Policy & Politics

New Delhi: In view of the steady rise in coronavirus cases in the country, there has been a buzz in recent days that another nationwide lockdown was imminent. Reports that the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Monday ordered for the immediate closure of temporary medical centres (TMCs) and COVID Care Homes (CCHs), citing nil occupancy. Health and Family Welfare Department’s Additional...

Bhubaneswar: The monsoon session of Odisha Assembly will be held from September 29 to October 7 by adhering to the COVID-19 management guidelines. The Assembly will also meet on Sunday...

New Delhi: As many as 25 members of Parliament have been learnt to have tested positive for COVID-19 on Day 1 of Parliament’s monsoon session on Monday. Secretariat officials told...

New Delhi: A ‘no Question Hour’ resolution was passed this morning to mark the beginning of the Parliament's 18-day Monsoon Session on Monday. “It’s an extraordinary situation. When assemblies aren’t ready...

Tokyo:  Yoshihide Suga (71) was elected president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Monday, making him all but certain to become prime minister of the world's third-largest economy...

New Delhi: The 18-day monsoon session of Parliament, which began today, is different this time. All parliamentarians have been given COVID-19 kits to protect them from the pandemic, reported NDTV....

Bhubaneswar: Hours before the election to the post of Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha, the Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday announced its support to NDA candidate Harivansh...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has been able to steer the state’s economy quite well, recording a surplus budget (negative fiscal deficit) in the first quarter of the current financial year...

Bhubaneswar: With the Election Commission of India announcing bypolls for 65 Assembly constituencies in various states, political parties in Odisha have revved up the process for selection of candidates for...