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Hockey India deploys additional support staff to ensure player well-being at Senior Nationals
HOCKEY India has sent additional support staff, including a physiotherapist and a masseuse, to the ongoing Senior Men's National Championship in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, to provide medical attention and recovery support to the players.
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April 09, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
'Acche din' for slum dwellers as BJP govt to provide basic facilities in slums, says CM Rekha Gupta
THE Delhi government is preparing to allot 52,000 flats to slum dwellers in the city, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Tuesday as she inaugurated various development projects in the Shalimarbagh area.
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April 09, 2025
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Overhauled locomotive commissioned at T&RM Dept of Rourkela Steel Plant
AN overhauled locomotive was officially commissioned at the Traffic & Raw Material (T&RM) Department of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) on April 4, 2025, Biswaranjan Palai, Executive Director (Works), inaugurated the Periodically Overhauled Locomotive (POH) No. 1423 in a ceremony held at the department to mark the occasion.
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April 09, 2025
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Contract workers trained in safe work practices at RSP's Ispat Suraksha Kaushal Kendra
A series of safety training sessions were conducted at the Deeksha: Ispat Suraksha Kaushal Kendra of Rourkela Steel Plant from March 24th to 26th, 2025, for over 100 contract workers from various plant units.
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April 09, 2025
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Dubai Crown Prince’s India visit: Both sides agree to boost defence relations
INDIA and the UAE Tuesday agreed to boost defence ties, including possible co-development of military equipment, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and debated Minister Rajnath Singh held talks with Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, focusing on cooperation in strategic domains.
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April 09, 2025
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Cong to give more power to DCC chiefs, fix accountability, says Pilot
THE Congress intends to create more empowered district units with their presidents having the enhanced accountability, responsibility and political strength, AICC general secretary Sachin Pilot said here on Tuesday as the party's top brass deliberated on organisational reforms and poll preparations.
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April 09, 2025
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Blood donation drive marks 'Odia Pakhya' celebration
THE Odisha government is celebrating the vibrant festival of Odia Pakhya, a unique cultural celebration of the state's language, customs, and traditions, which starts from April 1st to 15th.
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April 09, 2025
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Rain, thunderstorm likely in parts of Odisha over next three days
RAIN with thunderstorm is likely in most parts of Odisha over the next three days, according to the IMD.
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April 09, 2025
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Two arrested from Andhra by Odisha Police for misappropriating Mission Shakti funds
Two persons were arrested by the Odisha Police from Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam district on Tuesday for allegedly misappropriating Mission Shakti funds, officials said.
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April 09, 2025
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China vows to fight 'to the end' if President Trump continues tariff war
THE US and China headed to a full-blown trade war Tuesday with Beijing vowing to fight America's \"blackmail\" to the end and retaliate against Donald Trump's threat to impose an additional 50 per cent tariff.
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April 09, 2025
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Centre pays ₹37,450 cr to farmers for cotton procured at MSP
THE Central government has, through its nodal agency, the Cotton Corporation of India Ltd (CCI), successfully procured 525 lakh quintals of seed cotton, equivalent to 100 lakh bales, under Minimum Support Price (MSP) operations during the current marketing season up to March 31 this year, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Textiles on Tuesday.
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April 09, 2025
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BJD holds internal talks to resolve dispute over 'U-turn' on Waqf Bill
Amidst the fierce internal strife in Biju Janata Dal (BJD) following the party’s U-turn on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2023 in Rajya Sabha, senior party leaders and former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the latter’s residence reportedly resolved to cruise the crisis.
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April 09, 2025
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Heatwaves drove 1/3rd of rise in India's power demand during 2024 summer: Report
INDIA's electricity demand during the severe heatwave months of April to June 2024 rose to 19.4 per cent compared to the corresponding period the year before, with increased use of air conditioning contributing nearly a third of the rise, according to a new report released on Tuesday.
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April 09, 2025
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Navy chief directs commanders to focus on 7 specific areas
Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi has directed naval commanders to focus on seven key areas including war fighting and combat efficiency, fleet maintenance and operational logistics, integration of new technologies and synergy with other agencies.
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April 09, 2025
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FM: India's domestic demand big magnet amid US trade tariffs
THE resilience of the economy and strength of domestic demand will continue to make India an engine of growth amid the rapidly evolving global trade landscape as a result of US tariffs, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in London on Tuesday.
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April 09, 2025
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Female police constable found dead in Balasore district
A female police constable was found dead in her quarters in Balasore district on Tuesday, an official said.
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April 09, 2025
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State Govt launches programme to develop AI tool for monitoring growth of children
THE Odisha government has launched a programme on development of an artificial intelligence (AI) tool for monitoring the growth of children.
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April 09, 2025
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Need to create environment where children eat healthy, says Minister
RABIN concern over child-hood obesity, Union Minister Savitri Thakur on Tuesday said malnutrition and obe-sity have become grave prob-lems with children consum-ing too much oily food.
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April 09, 2025
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FM Sitharaman hails women empowerment, financial inclusion of marginalised sections
UNION Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday noted that nearly 68 per cent of the total Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) loan accounts have been sanctioned to women, becoming a tool for empowerment and enabling them to contribute to national economic growth and also inspiring the next generation of female entrepreneurs.
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April 09, 2025
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Tariff shock indicates 25bps rate cut, RBI stance may turn ‘accommodative’
THE swift shift in global sentiment, high market volatility and fear of recession amid the US tariff shock indicate a 25bps cut by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on April 9, with possible change in stance to “accommodative” to give directional easing bias, a report showed on Tuesday.
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April 09, 2025
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Orissa HC stays NHRC actions against KIIT over Nepalese student's death
The Orissa High Court has stayed till the next date of hearing the proceedings of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) against the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) over a Nepalese student's death in February.
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April 09, 2025
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SC may hear on Apr 15 pleas challenging Waqf Act, Centre files caveat
THE SC would likely on April 15 hear a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The Centre, however, on Tuesday filed a caveat in the apex court and sought a hearing before any order was passed in the matter. Caveat is filed by a party in the high courts and the apex court to ensure that no orders are passed without hearing it.
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April 09, 2025
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Billie Jean King immortalized in bronze with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
BILLIE Jean King became the first woman to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the new sports entertainment category and she was joined by friends Magic Johnson and Oscar-winning actor Jamie Lee Curtis.
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April 09, 2025
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'Peace process underway': SC defers plea for probe into 2018 Sukma encounter case
THE Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would hear in July a plea for an independent probe into the August 2018 incident in which 15 alleged Maoists were gunned down in an encounter in Sukma district.
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April 09, 2025
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TMC MPs’ row in EC office, party WhatsApp group unravelled on X
BJP leader Amit Malviya on Tuesday shared videos purportedly capturing an altercation between two TMC MPs from last week.
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April 09, 2025
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WB recruitment scam: Rahul seeks to ensure those selected get to keep job
LEADER of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi Tuesday sought President Droupadi Murmu's intervention in ensuring that the candidates who were selected as teachers and non-teaching staffers in West Bengal schools are allowed to continue with their jobs.
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April 09, 2025
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Iran's foreign minister says he will have indirect talks with US envoy over Tehran's nuclear program
IRAN'S foreign minister on Tuesday said he will meet with US envoy Steve Witkoff in Oman for the first negotiations under the Trump administration seeking to halt Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program as tensions remain high in the Middle East.
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April 09, 2025
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SC pulls up TN Guv for 'sitting on bills', sets timeline in a first
IN a major victory to DMK-led Tamil Nadu government, the Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared 10 bills which were stalled and reserved by Governor R N Ravi for President's consideration, and also set a timeline for all governors to act on the bills passed by state assemblies.
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April 09, 2025
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OCAC receives dual honours from UIDAI at Aadhaar Samvaad 2025
THE Odisha Computer Application Centre (OCAC), the technical arm of the Electronics & IT Department, Government of Odisha, has been honoured with two prestigious awards by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) at the Aadhaar Samvaad 2025 event held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
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April 09, 2025
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World's largest dam in China like a 'water bomb' for downstream countries: BJP MP Tapir Gao
CHINA’S announcement of constructing the world’s largest dam was like a ‘water bomb’ which would have a devastating downstream impact on northeastern India and Bangladesh, BJP Lok Sabha member from Arunachal Pradesh Tapir Gao claimed here on Tuesday.
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