Examining Bangladesh’s request to extradite Hasina: India

New Delhi: India Wednesday said it is examining a request by Bangladesh to extradite former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and that it is committed to ensure the best interests of the people of that country. Hasina, 78, was last week sentenced to death in absentia by a special tribunal in Dhaka for 'crimes against humanity' over her government's brutal crackdown on student-led protests last year. The Awami League leader has been...

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Australia will enforce social media ban for children under 16 despite court challenge

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Melbourne: The Australian government said young children will be banned from social media next month as scheduled, despite a rights advocacy group Wednesday challenging the world-first legislation in court. The Sydney-based Digital Freedom Project said it had filed a constitutional challenge in the High Court Wednesday to a law due to take effect December 10 banning Australian children younger than 16 from holding accounts on specified platforms. Communications Minister Anika Wells...

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Cabinet approves Rs 7,280 cr scheme to promote manufacturing of rare earth magnets

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New Delhi: Union Cabinet Wednesday approved a scheme to promote manufacturing of rare earth permanent magnets with an outlay of Rs 7,280 crore. The 'Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Sintered Rare Earth Permanent Magnets' was approved at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "The scheme will promote manufacturing of rare earth permanent magnets. The aim is to create capacity of 6,000 MTPA (metric tonne per annum)," Information and...

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Sensex jumps 1,022.50 points; Nifty inches near record high for these reasons

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Mumbai: Snapping the three-day falling streak, benchmark Sensex rebounded by 1,022 points while Nifty reclaimed the 26,000 level Wednesday on across-the-board buying aided by a rally in global peers amid growing hopes of a US Fed rate cut and fresh foreign fund inflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 1,022.50 points or 1.21 per cent to settle at 85,609.51. During the day, it surged 1,057.18 points or 1.24 per cent to 85,644.19....

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Odisha disbursed Rs 200 crore to 4.5 lakh dairy farmers: Minister

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has provided nearly Rs 200 crore as subsidy to over 4.5 lakh dairy farmers under the Mukhyamantri Kamdhenu Yojana, Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Minister Gokulananda Mallik said here Wednesday. Addressing a programme organised to celebrate National Milk Day, Mallik said that the BJP government launched the scheme last year with an aim...

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Congress to take ‘Save Constitution’ campaign to all Odisha blocks

Bhubaneswar: The Congress has decided to take out its ‘Save the Constitution’ campaign to every block of Odisha in the coming days, the party's state unit chief Bhakta Charan Das said here Wednesday. Addressing a programme organised here to observe the Constitution Day, Das said that 94 per cent of the population of Odisha belongs to Dalits,...

Wrong injection claims boy’s life in Odisha hospital, alleges family

Jajpur: Family members of a 16-year-old boy alleged that he died Wednesday after he was administered a wrong injection by the staff in a community health centre run by the Odisha government in Jajpur district, officials said. The family of Satyanarayan Mallik, a resident of Rautara village, brought him to the health centre at Binjharpur after he...

Odisha winter session likely to be stormy amid Nuapada ‘vote theft’

Bhubaneswar: The winter session of the Odisha Assembly commencing from Thursday is likely to be stormy as opposition BJD and the Congress on Wednesday announced plans to raise several issues, including the alleged large-scale manipulation of the by-poll in Nuapada and the increasing number of rape cases across the state. The state's main opposition party - Biju...

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PM Modi hails India’s successful bid to host 2030 Commonwealth Games

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent his congratulations to the ‘people of India’ after the nation was officially awarded the 2030 Commonwealth Games, with Amdavad (Ahmedabad) declared as the host city. This landmark declaration was made during the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) General Assembly in Glasgow Wednesday. has placed India firmly on the global sporting map....

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Odisha Police nab 23-year fugitive from Gujarat

Berhampur: Odisha Police have arrested a murder accused, who had been on the run for 23 years, from Gujarat's Surat, an officer said Wednesday. The accused, identified as Sachindra Sahani alias Sachi (50), along with six others, had allegedly killed Lingaraj Patra at Patigada in Ganjam district March 25, 2003 due to previous enmity. Police had registered...

Five arrested for youth’s murder near Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: Five people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the murder of a 20-year-old youth at Chandaka on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, police said Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Satrughna Birua, a resident of Badachana police station area in Jajpur district. His body was found near Godibari village under the jurisdiction of Chandaka police...

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Puri’s Gundicha Temple to reopen Dec 1, Rs 10 darshan fee

Puri: The historic Gundicha Temple in Puri, closely linked to the famed Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath, is set to reopen for devotees December 1 after nearly six years, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) announced. The temple had remained closed due to repair work, structural concerns, and administrative decisions. As part of the reopening, SJTA has...

 

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