The MAYFAIR Hotels & Resorts founder's victory as an Independent in RS polls highlights a ‘weakened Biju Janata Dal, once again,’ say political watchers.
Since BJD's 2024 defeat in the state & LS elections, leaders have been questioning Patnaik over VK Pandian's role, party's policy in its current Oppn position & now, the waqf bill U-turn.
Group of 10 senior party leaders met BJD chief Naveen Patnaik Friday after whip Sasmit Patra told party’s Rajya Sabha MPs to vote on Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 as per their conscience.
INDIA bloc has been opposing the government's decision to appoint BJP MP Bhartruhari Mahtab as pro-tem Speaker, overlooking Congress's Kodikunnil Suresh.
Bhubaneswar/Kendrapara/Sambalpur: In November last year, when V.K. Pandian — former private secretary to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and a key confidant — quit...
In February, the 59-yr-old left behind a job at Aditya Birla Group to contest LS polls as BJD candidate. He calls it ‘Lord Jagannath’s conspiracy’ to take him back to his roots.
BJP is the party of the future in Odisha, said Pradhan, who has been working as minister in Modi's cabinet and will contest elections after 15 years from Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat.
Odisha will have simultaneous Lok Sabha & assembly elections from 13 May. Puri residents said they prefer Modi at Centre but BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik in the state.
Former Mumbai police commissioner Arup Patnaik vs Sambit Patra in Puri just one example. Odisha BJP chief says party gearing up for full-on fight against BJD.
Educational reforms should protect students caught between old and new systems. Instead, the present implementation of the new policy risks doing precisely the opposite.
Kpler data shows India's Russian oil imports are on track to reach 2.25 mbpd in June 2026, as prospects of Iranian crude returning to India grow after US-Iran agreement.
Under the agreement, the loitering munitions will be offered to the Indian Army as part of efforts to address what the companies described as an ‘urgent requirement’.
BJD is doing the right thing. BJP must be thrown out of power from every state and then from center as it is misusing power, misusing agencies like ED, CBI like anything. If they are doing so good works why do they have to put AAP leaders and other opposition leaders in jail whereas if the same corrupt leaders join BJP they become al good and ultra-nationalist? Shameless BJP!
BJD is doing the right thing. BJP must be thrown out of power from every state and then from center as it is misusing power, misusing agencies like ED, CBI like anything. If they are doing so good works why do they have to put AAP leaders and other opposition leaders in jail whereas if the same corrupt leaders join BJP they become al good and ultra-nationalist? Shameless BJP!