BJD fields 33% women candidates, 38% turncoats in LS polls

The Biju Janata Dalhas fielded 33 percent women candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in the state. IMAGE: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik during the distribution of the Biju......

Naveen Patnaik announces four BJD candidates for Rajya Sabha polls

Odisha Chief Minister and ruling Biju Janata Dal president Naveen Patnaik on Sunday announced names of four candidates of his party for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. The Biju Janata Dal......

Antony, Chidambaram, Swamy, Raut among 72 retiring RS members

Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said legislators across the country should be driven by passion, performance and procedural integrity, and desist from disrupting law-making......

Will form committee on MSP after assembly polls: Govt

The government is committed to forming a panel on Minimum Support Price (MSP) and the Election Commission has said it can be done after the polls are over, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar......

Goa says decks clear for iron ore mining to resume

Goa has removed a two-year ban on iron ore mining and expects mines could be back up and running by March or April at the earliest, Goa's Director of Mines and Geology Prasanna Acharya said on......

Govt rules out IIT in Orissa

The government on Tuesday ruled out setting up an IIT in Orissa, saying it has already approved three such institutes in Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan. Replying to a Calling Attention Motion......

Review: ABCD is the Dabangg of dance!

ABCD (Any Body Can Dance) is a must watch not only for dance lovers but also for those who like good cinema, writes Prasanna D Zore.To put it simply, ABCD or Any Body Can Dance, written and......