Pradhan's call to rename 156-yr-old Odisha varsity sparks a row

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's suggestion to rename the 156-year-old Ravenshaw University in Cuttack has sparked a political row with Opposition Biju Janata Dal and Congress......

Bypoll results see NDA inching closer to majority in Rajya Sabha

Union ministers Ravneet Singh Bittu and George Kurian were elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha Tuesday along with senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi and former minister Upendra Kushwaha.......

BJP Close To 100 Mark In Rajya Sabha

The only occasion when the BJP had 100 seats in the Upper House was in 2022. IMAGE: Rashtriya Lok Morcha Party leader and National Democratic Alliance candidate Upendra Kushwaha files his......

Four-time MLA Mohan Majhi sworn in as Odisha's first BJP CM

Four-time MLA and tribal leader from Keonjhar district Mohan Charan Majhi was on Wednesday sworn in as the first Bharatiya Janata Party chief minister of Odisha at a ceremony here attended by Prime......

Chitfund arrests in Odisha: BJP ashamed, BJD says no protection

Bharatiya Janata Party in Odisha on Tuesday said it was ashamed of its ex-MLA Hitesh Kumar Bagarti, arrested by Central Bureau of Investigation in the multi-crore chitfund scam, while ruling BJD......

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......

Odisha clears Cuttack WC matches with Pak players

Unfazed by protests from various quarters, including a ruling BJD MP, the state government gave its nod to the Odisha Cricket Association to host the ICC women's World Cup matches involving players......