Policy & Politics

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma triggered a controversy on Wednesday with a comment on Muslims in the northeastern state. Claiming that the Muslim population in Assam has gone...

Washington: Kamala Harris has already scripted history as the first Indian-American as well as the first female Vice-President of USA. Will she now get a crack at the ultimate post,...

Bhubaneswar: Will the BJD’s decision to oppose the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance government in Rajya Sabha help it give a check to the BJP? After the drubbing in the...

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition (LoP) and BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday formed a 'shadow cabinet' with 50 of its MLAs and assigned them various government departments under the BJP...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha BJP’s co-incharge Lata Usendi on Wednesday said that a governance roadmap for next 25 years has been drawn by the saffron party for the state. “BJP will be...

New Delhi: The Narendra Modi-led NDA government has reconstituted NITI Aayog by including members from its allies as special invitees. From Odisha, Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram, who is...

Bhubaneswar: Disbursement of funds under 'Ama Odisha Nabin Odisha' scheme of the previous BJD government will be probed, Panchayati Raj Minister Rabi Naik said on Wednesday. Each Panchayat was allocated...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday directed the officials to speed up plans for the development of modern facilities for the residents of urban areas in the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday directed for upgrading 14 high schools under Department ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department into higher secondary schools. "There is...

New Delhi: Ahead of the upcoming Budget Session, the NDA government has called for an all-party meeting on July 21 (Sunday). The Budget Session of Parliament will commence on July...