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Centre unveils ₹2.3 crore startup challenge to boost renewable energy innovation
THE government on Saturday launched an innovative 'Start-Up Challenge' with a total prize pool of Rs 2.3 crore to accelerate rooftop solar and distributed renewable energy innovations in the country.
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June 22, 2025
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Paradip Port Authority celebrates 11th International Day of Yoga
PARADIP Port Authority (PPA) successfully observed the 11th International Day of Yoga today at Gopabandhu Stadium.
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June 22, 2025
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Govt says pulses and oilseeds production rising as many MPs express concern over imports
THE government has told a parliamentary committee that domestic production of pulses and edible oils has risen at a greater pace in the last 10 years than the decade before, amid concerns raised by MPs over India's dependence on imports to meet demand.
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June 22, 2025
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Gopalpur gang-rape: AICC fact-finding team visits spot, plans to meet President Murmu and CM Majhi
A high-level Congress fact-finding team, led by former AICC general secretary Deepa Dasmunshi, visited Gopalpur beach in Ganjam district on Saturday where a 20-year-old college student was allegedly gang-raped by ten people.
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June 22, 2025
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Odisha govt raises compensation for wildlife attack victims to ₹10 lakh
IN a significant move to support victims of human-wildlife conflict, the Odisha government on Saturday revised its compensation policy, enhancing financial relief for those affected by wild animal attacks and damage to property.
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June 22, 2025
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Kendu leaf pluckers and binders thank CM for over 100 crore welfare package
KENDU leaf pluckers, binders, and seasonal workers from across Odisha on Saturday expressed heartfelt gratitude to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi for sanctioning over Rs 100 crore in welfare assistance aimed at improving their livelihoods.
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June 22, 2025
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All can see transformation under Modi, Rahul busy undermining progress: BJP
THE BJP on Saturday hit out at Rahul Gandhi, saying the Congress leader cannot see the transformation happening in the country under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership because he is too busy \"undermining India's progress\".
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June 22, 2025
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The Unpaid Burdens
India continues to grapple with the harsh reality of gender disparity for women and it may have to wait for hundred more years to achieve full gender parity, writes Pradipta Mohapatra
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June 22, 2025
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International Yoga Day celebrated at UN with special guided meditation session
YOGA offers a time-tested path to live more peacefully at a time when stress and mental health challenges are on the rise, India's envoy to the UN has said at a special guided meditation session here to mark International Yoga Day.
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June 22, 2025
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Promoting Wellness: NALCO unveils ‘Prakriti Yoga Bhoomi’
UNDERSCORING its commitment to holistic health and community wellness, National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) inaugurated a dedicated yoga space — ‘Prakriti Yoga Bhoomi’ — at Mahatma Gandhi Park, Puri, on the occasion of the 11th International Day of Yoga.
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June 22, 2025
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DGCA raps Air India for absence of strict disciplinary measures against key officials
THE Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), in its order issued to Air India to remove three senior officials responsible for “serious and repeated lapses” in crew scheduling, has categorically mentioned “systemic failures in crew scheduling, compliance monitoring, and internal accountability” at the airline.
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June 22, 2025
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FPI inflows remain resilient, SEBI move to further boost foreign investments: Analysts
Tue trend of foreign portfolio investment (FPI) experienced a reversal in April and demonstrated considerable strengthening in May, characterised by positive inflows, which continues as June progresses, analysts said on Saturday.
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June 22, 2025
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Prachi Farmer Producer Company recognized by OUAT Centre of Excellence for community impact
PRACHI Farmer Producer Company Limited (FPC), supported by the Odisha Rural Development & Marketing Society (ORMAS), has been recognized by the Centre of Excellence at Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) for its notable achievements and contributions to rural empowerment.
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June 22, 2025
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Won't get Nobel Prize for 'stopping Indo-Pak war, rues Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump has bemoaned that he won't get a Nobel Peace Prize for \"stopping\" the war between India and Pakistan or for his efforts in the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Iran conflicts.
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June 22, 2025
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Axiom-4 astronauts to study insulin behaviour in microgravity, revolutionise diabetes treatment
INDIAN astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla's Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is set to offer a ray of hope for diabetics to travel to space, as a UAE-based healthcare provider is conducting an experiment on how glucose behaves in microgravity conditions.
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June 22, 2025
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Vedanta Lanjigarh launches mega plantation drive to plant over 1 lakh trees across Kalahandi and Rayagada districts
VEDANTA Aluminium, India's largest producer of aluminium, has reaffirmed its commitment to environmental sustainability with the launch of a mega plantation drive, “Mo Gachha Mo Parivar” (My Tree, My Family), in Kalahandi and Rayagada districts.
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June 22, 2025
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Pant goes past Dhoni for most Test centuries by an Indian wicketkeeper
RISHABH Pant on Saturday went past MS Dhoni for the most centuries by an Indian wicketkeeper in Test cricket, bringing up his seventh on the second day of the series opener against England here.
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June 22, 2025
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World going through tensions, Yoga gives direction of peace: PM Modi
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the whole world was going through some kind of tensions with many regions facing unrest and instability, and that Yoga gives a direction of peace and brings oneness.
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June 22, 2025
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From Siachen to seas, armed forces celebrate International Day of Yoga
FROM the icy heights of Siachen Glacier to naval ships anchored in Visakhapatnam, the Indian armed forces on Saturday observed the International Day of Yoga across the country, reaffirming their commitment to discipline and inner strength.
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June 22, 2025
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India evacuating all its nationals from Iran: Embassy
INDIA'S 'OPERATION EVACUATE' IN IRAN
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June 22, 2025
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Yoga shining example of India's soft power, shared legacy of entire mankind, insists President Murmu
PRESIDENT Droupadi Murmu on Saturday described yoga as a shining example of India's soft power and said it has now become a shared legacy of entire mankind.
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June 22, 2025
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Editorial Peace Path
Yoga Unites Health and Humanity
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June 22, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
SC: HCs not custodian of revenue department
HIGH courts are not the \"custodian\" of the revenue department, the Supreme Court has said while dealing with a petition challenging a Bombay High Court order that stayed a tribunal's direction for a refund of Rs 256.45 crore to a firm.
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June 22, 2025
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Deadly race for food: Palestinians in Gaza risk harrowing journey day after day
EACH day, Palestinians in Gaza run a deadly gantlet in hopes of getting food. Israeli troops open barrages of gunfire toward crowds crossing military zones to get to the aid, they say, and knife-wielding thieves wait to ambush those who succeed.
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June 22, 2025
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‘Make yoga a lifestyle, it provides path of pure discipline, resilience, self-discovery’
UNION ministers, bureaucrats and India Inc leaders on Saturday joined calls to make yoga a part of lifestyle, asserting that the ‘precious gift from India’ provides path of pure discipline, resilience, and endless self-discovery.
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June 22, 2025
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ECOR celebrates International Yoga Day in Bhubaneswar
EAST Coast Railway (ECOR) celebrated the International Day of Yoga with great enthusiasm and participation at the Railway Indoor Stadium in Bhubaneswar today.
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June 22, 2025
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MCL celebrates International Yoga Day across its units in Odisha
MAHANADI Coalfields Limited (MCL) organized widespread celebrations for the 11th International Day of Yoga (IDY) across its units in Odisha on Saturday, drawing enthusiastic participation from employees and their families. The events were aligned with the national theme, “Yoga for One Earth, One Health.”
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June 22, 2025
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Ahead of BRICS summit in Rio, envoys call for greater cooperation to combat terror, solutions for Global South
AHEAD of the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro next month, envoys of leading member nations of the grouping underlined the need for greater focus to combat terrorism and called for mainstreaming the interests and aspirations of the Global South.
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June 22, 2025
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LIC Housing Finance cuts lending rates to 7.50 pc on new home loans
LIC Housing Finance on Saturday said it has reduced rate of interest on new home loans by 50 basis points.
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June 22, 2025
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256 more Indian students evacuated from Iran, land safely in Delhi under Operation Sindhu
A Mahan Air evacuation flight carrying 256 Indian students, the majority from the Kashmir valley, landed safely at the Delhi airport on Saturday, bringing much-needed relief to their anxious families.
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