kishor on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on BJP alleging that three of his party candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections withdrew their nominations under “pressure” from the ruling party.
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October 22, 2025
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
AT LEAST 30 REBELS GIVE NDA, OPPN A HEADACHE
30 REBELS GIVE NDA, OPPN A HEADACHE
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October 22, 2025
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Gajapati rejects ISKCON's alibi on untimely Rath Yatras
WITH ISKCON reluctant to host its Rath Yatra in overseas countries as per the tradition of Shree Jagannath temple in Puri, Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb in a strong worded letter on Tuesday asked the organisation to honour the sacred scriptures and traditions followed at Srimandir.
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October 22, 2025
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Two dons-turned-politicians draw battle lines on Mokama poll turf
BATTLE lines have been drawn in Bihar’s Mokama assembly constituency ahead of the first-phase polls on November 6, as two don-turned-politicians, Anant Singh and Surajbhan Singh, prepare for a high-octane electoral clash.
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October 22, 2025
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
FIR against former Punjab DGP, ex-minister wife over son’s death
FORMER Punjab DGP Mohammad Mustafa, his wife and former minister Razia Sultana, along with their daughter and daughter-in-law, have been booked for murder and criminal conspiracy by Haryana Police in connection with the death of their 35-year-old son, Agil Akhter.
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October 22, 2025
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Capital sees three-fold deterioration in AQI, noise pollution surge
THE state capital witnessed a threefold deterioration in air quality on Diwali on Monday as people burst firecrackers till late in the night, violating the two-hour limit set by the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB).
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October 22, 2025
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
EC: Print ads a day before or poll date need pre-certification
AHEAD of assembly polls in Bihar, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday issued an order saying to ensure a fair campaign environment, no party, candidate, organisation or person shall publish any advertisement in print media on poll day and one day prior to the poll day, unless the contents are pre-certified by the Media Certification and Monitoring Committee.
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October 22, 2025
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
WASTE LAND: A NATION OF LANDFILLS
SOME years ago, I was editing a newspaper in Mumbai and we ran a report on the city’s eternal garbage problem.
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October 22, 2025
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Post-Diwali air quality in Delhi worst in 4 years
Revellers flouted time limit for firecrackers
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October 22, 2025
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
10 months on, NMC yet to act against 30 docs for 'sponsored' foreign trips
THE National Medical Commission (NMC) is yet to take any action against 30 doctors who accepted free trips to Monaco and Paris worth ₹1.91 crore last year, despite the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) recommendations that action should be taken against them for violating professional misconduct.
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October 22, 2025
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Speaker appoints lawyer to assist panel probing Justice Varma graft case
LOK Sabha Speaker Om Birla has appointed advocate Karan Umesh Salvi as a consultant to assist the judges’ inquiry committee investigating allegations of corruption against Justice Yashwant Varma.
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October 22, 2025
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Paraglider from Canada found dead, Australian rescued in HP
A 27-year-old Canadian paraglider, Megan Elizabeth, was found dead after going missing from the high mountains of the Dhauladhar range, while a 47year-old Australian paraglider, Jacob, was rescued in the last 48 hours.
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October 22, 2025
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
MP uses chopper-driven technique to protect crops from blackbucks
THE Madhya Pradesh forest department has initiated a helicopter-driven boma technique to capture herds of blackbucks and neelgais and shift them to wildlife sanctuaries and tiger reserves of the state.
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October 22, 2025
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
WHY YOU NEED TO BUILD A WAR CHEST NOW
HERE are warning signs all around. Despite trade wars and geopolitical tensions, the relative calm in asset prices is disturbing. Equity assets and gold prices do not rally or fall in tandem. The dramatic surge in gold prices over the past year indicates a risk in financial markets. It is not just gold.
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October 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Emirates NBD to buy 60% in RBL Bank for $3 bn
IN one of the largest-ever FDI in Indian financial services sector, UAE-based Emirates NBD Bank and RBL Bank Limited has announced that their respective Boards have approved definitive agreements for ENBD to acquire a controlling stake in RBL Bank through a primary capital infusion of about $3 billion (26,850 cr).
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October 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Changes in employees’ PF rules explained
Rationale behind keeping 25% of accumulated sum locked is to ensure a retirement corpus, says labour ministry
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October 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
CM lays stone for 471 GP offices, disburses first instalment of AGY to 48K beneficiaries
CHIEF Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday virtually laid the foundation stone for 471 gram panchayat office buildings and distributed the first instalment of ₹40,000 each to 48,693 beneficiaries under the Antyodaya Gruha Yojana (AGY).
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October 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
DIWALI CLEANING OF YOUR PORTFOLIO
LEANING an investment portfolio refers to reviewing, reorganis-ing, and optimising investments to align with your financial goals, risk tolerance, and current market conditions.
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October 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Diwali a month-long affair in U’khand as residents set to celebrate Mangseer
WHILE the rest of India concludes its Diwali celebrations on Bhai Dooj, the mountain state of Uttarakhand keeps the festive spirit—and the lamps—burning for nearly a full month.
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October 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Ladakh representatives called for talks with MHA
IN a significant thaw after months of impasse, Ladakh’s key agitators are set to resume talks with the Centre, with an eight-member delegation from the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), alongside MP Haji Haneefa Jan, scheduled to engage a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) subcommittee on October 22 in New Delhi.
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October 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Eatery owner shot dead for serving non-veg
A 47-year-old restaurant owner in Ranchi was shot dead after a customer was allegedly served non-veg biryani instead of the vegetarian he had ordered.
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October 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
STATES DIRECTED TO SNUFF OUT BONDED LABOUR, TRAFFICKING
THE Ministry of Labour and Employment (MOLE) has directed all states and Union Territories to intensify action against interstate human trafficking and bonded labour, following mounting concerns over slow progress in rehabilitation efforts.
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October 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Zomato parent co Eternal gets ₹128 cr GST demand
ETERNAL Limited, the company formerly known as Zomato Limited, disclosed in a regulatory filing on Saturday that it has received a significant goods and services tax (GST) demand order totalling about ₹128.35 crore from tax authorities in Uttar Pradesh.
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October 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Bhagwat calls for freeing minds from influence of Macaulay edu system
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, speaking on Sunday in Mumbai at the launch event of the volume Arya Yug, highlighted the significance of the Arya era and asserted that Indians (Aryans) had historically travelled across the world, maintaining good communication channels.
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October 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Gaza truce strained after Israel, Hamas trade fire
JUST nine days after the guns fell silent in Gaza, the landmark ceasefire agreement appeared to be faltering on Sunday, with Israel carrying out fresh airstrikes in Gaza after accusing Hamas of violating the truce terms by firing at Israeli troops.
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October 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
SIT formed to hide ‘Sarma’s ties’ with Zubeen death accused, alleges Gogoi
Month after singer’s death, tributes continue
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October 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Giriraj sparks rows with remarks on Muslims, says ‘their votes not required’
UNION minister and BJP firebrand leader Giriraj Singh has once again courted controversy by terming the minority community ‘namak haraams’ (ungrateful) and contended that he does not need their votes to win the election.
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October 20, 2025
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
NEED ORGAN, TISSUE DONATION TEAMS IN ALL HOSPITALS
ALL hospitals in India should have dedicated teams to counsel families of potential organ and tissue donors, the Centre said in a communication to all states.
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