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Monsoon sets in over Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Southwest monsoon has set in over Odisha, Bhubaneswar-based regional Meteorological Centre of IMD said Thursday. In a Twitter post, the agency wrote, “Southwest #Monsoon has set in over #Odisha today, the #10thJune 2021. Conditions are favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon into remaining parts of Odisha, during next...

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PNB Fraud: Dominica govt declares Mehul Choksi as ‘prohibited immigrant’

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New Delhi: In a massive setback for the Indian fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, wanted in India in Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case, the Dominican government declared him as a "prohibited immigrant" in their country. An order issued by the Ministry of National Security and Home Affairs May 25 said, "in accordance to section 5(1)(f) of the Immigration and Passport Act Chapter 18:01 of the 2017 Revised laws...

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At 6,148, India records max Covid deaths in a day

New Delhi: India recorded 6,148 deaths in last 24 hours, highest since the pandemic hit last year, according to data released by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry Thursday. This is even as daily infections have been steadily showing a downward trend -- with 94,052 fresh Covid infections reported in a day -- less than one lakh for the third straight day. India earlier registered highest fatalities due to Covid-19...

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Israeli strikes kill 11 military personnel in Syria

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Damascus: Israeli strikes targeting areas in central and southern Syria overnight killed 11 military personnel, a war monitor reported. An officer was among the victims as the strikes Wednesday targeted a scientific research centre and other military positions in Homs province and the countryside of the capital Damascus, reports Xinhua mews agency. There were no details about the casualties, but the war monitor said the air defenses responded to the attack....

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Joe Biden revokes executive orders targeting TikTok, WeChat

Washington: US President Joe Biden has revoked and replaced executive orders targeting TikTok, WeChat and eight other software applications signed by his predecessor President Donald Trump. "President Biden revoked and replaced three E.O.s (executive orders) that aimed to prohibit transactions with TikTok, WeChat, and eight other communications and financial technology software applications; two of these E.O.s are subject to litigation," the White House said in a fact sheet released on Wednesday....

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Pakistani cleric threatens to kill Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai, arrested

Islamabad: A Muslim cleric in northwest Pakistan has been arrested under the tough anti-terrorism act for threatening to kill Malala Yousafzai in a suicide attack and instigating people against the Nobel Laureate for her recent comments on marriage, police said. Mufti Sardar Ali Haqqani, a cleric, was arrested in Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on...

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Gehlot Vs Pilot: Fresh cracks appear as CM ‘poaches’ another MLA

Jaipur: As Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot continues poaching of MLAs from the camp of former PCC chief and former deputy CM Sachin Pilot, Vishvendra Singh, a former state minister and Pilot loyalist and ex-royal of Bharatpur, who supported rebellion against Gehlot last year, seems to have joined the CM's camp, leaving one and all shocked with the...

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BSF arrests Chinese man from West Bengal border

New Delhi: The Border Security Force (BSF) Thursday intercepted a Chinese national in West Bengal's Malda district from near the border following suspicious activities, the paramilitary force said. A laptop and a passport have been recovered from his possession. In a statement, the BSF said concerned agencies are interrogating the Chinese national. The name and other details...

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Denizens throng Ananta Basudev temple in Bhubaneswar for 'Abadha'   Female devotees offer prayer to goddess Sabitri at Chintamaniswar temple in Bhubaneswar seeking long life of their partners   Cops check vehicle papers near Khanagar Malachandia Chhak Traffic post in Cuttack   A coolie sorts mango bags at Chhatra Bazaar fruit market in Cuttack  

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India asks Chinese govt to allow travel by Indians to China

New Delhi: India Thursday asked China to allow Indian citizens to travel to that country especially those who work or study there, and said that essential two-way travel should be facilitated, especially keeping in view the fact that Chinese nationals are able to travel to India. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) also said that it was...

**EDS: FILE PHOTO** New Delhi: In this file photo circa 1998, boxer Dingko Singh shows his gold medal. 1998 Asian Games gold medal-winning former boxer Dingko Singh died after a long battle with liver cancer, on Thursday, June 10, 2021. He was 42 and had been fighting the disease since 2017. (PTI Photo)

Cancer claims Indian boxing’s rockstar Dingko

New Delhi: Former Asian Games gold medallist Ngangom Dingko Singh, who passed away Thursday morning, will be remembered as a person who revolutionised boxing in particular, and sports in general, in Manipur – and also in India. Many of the current crop of boxers have always idolised the fighting spirit of the man who gave India their...

Leopard body parts seized in Kandhamal district, poacher arrested

Leopard body parts seized in Kandhamal district, poacher arrested

Phulbani: Forest Department officials in Kandhamal district Thursday arrested a poacher for his alleged involvement in killing a leopard and possessing its body parts, The animal’s skin, nails and bones were recovered from a tree in Sudrukumpa range under Phulbani forest division. The accused has been identified as Kabi Chandra Kanhar from Kutibari village. According to a...

Shopkeepers trading in violation of Covid norms during Raja to be arrested Police Commissioner

Shopkeepers trading in violation of Covid norms during Raja to be arrested: Police Commissioner

Bhubaneswar: The Commisionerate Police may arrest shopkeepers in twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar who are found doing business during upcoming Raja festival in violation of Covid-19 restrictions. According to police commissioner Soumendra Kumar Priyadarshi, Covid-19 norms were violated at many places in several markets of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar Wednesday on the eve of Sabitri Brata held...

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New Delhi/Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech rejected Monday criticism over the grant of emergency use authorisation by India’s drug regulator to ...

High school students of Sambalpur district

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Hockey Player Dilip Tirkey

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Darsheel Safary, Actor

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Tanbhi Block School students and staff

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Balibil Nodal School students

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Bhubaneswar Bar Association Lawyer Liberty Trust

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Sabyasachi Mishra, Actor

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Padmashree Aruna Mohanty-Odissi Dancer

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Unit III Bharat Scouts and Guide

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Govinda Poddar-Odisha Ranji Team Captain

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Gandhi College Plus III science students of Khandagiri, Bhubaneswar

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D.A.V Public School-Kalinga Nagar

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CRPF 127 Battalion, Bhanjanagar

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Ratikant Mohapatra,Odissi Dance Director

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Cuttack New Stewart School Students & Principal

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Miteish Khimji,Entrepreneur

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Bargarh Ranapratap High School students

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Elina Samantray, Actress

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Bijay Mohanty, Actor

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Sundargarh Public School teachers

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Olympian Anuradha Biswal

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Sudarsan Pattnaik,Sand Artist

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Olympian Dutee Chand

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