Policy & Politics

Bhubaneswar: The Home Department of Odisha is stated to have sought information regarding the appointment and re-engagement of retired officers in different government bodies. According to official sources, detailed information...

Bhubaneswar: BJD leader Achyuta Samanta, who lost the recent Lok Sabha elections from Kandhamal, on Sunday announced retirement from active politics. According to sources, Samanta met BJD president Naveen Patnaik...

Bhubaneswar: The swearing-in ceremony of the new BJP government in Odisha will now be held on June 12, a top party leader said on Sunday. The oath-taking ceremony, which was...

Bhubaneswar: The new Odisha Assembly will have at least 82 first-time MLAs who were elected in the just-concluded elections in the state. Most of them got elected by defeating heavyweight...

New Delhi: With stage set for swearing-in of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister for the third consecutive term on Sunday, speculation is mounting over distribution of ministerial positions. According to...

New Delhi: Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi laid wreath at National War Memorial, ahead of his swearing-in ceremony, to be held at Rashtrapati Bhawan on Sunday.  He will take oath as...

Kolkata: As preparations are on for Narendra Modi to be sworn in as India’s Prime Minister for a record-equalling third successive term, Mamata Banerjee reminded the NDA alliance that governments “sometimes...

Bhubaneswar: Four days after winning the Assembly elections in Odisha, the BJP continued to keep the name of new chief minister in suspense as party's state president Manmohan Samal on...

New Delhi: Hinting at assembly polls imminent in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the Election Commission of India (RCI) on Saturday invited applications from registered unrecognised parties seeking...

Bhubaneswar: Breaking his silence on BJD's poll debacle in Odisha, outgoing Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said in a democracy you will either win or lose and we must...