Mega 39-member Parl panel to examine simultaneous polls bills

Decks were cleared for setting up a mega 39-member parliamentary panel to examine the two bills proposing simultaneous elections with the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha adopting resolutions in this......

No-trust motion against Dhankhar: BJD refuses to commit

Biju Janata Dal president Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said that his party would take 'necessary steps' on the Indian National Development Inclusive Alliance's (INDIA's) possible move to bring a......

Simultaneous polls bill introduced with 269 votes in favour, 198 against

Two bills that lay down the mechanism to hold simultaneous elections in the country were introduced in Lok Sabha on Tuesday after a fiery debate, with the Opposition terming the move......

Opposition decries 'Hindification' of laws

Opposition members in Rajya Sabha on Thursday accused the government of imposing Hindi by bringing new bills with titles only in that language, a charge the treasury benches contested while......

Odisha: MP, former MLAs held in ponzi scam

In yet another blow to the ruling Biju Janata Dal, Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday arrested party's Mayurbhanj Member of Parliament Ramchandra Hansda and former Members of Legislative......

Saradha scam: Orissa MP's home searched by CBI

Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday carried out search operations at 30 locations, including house of a sitting Biju Janata Dal member of Parliament and two other politicians from Odisha in......

As major ports get autonomy, minister says no privatisation

Allaying fears that the Major Ports Authority Bill, 2020 aims at privatisation of the country's top 12 major ports, Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday said it......

Cricketers Azad, Pathan bamboozle opponents at polls

WC star Kirti Azad beats state BJP heavyweight Ghosh from Bardhaman-Durgapur constituency. IMAGE: TMC's Kirti Azad with party chief Mamata Banerjee. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kirti Azad/X Cricket......

PIX: Dutee distributes 1000 food packets in village

IMAGE: India's sprint queen Dutee Chand distributes food items to the needy in her village in Jajpur district in Odisha. Photograph: Dutee Chand/Twitter Contributing in the fight against the......

PIX: Cyclone Titli fails to dampen hockey stadium's inauguration

IMAGE: Dhanraj Pillay, Viren Rasquinha and Dilip Tirkey. Photograph: Hockey India/Twitter Cyclone 'Titli' did dampen the spirits of hockey fans to some extent but not veterans like Dilip......