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Aparshakti Khurana to make Tamil debut with 'ROOT- Running Out of Time'
ACTOR Aparshakti Khurana is set to foray into Tamil cinema with the upcoming high concept crime thriller \"ROOT - Running Out of Time\".
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July 05, 2025

The Political and Business Daily
Waterlogging continues in low-lying areas of Bhubaneswar
PEOPLE of Bhubaneswar continued to face a harrowing time as several low-lying areas remained waterlogged on Friday.
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July 05, 2025

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CM Majhi announces ₹10 lakh aid for kin of eight Odia people killed in Telangana factory blast
ODISHA Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday announced an ex gratia of Rs 10 lakh each for the families of eight Odia workers who lost their lives in a factory explosion in Telangana earlier this week.
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July 05, 2025
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Govt must allow debate India-China ties to build consensus on challenges posed: Cong
THE Congress on Friday said the Narendra Modi government must agree to a discussion on India-China relations in Parliament so that a consensus can be built for a collective response to the geopolitical and economic challenges that the neighbouring country poses to India, directly and through Pakistan.
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July 05, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
India holds 3rd rank globally in fintech startup funding with $889 million in Jan-June
INDIA continues to be the third largest fintech startup ecosystem in the world, behind the US and the UK, a report said on Friday, adding that the sector raised a total of $889 million in the January-June period (H1 2025).
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July 05, 2025

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BJD demands judicial inquiry into Rath Yatra mismanagement, seeks Guv's intervention
AHEAD of Bahuda Yatra, opposition BJD on Friday demanded a judicial inquiry into alleged gross mismanagement during this year's Ratha Yatra, which resulted in the deaths of three devotees in a stampede near the Shree Gundicha Temple in Puri.
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July 05, 2025

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DU announces extra-curricular activities seats ranging from divinity to digital media
FROM divinity and dance to digital media and debate, Delhi University is offering 1,347 seats under the Extra-Curricular Activities (ECA) quota for the 2025-26 academic session, catering to a wide range of student talents across 14 categories.
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July 05, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
National Herald case: ED case strange, Sonia argues in court
Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi representing Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Friday argued that Enforcement Directorate's National Herald case was \"truly a strange\" one.
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July 05, 2025
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India does not take position on faith and religion: MEA on successor of Dalai Lama
THE Indian government does not take any position on matters concerning practices of faith and religion, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday, two days after the Dalai Lama asserted that a trust of Tibetan Buddhists will have the sole authority to recognise his future reincarnation.
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July 05, 2025

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Delhi govt set to install over 200 CCTV cameras at Saket District Court complex
THE Public Works Department (PWD) will install more than 200 advanced CCTV cameras at the Saket District Court complex to strengthen safety and surveillance, officials said on Friday.
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July 05, 2025

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Groundbreaking ceremony held for iconic Kalinga Maritime Museum at Paradip Port
THE construction of the Kalinga Maritime Museum, a landmark project set to redefine the preservation of marine heritage, began on Friday with a groundbreaking ceremony at Paradip Port.
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July 05, 2025
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Sebi bans US-based Jane Street from securities mkt; impounds gains of ₹4,843 cr
MARKETS regulator Sebi has barred US-based Jane Street Group from the securities markets and directed the group to disgorge unlawful gains of Rs 4,843 crore for allegedly manipulating stock indices through positions taken in derivatives segment.
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July 05, 2025

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Odisha BJP likely to get new president by July 8
THE Odisha BJP is likely to get a new president by July 8, according to the poll schedule announced by the party on Friday.
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July 05, 2025
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Congo-Rwanda peace deal ‘only a beginning’: FM Kayikwamba Wagner
THE peace agreement recently signed between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda \"is only a beginning; the real work starts now,” DRC Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner said at a press conference.
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July 05, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Aashirvaad Salt's ‘lodine Ka Tilak’ Rath Yatra campaign promotes iodine awareness
:AASHIRVAAD Salt has returned with its \"Iodine Ka Tilak\" campaign for the second year, taking it to the streets of Odisha during the Rath Yatra festival.
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July 05, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
BJP secular, Cong communal: Rijiju slams Oppn for attacking EC's electoral rolls revision in Bihar
CALLING the BJP \"secular\" and the Congress \"most communal\", Union minister Kiren Rijiju lashed out at opposition parties on Friday for questioning the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls in Bihar and accused them of playing politics in the name of minorities.
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July 05, 2025

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Outcome-based strategies and IT-enabled monitoring are crucial to NEP 2020's success in Odisha: Anu Garg
“OUTCOME-BASED strategies, an IT-enabled monitoring system, and the promotion of Multilingual Education (MLE) are key to the successful implementation of NEP 2020 in Odisha,” said Development Commissioner Anu Garg at the second meeting of the State Task Force.
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July 05, 2025
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Ujjivan SFB launches ‘Mann Ki Rath’ - a virtual Rath Yatra powered by brainwaves
UJJIVAN Small Finance Bank (Ujjivan SFB) has introduced an innovative customer engagement campaign, ‘Mann Ki Rath’, which allows participants to pull a virtual chariot using the power of their mind.
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July 05, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
MoEF&CC panel recommends environmental clearance for Puri airport
THE Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has recently recommended Environmental Clearance (EC) for the proposed Puri International Airport, a flagship infrastructure project of Odisha government, an official statement said on Friday.
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July 05, 2025

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I'm nascent in my work in the West, excited to see what unfolds: Priyanka Chopra Jonas
SUCCESS is constant evolution, says actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas, a popular Hindi cinema star who is now firmly focused on expanding her filmography in the West.
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July 05, 2025

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PM Modi hails Trinidad & Tobago's Bihar connection
Says heritage of Bihar is the pride of not only India but the world as well
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July 05, 2025

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Mass tree plantation festival kicks off at RSP with 800 saplings planted at Ispat Sabuja Van
THE Mass Environmental Awareness and Tree Plantation Festival organized by SAIL’s Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) began on Friday with the planting of 800 saplings at Ispat Sabuja Van, Jagda, near CWS Hospital.
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July 05, 2025

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Patient dies after ambulance breaks down on way to hospital in Ganjam Dist
A 19-year-old man died in Ganjam district after a government-run ambulance on which he was taken to a hospital broke down midway and allegedly got stuck for about three hours, police said on Friday.
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July 05, 2025

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Parag Tyagi pays tribute to Shefali Zariwala, remembers her as 'love in its most selfless form'
ACTOR Parag Tyagi has penned a heartfelt tribute to his wife, Shefali Zariwala, remembering her not just as the iconic “Kaanta Laga” girl, but as a woman of deep strength, grace, and boundless love.
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July 05, 2025

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ED officer, arrested by CBI for allegedly taking bribe, released on interim bail
ENFORCEMENT Directorate’s Deputy Director Chintan Raghuvanshi, who was arrested by the CBI while allegedly accepting a bribe from a businessman in Bhubaneswar, was released on interim bail from the Jharpada jail on Friday evening.
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July 05, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Unfinished Land Reforms and Fragile Agriculture
Fractured policies coupled with half-baked reforms accentuate agony of farmers, especially share-croppers who are not even entitled to calamity claim relief. Holistic approach needed to ramp up agri productivity, writes Taradatt.
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July 04, 2025

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Indian services sector growth touches 10-month high in June on sharp upturn in new business: PMI
THE Indian services sector growth touched a ten-month high in June aided by robust expansion in international sales and job creation, amid positive demand trends and ongoing improvement in sales, a monthly survey said on Thursday.
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July 04, 2025

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Shabari Bhavan is a launchpad for tribal youth and leadership: CM Majhi
Reveals plans to set up Tribal Culture and Heritage Bhavan, Tribal Language Institute in Bhubaneswar
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July 04, 2025

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India eye maiden women’s T20I series win over England; hosts to miss injured skipper Brunt
RIDING a wave of momentum, India will look to secure their maiden women's T20I series triumph over England when they lock horns with the hosts in the third game of a five-match series here on Friday.
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July 04, 2025

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Delhi Speaker constitutes Committee of Privileges, 10 other House panels
DELHI Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta has announced the constitution of a Committee of Privileges and 10 other panels, taking the number of House bodies to 29, an official said on Thursday.
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