Modi's message in portfolios for new ministers

He dropped those perceived to be non-performers or whose integrity came into question, and also where it was felt they needed to learn a lesson or two in humility.Archis Mohan reports. The story......

SHOCKING: In Odisha, only 3 of 500 hospitals are fire ready

Recent statistics show that the situation is no different across the country with several hospitals lacking the infrastructure to manage a breakout of a blaze. Dillip Satpathy & Nirmalya Behera......

'You can't build concrete jungles on agricultural land'

'Everybody was ready to agree with the government if the process to acquire land was a judicious one. All of us want industrialisation and development of the country.' 'The Congress has no moral......

Bullet trains and more: Modi, Abe's big plans

'Modi and Abe are working seriously for India-Japan bonhomie to grow stronger.''It is a win-win situation for both countries and the future look promising,' says Rajaram Panda, the Indian Council......

Odisha rolls out first-ever mobile app for investment

The 'Invest Odisha' mobile app is currently available on the Android platform. Odisha has become the first state in the country to launch a mobile app exclusively for investment facilitation. The......

Posco land acquisition continuing peacefully

Land acquisition for the Rs 52,000 crore Posco steel project, which resumed amidst tight security at Gobindpur village in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district, is continuing peacefully today amidst......

Posco seeks extension of in-principle nod for its SEZ

Posco India has sought extension of in-principle approval for its multi-product Special Economic Zone (SEZ) proposed near Paradeep in coastal Odisha.The approval for the company's SEZ project......

Odisha completes land acquisition for Posco

Land acquisition for the South Korean steel major Posco's proposed steel plant near Paradip was completed on Thursday with the Odisha government demolishing 25 more betel vines at Gobindpur......

PIX: India's largest hockey stadium

Photograph: Kind courtesy Hockey India/Twitter Cranes lifting heavy material, dusty roads leading up to the site, people in safety jackets and helmets doing their work amid heaps of sand and......