Policy & Politics

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday informed that 26 SC and ST boarders died in state-run hostels in the last eight months. Six of them died by suicide in the...

Washington: As head of the newly-formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in Donald Trump’s second term as US President, Elon Musk seems to be going at a breakneck speed in...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday cleared the air on ‘National Maritime Heritage Festival’ status to Bali Jatra at Cuttack. "There is no provision to accord national recognition to any festival,...

Bhubaneswar: Two senior IAS officers of Odisha cadre – Ranjana Chopra and Santosh Kumar Sarangi – have been empanelled for holding posts at secretary rank in the central government. According...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday directed the district functionaries to launch a strict enforcement drive to check illegal mining of minor minerals in the state. As per official sources,...

Bhubaneswar: A day after commencement of 2025-26 academic year, 'Shishu Vatika' will open in all primary schools in Odisha on April 2 with a massive statewide 'Pravesh Utsav' and 'Khadi Chhuan'...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Thursday released Rs 5000 each to 2.30 lakh women beneficiaries under fifth phase of disbursement of Subhadra Yojana's first instalment. With this, a total of...

New Delhi: Hitting back at critics calling the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) as chauvinists and anti-nationals, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday said demanding linguistic equality was not...

New Delhi: Mani Shankar Aiyar is known to speak his mind without caring about political consequences. The senior Congress leader triggered a fresh controversy with remarks about former Prime Minister...

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik failed to turn up for the state-level celebration of legendary leader Biju Patnaik’s birth anniversary in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. The...