Policy & Politics

Puri: Odisha government has increased the health insurance amount for the servitors of Jagannath temple in Puri to Rs 5 lakh. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced a number of welfare...

Bhubaneswar: Amid suspense over alliance talks between Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha, the visit of Governor Raghubar Das...

Bhubaneswar: With the BJP and the BJD inching closer to strike a deal for a pre-poll alliance, it offers yet another opportunity to the Congress to change its fortune in...

New Delhi: The Congress seems to have adopted a ‘wait and watch’ strategy amid the BJD-BJP alliance talks in Odisha to be able to capitalise on the situation. The party'e...

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said he would resign if even one person, who has not applied for the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the...

Bhubaneswar: As alliance talks between Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hang in balance, voters in the politically sensitive Kendrapada Lok Sabha constituency appear...

Bhubaneswar: With the seat adjustment talks between the BJP and the BJD delayed due to reluctance of the former’s Odisha unit leaders, the regional outfit has reportedly requested the saffron...

Bhubaneswar: The possibility of an alliance, involving the BJP and the BJD, seemed on the radar as the second meeting of BJP’s Central Election Committee (CEC), which stretched late into...

Chandigarh: Hours after the senior BJP leader Manohar Lal Khattar and his entire cabinet stepped down, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday appointed its state unit chief Nayab Saini...

Chandigarh: Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and his Cabinet colleagues resigned on Tuesday following a breakdown of ties between the ruling BJP and Dushyant Chautala's Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) over...