Policy & Politics

Bhubaneswar: “Political suicide” is how former MP Tathagata Satpathy described Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal's (BJD) decision to abstain from voting in the Vice Presidential election on Tuesday. “Orissa's Biju...

Hyderabad: Hours after Biju Janata Dal (BJD) decided to abstain from voting in Tuesday’s Vice-Presidential election, K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR)-led Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) made a similar announcement. “The decision...

New Delhi: The Indian government has no plans to lift the ban on Chinese short-video platform TikTok, said Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Amid speculation that ByteDance, the parent company of...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janta Dal (BJD) leader Shreemayee Mishra, who has been keeping aloof from active politics for quite some time in Odisha, has triggered a wide range of speculations in...

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to curb unauthorised constructions, the Odisha government has issued strict directives to all development authorities and local bodies across the state to take preventive steps against...

Bhubaneswar: Jharsuguda Police have issued a notice to the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF), seeking details of its financial transactions including information of foreign contributions. The details have been sought in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi left for New Delhi on a two-day visit to the national capital ahead of the crucial Vice-Presidential election tomorrow. As per sources, the...

Bhubaneswar: There has been a rising trend in unauthorised visits by field officials in Odisha to offices in the state headquarters, forcing the government to act. All district collectors have been...

New Delhi: After weeks of tension amid the stiff tariffs imposed on Indian goods by the US, President Donald Trump sought to ease the situation by stating there was nothing to...

Bhubaneswar: A day after hearing senior party leaders’ views on a possible stand in the upcoming vice-presidential elections, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik...