Policy & Politics

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Majhi on Tuesday claimed that he was a victim of chit fund scams in 1990 and 2002. "A government and private firm had duped me. I...

New Delhi: Will used electric vehicles be expensive now? Well, certainly so as the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council recently decided to impose an 18 per cent tax on...

Politics re-discovered balance for a short spell before losing it again. Rahul Gandhi shined a bit more before losing the glow. Prime Minister Narendra Modi dimmed a bit to burn...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has dissolved the governing bodies or managing committees of all Non-Government Aided Degree Colleges in the state. A notification, issued by the Higher Education Department on...

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice V Ramasubramanian as the ninth Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). The post had been lying...

New Delhi: The Centre on Monday scrapped the 'no-detention policy' for Class 5 and 8 students, who fail to clear year-end exams. Under the new rules, students who fail in...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is committed towards achieving 7.5 GW of solar energy by 2030 as part of its renewable energy policy, said KV Singhdeo, Deputy Chief Minister and Minister...

Bhubaneswar: Stepping up their attack on Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on BR Ambedkar in Parliament, senior Congress leaders of Odisha on Monday demanded his resignation. Addressing...

New Delhi: A BJD delegation submitted a memorandum on variances in the votes cast in the 2024 Parliament and Assembly Elections in Odisha to the Election Commission of India (ECI)...

Bhubaneswar: Former MLA from Bhubaneswar Central Bijaya Kumar Mohanty breathed his last on Sunday afternoon. He was 60. According to sources, Mohanty, popular as Badal bhai in political circles, suffered...