AIIMS-Bhubaneswar, DAV Unit 8 win Mettle Meet 2025

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: DAV Public School of Unit-8, Bhubaneswar and AIIMS-Bhubaneswar retained their crowns in the junior and senior categories, respectively, at the seventh edition of OrissaPOST Mettle Meet held at Hotel Swosti Premium Sunday. The annual inter-school and inter-college quiz competition once again showcased a fierce battle...

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Netanyahu defends planned military offensive in Gaza, lashes out at ‘global campaign of lies’

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Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday sought to defend a new military offensive in one of Gaza's most populated areas amid growing condemnation at home and abroad, declaring that Israel “has no choice but to finish the job and complete the defeat of Hamas”. He spoke to foreign media minutes before an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Gaza. Notably, Netanyahu said he has directed Israel's military...

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India world’s most ‘dashing and dynamic’ economy, some people not liking it: Rajnath

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Raisen (MP): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Sunday described India's economy as the world's most "dashing and dynamic" and said some people who have the attitude of "we are everyone's boss" are not liking it. Singh's comments come amid high tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump on goods imported from India. The speed with which India is moving ahead, no power in the world can stop it from becoming a big...

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No deletion of name from Bihar draft electoral roll without notice, reasoned order: EC to SC

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New Delhi: The Election Commission has told the Supreme Court that there would be no deletion of any voter's name from the draft electoral roll in Bihar without issuance of prior notice, affording opportunity of being heard and a reasoned order. The poll panel also said that statutory framework does not require it to prepare or share any separate list of names of people not included in the draft electoral rolls,...

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Karnataka CEO tells Rahul to submit proof of woman voting twice

New Delhi: The Karnataka chief electoral officer Sunday issued a notice to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, asking him to share documents based on which he had alleged that a woman voted twice. Soon after the notice was issued to the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, the Election Commission once again asked him to either sign a declaration to substantiate his allegations of vote theft in Karnataka, Haryana and Maharashtra...

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Thiruvananthapuram–Delhi Air India flight makes emergency landing at Chennai; five MPs onboard

Chennai: An Air India flight travelling from Thiruvananthapuram towards Delhi, carrying several senior political leaders, was forced to make an emergency landing at Chennai airport late Sunday, following a suspected radar malfunction. Flight AI 2455, which took off from Thiruvananthapuram, had among its passengers, four MPs from Kerala -- Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal, UDF Convenor Adoor...

BJD calls 12-hr ‘hartal’ at Raighar over death of nursing student

Bhubaneswar: The BJD called a 12-hour bandh Monday at Raighar block in Odisha's Nabarangpur district over the death of a nursing student following an alleged harassment. The opposition party, in a statement issued Sunday, said that the 'hartal' (the general strike) will be observed from 6am to 6pm August 11 at Raighar block to protest against the...

US defends Israel at Security Council meeting

United Nations: The United States Sunday defended Israel at a UN Security Council meeting, saying the country has the right to decide what's best for its security. It called allegations of genocide in Gaza false. The US has veto power at the council and can block proposed actions there. Other council members and UN officials expressed alarm....

AIIMS-Bhubaneswar, DAV Unit 8 win Mettle Meet 2025

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: DAV Public School of Unit-8, Bhubaneswar and AIIMS-Bhubaneswar retained their crowns in the junior and senior categories, respectively, at the seventh edition of OrissaPOST Mettle Meet held at Hotel Swosti Premium Sunday. The annual inter-school and inter-college quiz competition once again showcased a fierce battle of wits and a thrilling grand finale....

Odisha gets first seawater desalination plant

Berhampur: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Sunday inaugurated Odisha's first seawater desalination plant in Ganjam district. The plant, at Matikhal near Chhatarpur, will convert seawater into freshwater using reverse osmosis (RO). It has been developed by the Odisha Sands Complex (OSCOM), a unit of Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL). Around 4 lakh litres of water will be...

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Three drown while taking bath in sea in Odisha

Puri: At least three men drowned Sunday while taking a bath in the sea in Odisha's Puri district, police said. The incident occurred on the Chandrabhaga beach near the famous Konark temple when they were bathing in the sea, a senior officer said. The two deceased were from Bhubaneswar, and another hailed from Cuttack, he said. "The...

 

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