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Odisha self-immolation case: Congress seeks judicial probe, CM Majhi's resignation
THE Congress on Monday slammed the BJP's \"double engine\" government in Odisha after a college student set herself on fire for allegedly being denied justice over \"sexual harassment\" by a teacher, and demanded a judicial probe into the incident as well as Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi's resignation.
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July 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Indian automotive industry clocks deals worth $1.3 billion in April-June: Report
THE automotive industry in India maintained its strategic momentum in Q2 2025, recording a total of 29 transactions valued at $1.3 billion, including public market activity, a report said on Monday.
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July 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
New attendance system for Lok Sabha MPs proposed in upcoming Parliament session
LOK Sabha is set to introduce a new attendance system for its members from the upcoming Monsoon session of Parliament that will require them to punch in their presence at the seat allotted to them instead of doing so in the lobby.
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July 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Assam: Critically endangered among 43 grassland bird species spotted in Kaziranga
IN a significant development, a recent survey at the famed Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR) in Assam recorded a total of 43 grassland bird species, officials announced on Monday.
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July 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Sensex, Nifty fall for 4th day on selling in IT shares, foreign fund outflows
BENCHMARK stock indices Sensex and Nifty declined on Monday, extending the losing run to the fourth day amid selling in IT shares and foreign fund outflows.
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July 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Naveen draws Centre's attention on alleged egg hurling at devotees during Rath Yatra in Canada
BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Monday expressed concern over an alleged incident of egg hurling at devotees during the Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Toronto, Canada.
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July 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
King Charles to host US President Trump for State Visit in September
BRITAIN'S King Charles III will host US President Donald Trump for a State Visit at Windsor Castle between September 17 and 19, Buckingham Palace announced here on Monday.
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July 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Was the Air India crash caused by pilot error or technical fault?
OVER the weekend, the Indian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau released a preliminary report on last month's crash of Air India flight 171, which killed 260 people, 19 of them on the ground.
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July 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
NSE ranks fourth globally in IPO fundraising in H1 2025, raises $5.51 bn
THE National Stock Exchange (NSE) has emerged as the fourth-largest exchange in the world in terms of IPO fundraising during the first half of calendar year 2025, a new report said on Monday.
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July 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Every sub-division in Odisha will soon have a Kendriya Vidyalaya: Union Education Minister Pradhan
\"ALL subdivisions in Odisha will soon have a Kendriya Vidyalaya,\" said Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, as he inaugurated a new Kendriya Vidyalaya at the 41st Battalion, Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP) campus in Taratua near Khordha on Monday.
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July 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Asian champion 100m hurdler Jyothi Yarraji undergoes successful knee surgery to repair ACL tear
ASIAN champion and national record holder 100m hurdler Jyothi Yarraji has undergone a successful knee surgery which will not only rule her out of the World Championships in September but also bring curtains to her season.
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July 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Need to address de-escalation; competition should not turn into conflict: EAM Jaishankar in Beijing
INDIA and China should build on \"good progress\" in normalising the bilateral ties to address border-related issues including deescalation, and it is essential to avoid \"restrictive trade measures and roadblocks\", External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday during talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.
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July 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Women’s World Cup: Divya, Humpy cruise into last-16
WOMAN Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh and the country's first woman to become a GM, Koneru Humpy made it to the last-16 of the FIDE Women's World Cup in contrasting fashion here.
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July 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Astronaut Shubhanshu showcases zero-gravity experiment aboard ISS
ASTRONAUT Shubhanshu Shukla, the Axiom-4 mission pilot, has showcased a zero-gravity experiment aboard the International Space Station (ISS) involving water to illustrate how microgravity transforms everyday physics.
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July 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Tribal organisations demonstrate, seeking implementation of PESA Act
VARIOUS tribal organisations staged a demonstration near the Raj Bhavan in Ranchi on Monday, demanding the implementation of the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act or PESA Act, in Jharkhand.
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July 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Nine deaths in fire at Massachusetts assisted living facility
NINE people have died in a fire at an assisted living facility in Massachusetts, where people were hanging out of windows screaming for help, authorities said on Monday. At least 30 people were injured.
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July 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
UP CM reviews preparations, Delhi CM warns against disturbing Kanwar Yatra; people throng across temples
THE Kanwar Yatra got into high gear on the first Monday of the Hindu month of Shravan with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewing preparations and Delhi's Rekha Gupta saying her government would ensure “secure” passage for the Shiv devotees.
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July 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
China's exports jump 5.8 pc in June as tariffs reprieve prompts rush of orders
CHINA'S exports accelerated in June as a reprieve on US tariffs prompted a rush of orders by companies and consumers ahead of an August deadline.
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July 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
WPI inflation enters negative zone, dips 0.13 per cent in June
Wholesale price inflation (WPI) turned negative after a gap of 19 months, declining 0.13 per cent in June as deflation widened in food articles and fuel, along with softening in manufactured product costs, government data showed on Monday.
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July 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
PWD plans elevated corridor over Delhi’s Inner Ring Road to ease congestion: Parvesh
IN a move aimed at easing traffic congestion in the national capital, the Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) is planning to construct an elevated corridor over the city's Inner Ring Road.
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July 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Odisha sets ₹27 L Cr export target by 2047, eyes global growth push
IN a bold move to position itself as a key player in India’s global trade ambitions, the Odisha government has set an ambitious export target of Rs 27 lakh crore by 2047, aiming to contribute 5 per cent to the nation’s total exports.
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July 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's forts testament to valour, cultural heritage of Maha, says CM
MAHARASHTRA Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said that the UNESCO's move to grant World Heritage Site status to 12 forts, including 11 from Maharashtra and one from Tamil Nadu is a matter of great pride for the entire Maharashtra and the country.
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July 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Infra projects worth ₹5 lakh cr will be implemented in K'taka in next 5 years, announces Gadkari
UNION Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday announced that infrastructure projects worth Rs 5 lakh crore will be implemented in Karnataka in the next five years.
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July 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
3rd Test: England seal stunning 22-run win over India despite Jadeja's admirable fightback
AFTER nearly five days of absolutely gripping and absorbing Test cricket, England rallied around and survived an admirable fightback from a resilient Ravindra Jadeja to seal a stunning 22-run win over India at the Lord's and take a 2-1 lead in the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series at the Lord's here on Monday.
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July 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Israel strikes military tanks in southern Syria as Syrian forces clash with Druze militias
ISRAEL'S army on Monday said it has struck military tanks in southern Syria as Syrian government forces and Bedouin tribes clashed with Druze militias there.
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July 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
FM College student condition critical, but stable; father appeals to all to pray for her recovery
THE condition of the 20-year-old college student who set herself on fire for allegedly being denied justice over \"sexual harassment” by a teacher, remained critical for the third consecutive day on Monday, hospital sources here said.
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July 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Indian nurse on death row in Yemen: Doing utmost possible, nothing much govt can do, Centre tells SC
THE Centre on Monday informed the Supreme Court that it was doing whatever was “utmost possible\" to save an Indian nurse facing execution on July 16 for murder in Yemen, but “nothing much” could be done keeping in view the status of Yemen.
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July 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
RBI to wait for stronger growth signals before rate cut as inflation cools: Economists
THE further softening of the CPI inflation in June to 2.10 per cent -- lowest year-on-year inflation recorded since January 2019 -- gives the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) significant room to manoeuvre but we do not expect an immediate policy pivot in August, economists said on Monday.
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July 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
JSW Steel’s Ganua and Narayanposhi Mines win top honours at Annual Mines Safety Week
JSW Steel’s Odisha Mining Division secured top accolades at the grand finale of the 42nd Annual Mines Safety Week-2024 (AMSWC), held under the aegis of the Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS), Bhubaneswar Region, on Sunday.
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July 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Childhood friends stab each other in Delhi’s Khyala, both die
TWO childhood friends, both aged around 30, killed each other by stabbing in west Delhi's Khyala area, police said on Monday.
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