Bengal, Odisha on alert as cyclone likely to hit east coast on Oct 25

A low-pressure system over the Andaman Sea is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm and reach West Bengal-Bangladesh coasts on October 25, causing wind gusting to 110 km per hour, the India......

Naveen Patnaik drops 11 ministers, inducts 12 new faces

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday effected a major reshuffle in his three-year-old ministry inducting 12 fresh faces into his new team of 21 ministers. IMAGE: Odisha Chief Minister......

Patnaik to get 5th consecutive term as Odisha CM

Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal on Thursday appeared to be on course to form the government for a fifth term in a row, with its candidates winning 62 seats and leading in 50 others out of the 146......

Cong's violent rally in Odisha: Tytler's name comes up

The Congress on Friday said it was sorry for the assault on a woman constable during its rally in Bhubaneswar as the name of All India Congress Committee in-charge of Odisha Jagadish Tytler came......

Budhia, coach run into abuse claims

A four-year-old child, sold by his mother for just 800 rupees, has been dubbed India's "marathon boy" after he ran 65 km on Tuesday, but critics accused his coach of risking the boy's health for......