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The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
SOMNATH TEMPLE EMBODIES BHARAT’S INDOMITABLE SPIRIT
T the start of 2026, I had gone to Somnath for the Somnath Swabhiman Parv, marking a thousand years since the first attack on the Somnath temple.
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Nitish's son inducted in Samrat cabinet in Bihar
NISHANT Kumar, son of former Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, was among 32 NDA leaders sworn in as ministers on Thursday in the first expansion of Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary’s council of ministers.
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Chandrachud to mediate Kapur's family dispute
SC asks Rani, Priya to talk with positive mind Courts should exercise caution, says bench
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
IMPROVE GOVT SCHOOLS, NIX CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
It is undeniable that the poor and the middle classes in India are facing uphill battles to access two of the most fundamental requirements of life—education and health.
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Govt seeks good practices to bring administrative reforms
IN a move aimed at improved governance and cross-learning in public administration, the Cabinet Secretariat has invited officers from the Central and state governments to share successful governance practices and administrative reforms implemented by them in their areas of work.
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
India has every right to defend itself from terror, says MEA
INDIA on Thursday declared that no terrorist sanctuary across the Line of Control (LoC) was safe anymore, with senior military commanders asserting that Operation Sindoor marked the beginning of a sustained punitive doctrine against Pakistan-backed cross-border terrorism.
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
DGCA review meet on power banks in flights
THE Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is reviewing the norms related to carrying of power banks inside flights.
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
3 Naga villages attacked by Myanmar-based Kuki militants in Manipur
SUSPECTED Myanmar-based militants carried out a predawn attack on three Naga villages in ethnic violence-hit Manipur’s Kamjong district on Thursday, opening fire and setting ablaze houses.
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Connecting the dots, digital dawn in Abujhmad
FOR generations, the silence in Tahkadond village was not merely a lack of noise; it was a total disconnection from the modern world.
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
India presses Bangladesh on repatriation
INDIA on Thursday stepped up pressure on Bangladesh to expedite the nationality verification of suspected illegal migrants, saying nearly over 2,862 cases were pending with Dhaka, some for more than five years.
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
'AI WILL REWARD OUTCOME-BASED IT COS'
COFORGE is betting that artificial intelligence will change the IT services business far beyond writing code.
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Love in jail blossoms into interfaith marriage between official & convict
LOVE between a young Muslim woman jail official and a murder convict Hindu male, which started and blossomed within the premises of the Satna Central Jail over the years, culminated in their interfaith marriage in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh recently.
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
SUCCESSION CRISIS AS FAMILY TRAGEDY
N April 30, the Delhi High Court did something that no family should ever require a court to do.
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
'Interfering in religious matter can break religion'
ON the 13th day of hearing in the Sabarimala reference case, the Supreme Court on Thursday observed that courts interfering in matters of religion and religious practices could effectively disrupt religions and, therefore, should exercise caution while dealing with such cases.
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May 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
India, Vietnam agree on 2+2 dialogue, BrahMos deal on
INDIA and Vietnam on Wednesday elevated their ties to an “Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership”, agreeing to launch a 2+2 ministerial dialogue, expand defence industrial cooperation and move closer to concluding the proposed BrahMos missile deal, following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vietnamese President To Lam.
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May 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
HDFC Bank gets clean chit on governance issues
IN a relief to HDFC Bank, three law firms hired by the country’s largest private sector lender to review allegations of ethical and governance lapses raised by former part-time chairman Atanu Chakraborty have given a clean chit to the bank and its management.
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May 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
In a 1st, no Cong MP from Gujarat in RS
Current line-up includes BJP stalwarts
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May 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Threat to Dosanjh for taking on K-elements
SIKHS for Justice (SFJ), the banned pro-Khalistan terror organisation led by Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, has issued a video threat to Punjabi singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh claiming that it will oppose his upcoming music concerts in the US.
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May 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Corruption probes against IAS officers now open to RTI scrutiny in U’khand
THE public can now access details of corruption cases involving IAS officers under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the Uttarakhand State Information Commission (USIC) has announced.
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May 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
68L cyber attacks on EC site during polls: Kumar
THE Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday said that its integrated digital platform ECINET played a critical role in ensuring smooth election operations and faster reporting, leading to fair and vio-Jence-free conduct of polls with record turnout
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May 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Retail prices of 42 drugs, including those for heart disease, diabetes capped
THE National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has revised the retail price of 42 new drugs, including commonly-used medicines for heart, diabetes, antibiotic and vitamin supplements, under the provisions of the Drugs Prices Control Order (DPCO), 2013.
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May 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Hyundai to invest ₹45k cr between FY26 and FY30
HYUNDAI Motor India (HMIL) has completed 30 years in India during which it has invested ₹40,700 crore in scaling operations and creating infrastructure.
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May 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
6% decline in crime in '24 from '23: NCRB data
THE latest report of the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) has revealed that the country recorded 58.85 lakh cases of crime in 2024, which is a 6% drop from 2023, when 62.41 lakh cases were reported.
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May 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Parents get priority in revised norms for school management committees
ENHANCED community participation in school education and a more inclusive and equitable education for the holistic development of children are the salient aspects of the new guidelines for School Management Committees (SMCs) 2026.
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May 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
NORMALISE SEEKING HELP TO CURB SCREEN ADDICTION
UMAN behaviour and relationships have been transformed as social media addiction has become a disturbing reality.
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May 07, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Put petty politics aside, Rahul tells partymen
CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi slammed his party colleagues on Tuesday for “gloating” over the Trinamool Congress’s loss in West Bengal and warned them to put petty politics aside.
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May 06, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
'Fake' Rahul PA dupes U’khand netas, arrested
DEHRADUN police have arrested a conman for swindling politicians by posing as the personal assistant (PA) to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
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May 06, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Inside the cruise ship at the centre of the hantavirus crisis
THE nearly 150 people aboard a cruise ship off the coast of Cape Verde have been mostly confined to their cabins, according to footage obtained by The Associated Press, after three passengers died and at least four others were left ill in a suspected hantavirus outbreak.
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May 06, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
'Are you the chief priest of country?'
SLAMMING the Indian Young Lawyers Association (IYLA) over its 2006 PIL challenging prohibition of women aged 10 to 50 from entering the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked, “Are you the chief priest of the country”.
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May 06, 2026
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
Constitutional functionaries entitled to 'Hon'ble' honorific, babus not: HC
IN a recent observation over adding honorifics to the names of personalities holding constitutional positions, the Allahabad High Court said that the constitutional functionaries, who exercise sovereign functions, must be addressed as ‘Hon'ble’ in every communication pertaining to them.
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