Probe panel quizzes KIIT founder, others in Nepalese student's suicide case

KIIT founder Achyuta Samanta and other top functionaries of the private engineering college on Friday recorded their statements before a government committee on the alleged suicide of a Nepalese......

Tribal woman assaulted, forced to eat human faeces in Odisha

A 20-year-old tribal woman was allegedly assaulted and human faeces were forced into her mouth in Odisha's Bolangir district, police said on Wednesday. Image used for representational purpose......

Priyanka Gandhi likely to be part of simultaneous polls JPC

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Manish Tewari are set to be among the Congress representatives in the parliamentary panel that will scrutinise the two bills proposing simultaneous Lok Sabha and state......

NDA eyes majority in Rajya Sabha after bypolls

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance is expected to achieve a clear majority in Rajya Sabha after bye-elections for 12 seats scheduled next month, which would help the party......

Don't pay workers wages during calamities, says House panel

Parliamentary standing committee on labour, led by Biju Janata Dal MP Bhartruhari Mahtab, has said in its report that it is unjustifiable for owners to pay workers’ wages during natural......

Dilip Tirkey feels, love for hockey will drive votes towards BJD

'The Odisha government has changed the image of the state by making it a sporting hub of the country with high performance centres, state-of-the-art training facilities and hosting big tournaments.......