Policy & Politics

New Delhi: The Centre has withdrawn its plea seeking an injunction against the proposed tractor rally on January 26 by farmers protesting against the new farms laws. The step was...

New Delhi: All upcoming and upgraded sports facilities of the Sports Authority of India (SA) will be named after renowned athletes to honour their contribution in Indian sports. For starters,...

New Delhi: The Centre has rescheduled the anti-polio drive to January 31 in view of the nationwide COVID vaccine rollout on January 16. The Polio National Immunisation Day, which was...

Balasore: Former BJD MLA of Balasore Jiban Pradip Dash joined the BJP on Thursday. Dash was welcomed to the Saffron party by Balasore MP and Union Minister Pratap Sarangi at...

New Delhi: India has asked World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to replace maps on its web portals showing incorrect boundaries of the country. “I write to express...

Bhubaneswar: With a new Chief Secretary in the saddle, the Odisha government is contemplating to soon reshuffle the bureaucracy at the highest echelons. It is likely to affect at least...

New Delhi: The Union government has announced that the COVID-19 vaccination programme in India will be rolled out in India on January 16. But there are still several questions being...

New Delhi: The Union government may impose a new cess or surcharge to fund expenditure incurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Developing vaccines and the process of rolling it out...

Jaipur: In a shocker, a BJP MLA from Rajasthan has claimed that the farmers’ agitation around Delhi could lead to a nationwide bird flu problem since the protesters are eating...

Bhubaneswar: Sobhan Kar, former Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer and son of late politician Sarat Kar, said Odisha's development is the only thing on his mind at present. The former...