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Members call AITA EC meeting after chief Jain requests court to declare elections null and void
AITA President Anil Jain, against whom a no-confidence motion was proposed by state associations last year, has requested the Delhi High Court to declare null and void the federation elections conducted in September 2024
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Iran's leader rejects call to surrender, saying US intervention would cause 'irreparable damage'
IRAN'S supreme leader on Wednesday rejected US calls for surrender in the face of blistering Israeli strikes and warned that any military involvement by the Americans would cause “irreparable damage” to them, in recorded video aired by state TV.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Odisha launches ambitious scheme to revive forgotten crops and traditional food heritage
IN a significant move to preserve its agrobiodiversity and revive traditional farming practices, the Odisha Government has launched a comprehensive scheme titled 'Revival and Sustainable Intensification of Forgotten Food and Neglected Crops in Odisha'.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Corporate sector key pillar of nation's economic growth, development: Prez
PRESIDENT DROUPADI MURMU on Wednesday said that the corporate sector is a key pillar of the nation's economic growth and development.
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June 19, 2025
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No 'compulsion' to learn Hindi as third language: Fadnavis on row over govt order
MAHARASHTRA Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said the \"compulsion\" for students in the state to learn Hindi has been removed in a new order, and now any Indian language can be chosen as the third language.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Odisha vigilance conducts searches at houses of jailed IAS officer Chakma in Tripura, Himachal
ODISHA Vigilance teams on Wednesday conducted searches at the residence of suspended IAS officer Dhiman Chakma in Tripura and at the homes of his relatives in Himachal Pradesh, the department said in a statement.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
The phoenix foreign policy of Israel
THE Middle East, the hot bed of geopolitics is always in a churn. But on 7 October, 2023, Hamas did the impossible. It launched one of most successful and secretive campaigns in the history of warfare called 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood'.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Delhi PWD to rework ₹387 cr courtrooms digitisation project
THE Public Works Department (PWD) of Delhi government plans to rework the Rs 387-crore courtrooms digitisation project, which was approved by the previous AAP dispensation last year.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
CM: Empowering tribals & dalits not just slogan, imperative for Odisha's growth
Says goals set for Odisha@2036 include devpt of these two communities
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Crisis in the Middle East
FOR years now, the trouble-prone Middle East has witnessed a triangular conflict between Israel, Iran and the Arab states of the Gulf -- principally Saudi Arabia and the UAE with the US, China and Russia lending their support to the rival sides depending upon the geopolitical developments at a given point of time.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
OHCHR flags China over ‘infringement’ of Tibetian rights
UNITED Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has raised serious concerns over \"ongoing infringements” on the rights of people living in Tibet and called to align legislation and policies with international human rights law.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Juvenile home inmate killed by two detainees in Delhi’s Majnu Ka Tila
A juvenile home inmate lodged in a centre in north Delhi's Majnu Ka Tila was killed in a fight over bathing in the washing zone, police said Wednesday.
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June 19, 2025
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Patnaik to undergo arthritis surgery in Mumbai, BJD panel to look after party affairs
BJD president and Leader of the Opposition in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik will undergo a medical procedure for cervical arthritis at a private hospital in Mumbai on June 22.
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June 19, 2025
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Man collects 70 tolas of gold jewellery, cash from plane crash site
RAJESH PATEL, who was among the first responders following the Ahmedabad plane crash on June 12, returned to the scene soon after carrying bodies and many injured to ambulances. He began rummaging through the smouldering wreckage.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Heavy rain to lash Odisha till June 24: IMD
THE India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday said heavy rain would lash several places across Odisha till June 24.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Putin set to take questions from international journalists
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin is set to take questions Wednesday from international journalists on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
RERC approves tariff for 1000 MWh battery energy storage system project
THE Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has approved the tariff for a 1000 megawatt-hour (MWh) standalone Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
NALCO gears up for Int'l Day of Yoga with month-long wellness initiatives
NATIONAL Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) is undertaking a series of initiatives to promote yoga in the run-up to the International Day of Yoga 2025, which will be observed on 21st June.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
From robust manufacturing to FDI inflows, India rising on world stage: Piyush Goyal
COMMERCE and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday shared some of the major highlights from the Ministry in the past few weeks which include robust manufacturing and rising FDI inflows, among others.
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June 19, 2025
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PM Modi must take nation into confidence on telephonic conversation with US Prez: Congress
THE Congress on Wednesday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must immediately chair an all-party meeting upon his return from his three-nation tour to brief leaders on what he has told US President Donald Trump in a telephonic conversation and take the nation into confidence.
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June 19, 2025
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BJP rips into Congress after Modi tells Donald Trump India won't accept mediation over Kashmir issue
THE BJP said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's conversation with US President Donald Trump on Operation Sindoor has \"busted\" every lie of the Congress, stating that if the opposition party does not believe in this, then it should be considered a \"partner\" of Pakistan.
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June 19, 2025
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Odisha CID begins probe into gangrape; Congress protests before CM's residence
THE CID of Odisha Police on Wednesday began an investigation into the alleged gang-rape of a college student on the famed Gopalpur beach, an officer said.
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June 19, 2025
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LG V K Saxena approves dissolution of Delhi Medical Council over irregularities
The Delhi Medical Council is an autonomous statutory body responsible for regulating the practice of medicine in the national capital. It ensures that ethical standards are maintained by private doctors to safeguard patient safety.
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June 19, 2025
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Re-release of 'Umrao Jaan' an emotional catharsis: filmmaker Muzaffar Ali
\"UMRAO Jaan\" had lost some of its sheen but has come to life in \"full flesh and blood\" after a restoration, says filmmaker Muzaffar Ali, who describes the re-release of the Rekha-starrer period drama as a moment of \"emotional catharsis\".
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June 19, 2025
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Naveen asks BJD leaders to expose 'lies of BJP'
BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday asked his party leaders to expose the “lies” of Odisha's ruling BJP which would celebrate the first anniversary of its government in the state on June 20.
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June 19, 2025
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Vodafone partners with SpaceX rival AST SpaceMobile for satcom service on smartphones
DEBT-RIDDEN telecom operator Vodafone Idea on Wednesday announced a partnership with Elon Musk-owned SpaceX rival satcom firm AST SpaceMobile for delivering satellite service on smartphones directly.
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June 19, 2025
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Rajkishore Padhi, Subrat Senapati to get Kendra Sahitya Akademi awards
THE Kendra Sahitya Akademi on Tuesday announced the winners of this year’s prestigious Yuva Puraskar and Bal Sahitya Puraskar in the Odia language category.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
'Israel-Iran war: India has adequate fuel supply'
AMID rising tensions between Israel and Iran, Union Ministerl for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, on Wednesday, assured that India has adequate supplies of petrol and diesel.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
ICRA forecasts small dip in GDP growth at 6.2 pc in 2025-26
LEADING rating agency ICRA, in its latest outlook, said India's real GDP growth for 2025-26 will be 6.2 per cent, down from 6.5 per cent in the preceding financial year.
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June 19, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
India, Canada agree to post envoys; restore stability in relations
PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney have agreed to pursue \"constructive\" steps to restore stability in India-Canada ties including the early return of envoys to each other's capitals, signalling their intent to repair the strained relations.
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