Year-end 2012: The year that was for Odisha

Hitherto considered as the unchallenged leader of ruling Biju Janata Dal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was jolted by a whiff of revolt in 2012, as the year also witnessed a spate of abductions in......

Some questions for 'tribal soldier' Rahul Gandhi

Environment struggles are now being used to create political space and new form of vote bank politics, alleges BJP activist Bhupender Yadav. The decision to reject the approval for mining in the......

I am your soldier in Delhi, Rahul tells tribals

Visiting Lanjigarh in Orissa against the backdrop of the Centre rejecting environment clearance for Vedanta's bauxite mining project, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Thursday hailed the......

Stakes rise for bauxite blocks in Odisha on Adani Group's entry

The next auction for bauxite blocks in Odisha may see heightened interest with Adani Group charting an entry into alumina refining and existing players looking to boost capacity. Photograph:......

Metals get their shine back

When the world was upended by the Covid-19 pandemic, metals got its shine back. Photograph: Reuters In the last two years, infrastructure spending by major economies spurred demand, energy......

Odisha: Of unkept promises and chasing big-ticket investments

A large chunk of the Rs 8.8 lakh crore  of investments the Patnaik government had attracted is in uncertain territory, says Dillip Satapathy. The ninth of a 10-part series looks at the......

Sensex, Nifty pause ahead of GDP data; RBI policy meet in focus

RBI's fifth bi-monthly monetary policy meet due tomorrow also kept the investors on their toes. Markets finished the first session of the eventful week on a quiet note as participants await for the......