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PM Modi conferred Ghana’s national honour
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with ‘The Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana’, the country's national honour, for his \"distinguished statesmanship and influential global leadership\".
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July 04, 2025
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Lord Jagannath's Ratna Bhandar safe, repair work almost complete: Gajapati Maharaja
THE ‘Ratna Bhandar’ (treasure chest) of Lord Jagannath Temple is safe, and the repair work of the chamber is almost complete, Puri's titular king, Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb, said on Thursday.
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July 04, 2025
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Defence land worth ₹165 cr reclaimed in Delhi cantonment
THE Defence Estates Office (DEO) carried out an anti-encroachment drive in Delhi Cantonment's Brar Square area, reclaiming around five acres of land worth Rs 165 crore, officials said.
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July 04, 2025
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Musk-run Starlink's India authorisation still under evaluation at IN-SPACE
THE Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACE) is currently evaluating the approval process for Elon Musk's affordable satellite-based internet service Starlink, which is likely to roll out in the country in a few months.
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July 04, 2025
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1,180 K’nataka farmers died by suicide, is empathy reserved for non-Cong states, asks BJP LoP Ashoka to Rahul Gandhi
THE Karnataka BJP has questioned Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, whether his empathy for farmers is reserved only for states not governed by the Congress party.
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July 04, 2025
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Amnesty accuses Israel, aid system of using starvation to commit Gaza genocide
AMNESTY International accused a controversial Israeliand US-backed system to distribute aid in Gaza of using starvation tactics against Palestinians to continue to commit genocide in the Gaza Strip during Israel's war with Hamas.
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July 04, 2025
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State govt launches special disinfection drive in flood hit areas
THE Odisha government has initiated an intensive disinfection drive across flood affected areas and regions experiencing sporadic diarrhoea outbreaks, led by a joint effort between the Health & Family Welfare (H&FW) and Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water (PR&DW) departments.
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July 04, 2025
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Shubhanshu Shukla working to develop brain-computer interface in space
SHUBHANSHU Shukla, the first Indian astronaut on the International Space Station, is working to develop a brain-computer interface in the orbital lab, said NASA on Thursday.
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July 04, 2025
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Bengal CS writes to Odisha govt over harassment of Bengali-speaking migrant workers there
WEST Bengal Chief Secretary Manoj Pant, on Thursday, wrote a letter to his counterpart in the Odisha government, Manoj Ahuja complaining about harassment of Bengali-speaking migrant workers there after being branded as Bangladeshis.
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July 04, 2025
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RSS a social organisation working for all sections of society, not a political outfit, says Sunil Ambekar
THE RSS on Thursday said it should not be attacked politically as it is a social organisation working for every section of the society and the progress of the country.
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July 04, 2025
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South Korea’s leader says trade deal with US remains unclear ahead of Trump’s deadline
SOUTH Korean President Lee Jae Myung said that it remained unclear whether Seoul and Washington could conclude their tariff negotiations by the deadline set by President Donald Trump for next week, noting Thursday that both nations were still working to clarify their positions and identify areas of agreement.
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July 04, 2025
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Dal Lake to host Khelo India Water Sports Festival in August
THE first-ever Khelo India Water Sports Festival will be held at Srinagar’s iconic Dal Lake from August 21-23.
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July 04, 2025
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Pakistan gets government nod to be in India for hockey's Asia Cup and Junior World Cup
PAKISTAN'S hockey teams will not be stopped from competing in next month's Asia Cup and the subsequent junior World Cup in India as any move to block the arch-foes from multilateral competitions in the country would be a violation of the Olympic Charter, a sports ministry source said on Thursday.
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July 04, 2025
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Mamata writes to Shah, seeks action against provocative social media content, cybercrime
EXPRESSING concern over the rising impact of provocative social media content and cybercrime, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and stressed the need for stringent legislative and policy interventions.
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July 04, 2025
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Is it compulsory to sell Biryani, chicken during Kanwar Yatra: Naqvi to Oppn over 'name row'
AS preparations are underway for the annual Kanwar Yatra that will begin on July 11, a war of words has broken out over the temporary closure of meat shops along the yatra route and the mandatory display of the owner's name at food joints in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Delhi.
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July 04, 2025
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Bangladesh: Concerns raised over 'continued torture' of journalists under Yunus administration
A group of 88 expatriate journalists, writers, researchers, cultural and rights activists has raised grave concern over the \"continued torture of journalists and suppression of free speech\" in Bangladesh under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government.
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July 04, 2025
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Heatwaves, drought grip Europe, fuelling calls for global action
EXTREME heat and worsening drought conditions are gripping large parts of Europe, fueling wildfires and prompting urgent weather alerts across multiple countries.
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July 04, 2025
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Cong alleges increase in harassment cases against SC & STs; demands early redressal
THE Congress on Thursday alleged a 35 per cent increase in incidents of harassment against SC and ST communities between 2018-2022, and demanded early redressal of such grievances.
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July 04, 2025
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Indonesia rescuers find 31 survivors in ongoing search after ferry sinks near Bali
RESCUERS were searching on Thursday for 29 people who were missing after a ferry sank and five people died the previous night near Indonesia's resort island of Bali.
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July 04, 2025
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HC grants interim bail to IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi; next hearing set for July 8
THE Orissa High Court has granted interim protection to senior IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi and his family, shielding them from coercive action by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) amid an ongoing bribery probe.
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July 04, 2025
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Secured power infrastructure is our priority: Dy CM Singh Deo
\"SECURED power infrastructure is our priority,\" said Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Agriculture, Farmers’ Empowerment, and Energy, Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, during his review of the Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC) at Lok Seva Bhavan here on Thursday.
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July 04, 2025
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Stock markets decline on fag-end selling; financial stocks drag
BENCHMARK stock indices Sensex and Nifty pared intra-day gains to close lower on Thursday due to last-hour selling in financial and metal shares.
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July 04, 2025
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MPs flag concerns over cyber frauds as probe agencies & ministries brief House committee
LAWMAKERS from different parties on Thursday were united in raising concern over cybercrime incidents, especially financial fraud targeting gullible people, as the CBI director, NIA DG and senior officials from different ministries appeared before a parliamentary committee.
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July 04, 2025
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Lady home guard killed in truck accident in Cuttack
In a tragic incident, a lady home guard was crushed to death by a truck on Taladanda Canal Road, near Chhatra Bazar, within the Malgodown police limits on Thursday.
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July 04, 2025
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Reduce disruptions in House: Speaker Birla
AHEAD of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday urged all political parties to reduce disruptions in House proceedings and asserted it is time to change past practices.
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July 04, 2025
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Fake call centre busted in Delhi, 11 held
POLICE have busted a fake call centre being run illegally in Delhi and have arrested 11 persons for allegedly defrauding people by posing as bank employees, officials said on Thursday.
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July 04, 2025
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Transformer blast near AIIMS: Trauma Centre sparks fire, none injured: Delhi Fire Services
A blast followed by a fire in a transformer located near the Trauma Centre of the AIIMS here was reported on Thursday afternoon, a Delhi Fire Services (DFS) official said.
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July 04, 2025
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Delhi University activates 3-yr degree exit from FYUP
DELHI University has issued a notification allowing students enrolled under the Four-Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUP) to exit the course after completing the third year with a degree, marking a major step in the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
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July 04, 2025
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Odisha achieves fifth place in school education, Naveen lauds BJD's '5T initiative'
ODISHA has achieved a tangible change in the school education system and ranked 5th in the country as per the Performance Grading Index (PGI-2.0) between 2019-20 and 2023-2024 when BJD president Naveen Patnaik was the chief minister, officials said on Thursday.
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July 04, 2025
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Tata Steel Foundation celebrates Van Mahotsav with mass plantation and riverbank clean-up at Brahmani
IN celebration of ‘Van Mahotsav’, Tata Steel Foundation, in partnership with the Logistics Operations and Environment Department of Tata Steel Kalinganagar, organised a large-scale plantation and riverbank cleanup drive at the Brahmani Riverbank area on Thursday.
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