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8 arrested in Cuttack after violent clashes during Durga Puja immersion

Following the violence, additional Police Commissioner Bhola announced that internet restrictions have been extended for another 24 hours, with a curfew in place until 10 am Wednesday.

Cuttack violence: Curfew till 7 October, 60 police platoons deployed, internet services remain suspended

This comes after incident of stone pelting during the Durga Puja immersion, in which 25 people, including 8 policemen, were injured.

PM Modi flags off Amrit Bharat Express, unveils Rs 60,000 crore projects in Odisha

The projects span across telecommunications, railways, higher education, healthcare, skill development, and rural housing sectors, among others.

Secularism & right to propagate: Revisiting SC’s 1977 anti-conversion order after Justice Nariman remark

Former SC judge RF Nariman recently suggested top court revisit 1977 judgment in Reverend Stainislaus case which held that right to propagate does not include right to convert a person.

Fame to shame—Odisha civil services topper ‘caught taking Rs 15,000 bribe’

2019 topper Aswini Kumar Panda, posted as Tehsildar in Jajpur district, allegedly sought bribe & had his driver collect it from a man for giving approval for land mutation, conversion.

All 5 accused arrested in Odisha gangrape case

15-yr-old school girl was raped in Odisha's Kendrapara district. The prime accused was identified as Happy Mallick, the class 10 student’s paternal aunt.

Odisha girl who was set on fire laid to rest in native village, Deputy CM Parida present at burial

The 15-year-old girl's funeral was held amid heavy security, with around 100 police personnel deployed at the nondescript village on the bank of the Bhargavi river.

Mortal remains of Odisha girl who was set on fire to be airlifted to Bhubaneswar from AIIMS Delhi

Postmortem of the girl who was set on fire on 19 July in Balanga & succumbed to injuries a day ago at AIIMS has been done, and body handed over to her family.

DRDO conducts two consecutive successful flight tests of Pralay missile

Flight tests carried out off the coast of Odisha as part of user evaluation trials to validate the maximum & minimum range capability of the missile system.

News of the day: 21 July, 2025

ThePrint’s round-up of the major news events from India.

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Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

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India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

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