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Fast Patrol Vessel 'Adamya' inducted into ICG: Official
FAST Patrol Vessel (FPV) 'Adamya', the first in a series of eight being constructed for the Indian Coast Guard, and equipped with state-of-the-art technology, was inducted into the maritime force on Thursday, officials said.
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June 27, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Revenue Inspector and Amin arrested for accepting bribe in Cuttack
ODISHA Vigilance on Thursday arrested Revenue Inspector Manoj Kumar Behera and Amin Bichitrananda Satpathy of Kandarpur Revenue Circle in Cuttack district for accepting a bribe of ₹12,000.
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June 27, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Language was used to try to divide India; Hindi friend of all Indian languages: Shah
UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said language was used as a means to try to divide India in the past but such efforts were never successful, and the Modi government will ensure that Indian languages become a powerful medium to unite the country.
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June 27, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Myanmar burns confiscated drugs worth around $ 300 m
NEARLY $300 million worth of confiscated illegal drugs were destroyed in Myanmar's major cities on Thursday to mark the annual International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, officials said.
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June 27, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Patnaik doing well after surgery, likely to be discharged by Monday: Doctor
BJD chief Naveen Patnaik is doing well after his spine surgery on June 22 and is expected to be discharged from the Mumbai hospital in a couple of days, Dr Ramakanta Panda said Thursday.
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June 27, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Vedanta Aluminium expands LGBTQI+ hiring, reinforces inclusive policies during Pride Month
VEDANTA Aluminium, India’s largest aluminium producer, is advancing inclusivity in manufacturing by expanding opportunities for transgender individuals across its operations.
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June 27, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Improved varieties of soybean to be developed using genome editing to boost production: S Chouhan
UNION Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday said the government will develop improved varieties of soybean using genome editing technology to boost the yield of this oilseed crop.
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June 27, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Shoan Ganguly betters national meet record, Karnataka finish first
SHOAN Ganguly bettered his national meet record in 400m medley on the fifth and final day of the Senior National Aquatic Championships with Karnataka finishing at the top with a haul of total 41 medals.
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June 27, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
India exposes Pak's 'gross hypocrisy' over terror and child rights abuses
INDIA has strongly rejected what it described as Pakistan's “nefarious agenda” at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), accusing Islamabad of attempting to deflect attention from its own human rights violations and state-sponsored cross-border terrorism.
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June 27, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Congress: Probe NTA as agency has become ‘national corruption agency’
DAYS after two persons of manipulating marks of NEET for money were granted bail, the Congress on Wednesday said the role of National Testing Agency (NTA) officials should also be probed as the agency has turned into a “national corruption agency\".
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June 27, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
ICC introduces stop clock in new WTC cycle
THE ICC has introduced stop clock in Test cricket to deal with slow over rates while allowing fielding teams to decide which batter should be on strike in case of a ‘deliberate’ short-run as part of the playing conditions for 2025-27, World Test Championship cycle.
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June 27, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Vedanta Aluminium unveils grand sand sculpture of Lord Jagannath to mark Rath Yatra 2025
VEDANTA Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, unveiled a magnificent sand sculpture of Lord Shree Jagannath at the Puri International Beach as part of the Rath Yatra 2025 celebrations.
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June 27, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Govt plans to install three radars for real time weather tracking: Revenue Minister Pujari
THE Odisha government has decided to install new radars at three places for real-time weather tracking, a minister said on Thursday.
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June 27, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
RBI's new project finance directions to cushion banks against risk: Report
THE Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) final directions on project financing will help strengthen the guardrails against risk in project financing and harmonise the relevant and extant regulations across regulated entities, according to a Crisil report released on Thursday.
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June 27, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Emergency was blot on world's largest democracy: Anurag Thakur
SENIOR BJP leader Anurag Thakur on Wednesday described the Emergency as a \"blot on the world's largest democracy\", and blamed it on the “dictatorial streak\" of the Congress which then ruled the country.
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June 26, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Odisha accelerates towards green mobility with EV Policy 2.0: Targets 50pc BEV registrations by 2036
IN a decisive move to strengthen its clean mobility agenda, the Government of Odisha is set to unveil Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2.0, with a bold target of achieving 50% Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) registrations in all new vehicle sales by 2036. The initiative is a significant stride under the broader Odisha Vision 2036, aligning with national efforts to reduce carbon emissions and foster sustainable transport.
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June 26, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
TMC follows Cong' authoritarian mindset that imposed 1975 Emergency: Malviya
BJP leader Amit Malviya has accused the Trinamool Congress of having the same \"dynasty-driven, authoritarian mindset\" of Congress that led the grand old” party to impose Emergency in India in 1975.
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June 26, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Decade of transformative housing: Urban poor in Odisha find shelter, dignity under PMAY (U)
ONCE confined to fragile thatched huts and leaky asbestos rooftops, thousands of urban poor families across Odisha now live in the safety of concrete homes -- thanks to the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the successful implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban).
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June 26, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
UN's SDG 2025 index: India features in the top 100 performers for first time
INDIA has made significant progress in achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and has for the first time featured among the top 100 performers in the SDG rankings this year, according to a UN report.
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June 26, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Muslim leaders meet Ajit Pawar over loudspeakers at mosques
A group of Muslim leaders on Wednesday met Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, complaining that police were removing loudspeakers from mosques in the state.
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June 26, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
167 World Skill Center students placed at Reliance New Solar Energy
IN a major boost to Odisha’s skilling ecosystem, 167 students from the World Skill Center (WSC), Bhubaneswar have secured placements with Reliance New Solar Energy Ltd., a leading name in India’s renewable energy sector.
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June 26, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Ambani, Adani join hands for automotive fuel marketing in second biz partnership
MUKESH AMBANI and Gautam Adani have partnered to sell automotive fuels by leveraging each other's fuel retail networks -- marking the second business collaboration between the two billionaire industrialists.
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June 26, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Govt clears ₹5,940-crore revised plan to deal with Jharia coalfield fire, rehab affected families
THE government on Wednesday approved the Rs 5,940-crore revised master plan to deal with Jharia coalfield fire in Jharkhand and rehabilitation of affected families.
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June 26, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Centre to set up high-level committee to address hurdles in Rourkela Steel Plant expansion
IN a significant move aimed at resolving obstacles impeding the expansion of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), the Union Government has announced the formation of a high-level committee.
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June 26, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Jamia VC, Registrar meet Rijiju; major tech labs, infra projects approved
JAMIA Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor Mazhar Asif and Registrar Md Mahtab Alam Rizvi met Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and secured approvals for several projects aimed at transforming the university into a centre of technological excellence and inclusive education.
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June 26, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Pant reaches career-high 7th in ICC Test rankings
India's new Test captain Shubman Gill jumped five rungs to 20th overall following his century in the first innings of the match that his team lost by five wickets despite setting England a stiff target of 371.
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June 26, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
PLI scheme: Piyush Goyal calls for export competitiveness in key sectors
INDIA must focus on the sectors in which it has competitive edge over other countries, and address the problems faced by the various stakeholders so that country’s exports can grow further, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday.
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June 26, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
RBI steps up MSME outreach with special session in Cuttack
IN a significant move to strengthen the micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) ecosystem, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Bhubaneswar Regional Office, organized a Special Town Hall meeting on MSME-related issues at Sarala Bhavan, Cuttack, on Wednesday.
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June 26, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Book on Modi's journey during Emergency recalls his visit to jail in guise of 'swamiji'
EVADING detection as a member of the banned RSS during the Emergency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled in different disguises but it did not stop him from visiting a jail, of all the places with high risk for him, as a \"swamiji\" to speak to the incarcerated activists for nearly an hour, according to a book.
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June 26, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Bypoll victories were semifinals for 2027 assembly polls in Punjab & Gujarat, says Kejriwal
FORMER Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday termed the Aam Aadmi Party's victories in the Punjab and Gujarat bypolls as a \"semifinal\" for the 2027 assembly elections, asserting that the party is on track to form the next governments in both states.
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