Policy & Politics

Bhubaneswar: The BJP and ruling BJD engaged in a war of words on Saturday over the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index of Niti Aayog for 2020-21. Expressing displeasure over…

New Delhi: The Union Government on Saturday sent a final notice to Twitter to comply with its new IT rules, warning the company that failure to do so will lead to 'unintended consequences'.…

New Delhi: Amidst the ongoing standoff between Twitter and the government, the micro-blogging site on Saturday briefly removed the ‘blue tick’ or verified badge from the personal handle of…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has launched a website for claims related to Ponzi frauds. Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari unveiled the website www. opid.odisha.gov.in on Friday in…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has pegged the loss due to Cyclone ‘Yaas’, which made lanfall around Balasore on May 26, and heavy rains in the aftermath of the storm at Rs 610 crore. During a…

Bhubaneswar: BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi on Wednesday came down heavily on Odisha government for its failure to rope in COVID vaccine manufacturing companies in the global tender. In a…

Bhubaneswar: The government offices across Odisha will run with 30 per cent staff strength during the extended lockdown period, which will continue till June 17. “All the departments of…

Bhubaneswar: The council of ministers on Friday passed a resolution to make disaster and pandemic preparedness a part of the curriculum in schools and colleges. "Every student, elected…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday that children who have lost both parents or guardians due to coronavirus will be supported under ‘PM-CARES for Children’ scheme.…

After days of showing defiance, social media platforms like Facebook, Google and WhatsApp have finally agreed to comply with new IT rules of the Indian government. As per the IT…