Policy & Politics

New Delhi: Railways, IT & Electronics Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, a Rajya Sabha member from Odisha, is part of the Cabinet Committee on Employment & Skill Development. He has also made...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Centre has increased the grant to Odisha under Jal Jeevan Mission to Rs. 3,323.42 crore in 2021-22 against Rs. 812.15 crore in 2020-21.  While approving this four-fold...

New Delhi: As many as 42% ministers in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new cabinet following the mega reshuffle have criminal cases registered against them. This includes BJP MP from Mayurbhanj...

New Delhi: Hours ahead of the announcement of his sacking from the Narendra Modi Cabinet on July 7, Balasore MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi had tendered his resignation as the as...

Bhubaneswar: The much-anticipated expansion of Narendra Modi 2.0 has provided grist to the political mills here with the meteoric rise of Ashwini Vaishnaw, surprise selection of Bishweswar Tudu, dropping of...

Bhubaneswar: Ashwini Vaishnaw took charge as the new Railways Minister on Thursday. He is the first from Odisha to become Cabinet Minister for Railways. Bhakta Das and Kanhu Charan Lenka...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi sprung multiple surprises as one senior minister resigned after another ahead of the Cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday evening. Among the ‘heavyweights’ from the Council...

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha member from Odisha Ashwini Vaishnaw is likely to get a Cabinet berth in Narendra Modi-led government. His name features at the sixth place in the list...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Balasore MP Pratap Sarangi, who was serving as Minister of State for Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, has resigned from the Union...

Bhubaneswar: Rajya Sabha member Ashwini Vaishnaw and Mayurbhanj MP Bishweswar Tudu are likely to make the cut and get a berth each in the Narendra Modi ministry, which will be...