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......
With the Income Tax department recovering over Rs 225 crore cash during a series of raids on an Odisha-based distillery group on charges of tax evasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday......
Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day after witnessing multiple disruptions as several Opposition members trooped into the Well of the House raising slogans and protesting over various issues.......
Power secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla is all set to become the new home secretary with the government appointing him officer on special duty in the high-profile ministry on Wednesday. IMAGE: Prime......
91 seats. 21 states and Union territories. Aslam Hunani/Rediff.com gives the lowdown on the constituencies going to polls in the first phase on April 11. Photograph: PTI Photo Elections to the......
The central bank tweaked the retail inflation range to 4.8-4.9 per cent in the first half of 2018-19, and 4.7 per cent in the second half. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Within a day......
Energy giants led by Reliance Industries, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, BP and Cairn India on Monday unanimously demanded an immediate hike in natural gas prices, saying current sub-market price......
Electronic disbursement of government payments to the bank accounts of beneficiaries which was rolled out on Wednesday, is expected to cover all blocks in Odisha by January 2013.The electronic......
After conducting land acquisition for the proposed steel plant by Korean company Posco in areas dominated by supporters of the project, the Jagatsinghpur district administration is all set to enter......
Within 75 days of the formation of the new government, as many as 10 secretaries in key central ministries will be retiring from service. And in another three months, 10 more secretaries will leave......
Bollywood took a break from the Diwali parties to attend the closing night of the 21st Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. The red carpet was rolled out at JW Marriott, in Mumbai's north west suburb of......
Masterminded by the now suspended Lalit Modi, the IPL eventually succeeded in its endeavour. However, while the idea behind having such a tournament may have been good, the execution definitely......
In 2000, he filed a public interest litigation (PIL) against the Board of Control For Cricket in India (BCCI), forcing the mighty body to become more accountable and transparent. Ten10 years later,......