Policy & Politics

Jaipur: Defying Congress' central leadership’s dictat, senior leader of the party Sachin Pilot staged a fast (dharna) on Tuesday at Shaheed Smarak Sthal here with Mahatma Gandhi as the backdrop...

Bhubaneswar: The Congress on Monday named Tarun Pandey as its candidate for the Jharsuguda by-election in Odisha scheduled on May 10. "The Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the candidature...

Bhubaneswar: Amid speculation that BJP may opt for a woman candidate in view of BJD naming Deepali Das, Deogarh MLA Subhash Panigrahi on Monday hinted at the possibility of state...

Bhubaneswar: With elections less than a year away, all eyes are on Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s political moves. More so because he is apparently faced with dilemma at multiple...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet on Sunday approved a provision of Rs 313.61 crore for supporting the farmer producer organisations (FPOs) in the state. As per the decision, taken at the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Cabinet on Sunday approved drinking water projects worth more than Rs 684 crore in three districts. The Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on digital mode...

Bhubaneswar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday said it will announce its candidate for the by-election to Odisha’s Jharsuguda Assembly constituency in a day or two. The parliamentary board of...

Bhubaneswar: In its first ever digital meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik from Kyoto, the state cabinet on Sunday approved a proposal to set up a ‘Directorate for Odisha...

Bhubaneswar: Taking a dig at Biju Janata Dal (BJD) over its  second-richest regional political party status, BJP on Sunday held it responsible for the plight of lakhs of migrant labourers...

New Delhi: Slamming the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) for making changes in its textbooks, about 250 academics and historians issued a statement on Friday alleging that...