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3 killed, 2 injured in lightning strike in Balasore district
AT least three persons, including two women, were killed and two others were seriously injured in a lightning strike in Balasore district on Saturday, police said.
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July 13, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Market drifts lower amid tariff jitters, Q1 earnings season key to lift sentiment
MARKETS drifted lower during the week and lost over a per cent, primarily pressured by the lingering uncertainty surrounding global tariffs and a disappointing start to the earnings season, analysts said on Saturday.
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July 13, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
New weekly injection to offer steady Parkinson’s medication, cut need for daily pills
A team of scientists in Australia, led by those of Indian origin, has developed a new once-a-week injectable drug that could transform the lives of more than eight million people living with Parkinson's disease, potentially replacing the need for multiple daily tablets.
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July 13, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
GKEL empowers workers through 'Sahayog Utsav' initiative
REAFFIRMING its commitment to worker welfare, GMR Kamalanga Energy Limited (GKEL) organized 'Sahayog Utsav' to foster a supportive and inclusive work environment.
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July 13, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Delhi govt grosses ₹2,662 crore from Q1FY26 liquor sales
DELHI government corporations sold about 16.96 crore liquor bottles in the first quarter of 2025-26, grossing over Rs 2,662 crore, officials said on Saturday.
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July 13, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Keep working hard in tariff talks ahead of Aug 1 deadline: Trump tells countries
US President Donald Trump has advised countries in ongoing trade talks with his administration to \"just keep working hard\" ahead of the August 1 negotiation deadline, repeating his claim that America has been taken advantage of by \"both friend and foe\" for many years.
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July 13, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Aditi lies seventh at halfway mark in Evian Championship
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July 13, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
CM Majhi meets President, PM in Delhi; discusses development issues
ODISHA Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday met President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital and discussed different issues relating to the state's development. Majhi, who is on a tour of Delhi, expressed his gratitude towards the prime minister and said he was grateful for his unwavering support for Odisha's development.
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July 13, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Care of senior citizens is the community's responsibility: Delhi Speaker
DELHI Assembly Speaker and Rohini legislator Vijender Gupta on Saturday called for improving the quality of life of senior citizens, describing them as the foundation of the community.
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July 13, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Tata Power drives Odisha’s rooftop solar movement with TP Solar’s inclusive solutions
AS India moves swiftly toward its Net Zero target by 2030, solar energy has become a key pillar in its clean energy roadmap. In Odisha, where energy demand is rising and state policy support is strong, Tata Power, through its solar arm TP Solar Ltd, is spearheading a transformative shift towards sustainable rooftop energy adoption.
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July 13, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Days of friction between govt and private schools over in Delhi: Education Minister
DELHI Education Minister Ashish Sood on Saturday hailed the contribution of private schools in the city’s learning landscape, saying gone are the days of friction between the government and private institutions.
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July 13, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
AAIB report: Don't jump into any conclusions, says Civil Aviation Minister
CIVIL Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said on Saturday that the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB)'s report on the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad is based on preliminary findings and one should not jump into conclusions till the final report is made public.
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July 13, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Dy CM Singh Deo presents Agriculture Leadership Award to Guv Kambhampati
IN a proud moment for Odisha, Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment KV Singh Deo formally presented the Agriculture Leadership Award 2025 to Governor Haribabu Kambhampati at Raj Bhavan on Saturday.
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July 13, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Fresh batch of 6,639 pilgrims sets out for Amarnath shrine from Jammu base camp
THE 11th batch of 6,639 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu on Saturday to pay obeisance at the holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said.
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July 13, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
India actively reimagining what arbitration, mediation should look like in dynamic, mutipolar legal order: Justice Surya Kant
INDIA is no longer merely attempting to catch up with established arbitral centres but is actively \"reimagining\" what arbitration and mediation can and should look like in a dynamic and multipolar legal order, Supreme Court judge Surya Kant said.
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July 13, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
SC to hear petition to prevent use of national flag for political or religious purposes
THE SC will hear on July 14 a plea seeking directions to the Centre and the EC to take effective steps to prevent any political party or religious group from using the national flag for \"partisan or religious purposes\".
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July 13, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Andhra to unveil policy to tackle declining fertility, says CM Naidu
ANDHRA Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has said that the state government will soon unveil a new policy frame work to address declining fertility rates and demographic imbalance.
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July 13, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
23 Naxalites with cumulative bounty of Rs 1.18 crore surrender in C'garh
AS many as 23 hardcore Naxalites, including three couples, carrying a cumulative bounty of Rs 1.18 crore, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Saturday, a senior police official said.
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July 13, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Plastic Pollution and Environmental Injustice
THE World Environment Day observed on 5th June every year all over the world critically reflects upon the escalating environmental disruptions that are reshaping our planet earth and impacting all forms of life.
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July 13, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
TPCODL's Mobile Health Units serve pilgrims during Puri Rath Yatra
AS the grand Rath Yatra unfolded in Puri, TP Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL), a joint venture of Tata Power and the Government of Odisha, extended vital healthcare support to devotees through its Mobile Health Dispensaries (MHDs) under the CSR initiative Arogya.
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July 13, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
FSDA suspends 133 drug licences, cancels 20 in K'taka in June
ENFORCEMENT officers of the Karnataka Food Safety and Drug Administration department have suspended 133 drug licences and cancelled 20 drug licences in June for violations of the provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, officials have said.
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July 13, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Shubhanshu Shukla set to undergo 7-day rehab post return to Earth on July 15
ASTRONAUT Shubhanshu Shukla will undergo a seven-day rehabilitation programme after his splashdown off the California coast on July 15 as he returns to the Earth from an 18-day sojourn at the International Space Station (ISS).
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July 13, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
6 dead, 8 hurt in 4-storey building collapse in Delhi
SIX people died and eight, including a one-year-old baby, were injured when a four-storey building collapsed in the Welcome area of northeast Delhi on Saturday morning, with a few still feared to be trapped under the rubble, officials said.
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July 13, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Pakistan's terror playbook exposed, Global South calls out its double standards
WHEN 26 civilians were massacred in Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22, 2025, it sent shockwaves across the country. But what has followed since then may mark a turning point in how the world, particularly the Global South, responds to terrorism, particularly when it comes to state-sponsored acts of it.
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July 13, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Sandhyarani: Behind the Wheels, Breaking Barriers
IN the corridors where policies are shaped and futures envisioned, a quiet revolution began — not in a boardroom, but in the front seat of a government vehicle.
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July 13, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
BJD targets Odisha govt over delay in Puri Ratna Bhandar inventory
OPPOSITION BJD Saturday accused the BJP government in Odisha of misleading people on the much-awaited inventory of Lord Jagannath's Ratna Bhandar in Puri temple.
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July 13, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Indriya opens first store in Bhubaneswar; plans aggressive Odisha expansion
INDRIYA, the jewellery brand from the Aditya Birla Group, has opened its first store in Bhubaneswar, marking a meaningful entry into Odisha’s” culturally vibrant market.
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July 13, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Sitharaman bats for balancing ecological preservation with aspirations of development
UNION Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday underscored the need to balance ecological preservation with the aspirations of development, particularly in regions like Meghalaya. Speaking at an interactive session in Shillong, she acknowledged that the climate crisis has intensified to the point where even the best meteorological tools cannot predict weather patterns accurately.
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July 13, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
‘Buildings collapsing in certain areas’: Kapil Mishra blames vote bank politics
DELHI Minister Kapil Mishra on Saturday blamed 15 years of systemic corruption and vote bank politics for the Seelampur building collapse that claimed two lives, and said such incidents are recurring only in \"certain types of areas\" of the city.
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July 13, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
3rd Test: Rahul hits a hundred as India reach 316/5 at tea, trail England by 71 runs
SENIOR India opener KL Rahul brought up his 10th Test hundred before Ravindra Jadeja and Nitish Kumar Reddy, despite not being in sync while running between the wickets, stitched an unbroken 62-run stand for the sixth wicket, as the tourists' reached 316/5 in 91 overs against England at tea and trail England by 71 runs at Lord's on Saturday.
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