Policy & Politics

Bhubaneswar: Hours after snapping 23-year-old ties with BJP, Bhrugu Baxipatra, who was the vice-president of the saffron party in Odisha, joined the ruling BJD on Wednesday. He was inducted into...

Bhubaneswar: The BJD on Wednesday appointed Berhampur MP Chandrasekhar Sahu as party vice president and chairman of its manifesto committee, triggering speculation that the veteran leader might not be renominated...

Bhubaneswar: With elections in Odisha barely months away, BJP leader Bhrugu Baxipatra on Wednesday resigned from the party. He has sent his resignation to state BJP president Manmohan Samal. "Lately,...

Bhubaneswar: The BJP has fielded a fresh face from Hinjli Assembly constituency where BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is seeking re-election for the sixth time in a row....

Bhubaneswar: Sambit Patra, the BJP national spokesperson and party's MP candidate for Puri, has released a report card on the development works undertaken by him between 2019 and 2024 in...

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday announced candidates for 112 of the 147 Assembly seats in Odisha. The list includes state BJP president Manmohan Samal (Chandbali), Leader of...

Chennai: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram slammed Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar over his comments on the ongoing Katchatheevu island row. Taking a dig at Jaishankar, the former Union...

Rourkela: The 2024 Lok Sabha elections would be the last for BJP MP and former Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram, who intends to make way for young leaders. Jual,...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Actor-turned-politician and Odisha MP Anubhav Mohanty joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday ahead of the crucial Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the state. Two days...

Bhubaneswar: As major political parties appear to be adopting a cautions approach in announcing their candidates for the upcoming elections in Odisha, Congress on Monday said it will release the...