Policy & Politics

New Delhi: Navjot Singh Sidhu’s resignation as the president of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee on Tuesday was reason enough for his party rival and former chief minister Amarinder Singh to...

Kolkata: Mamata Banerjee must win the Bhabanipur bypoll here on Thursday to remain the chief minister of West Bengal. Notably, Mamata had narrowly lost to BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram...

Chandigarh: Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday resigned from the post of Punjab Congress president. He had taken charge as the new chief of Punjab Congress earlier in July amid an escalating...

New Delhi: Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Kanhaiya Kumar and Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani will join the Congress on Tuesday, September 28. According to sources close to Kumar, he...

New Delhi: Even as a debate is raging over a proposed national caste census, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday said the Odisha government supported OBC reservation. “Our government stands...

New Delhi: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday submitted five proposals to the Centre for inclusive development in the left-wing extremism (LWE) affected districts of the state. Addressing a high-level...

New Delhi: The Central government will introduce a national cooperative policy during 2021-22. The NDA government-introduced National Policy on Cooperatives has been in operation since March 2002. “This is the...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will leave for New Delhi on Friday to attend the meeting of CMs of Maoist-hit states convened by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The CMs...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has asked temples not to solemnise child marriages on their premises. The Law Department has asked the Endowments Commission to issue an advisory in this regard...

New Delhi: Threats to Hinduism in the country are imaginary, the Central government has said. More surprisingly, the disclaimer came from the Union Home Ministry under Amit Shah. The ministry...