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First nation to land on Moon’s south pole: Mission not just India’s alone, says Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, thousands of kilometres away from India to attend the BRICS Summit in South Africa, basked in the glory as Chandrayaan-3 made a successful soft landing on lunar surface precisely at the designated…
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IndiaontheMoon: Chandrayaan-3 makes soft landing on Lunar surface

New Delhi: “India is on the moon,” announced ISRO Chairman Somanath at the designated time of 6.04 pm on Wednesday as the ambitious Chandrayaan-3 mission achieved success. The Vikram Lander touched down on the Moon’s south pole, making…
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BDA demolishes illegal structures from encroached Govt land in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: Launching an eviction drive in Pokhariput area of Odisha capital, the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) on Wednesday recovered 5,000 square feet of government land from encroachment. Sources said that the eviction…
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BJP activists gherao BMC office over dengue menace

Bhubaneswar: Hundreds of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists gheraoed the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) office on Wednesday, alleging negligence in tackling the dengue situation in the city. Raising slogans against the…
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Odisha may experience heavy rain till August 25

Bhubaneswar: Light/moderate fairly widespread to widespread rainfall/thunderstorm and lightning with isolated heavy rainfall activity is likely over Odisha till August 25, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed on Wednesday. …
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Govt likely to create Chief Investigation Officer post above ED & CBI

New Delhi: Given the overlap in the areas of investigation between the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), both these agencies might have to report to a higher office, that of the Chief Investigation…
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Zimbabwe cricket legend Heath Streak dies from cancer

New Delhi: Heath Streak, former Zimbabwe captain and veteran all-rounder, died on Tuesday at the age of 49. He was reportedly suffering from colon and liver cancer for a long time and was undergoing treatment in South Africa for the same. …
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Odisha Assembly likly to meet for last time in September before ‘early’ polls

Bhubaneswar: While political circles here are abuzz with speculation about early Assembly polls in November/December, the Odisha Assembly is likely to be convened for the one last time for four to five days on September 26 to place the…
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Physical relationship with minor wife not rape: Delhi High Court

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has refused to entertain the State’s appeal against a man’s acquittal in a case of raping his 15-year-old wife, saying his physical relationship with her cannot be termed as rape. The High Court upheld a…
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