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TopicBiju Patnaik

Topic: Biju Patnaik

Biju Patnaik row drew rare rebuke, but here’s why Nishikant Dubey is ‘indispensable’ to BJP

BJP leaders say controversies are a way for the four-term MP from Jharkhand to maintain visibility while taking on key opposition figures either inside or outside Parliament. 

After backlash, Nishikant Dubey apologises for ‘Biju Patnaik-CIA’ remark—‘incorrect interpretation’

'My thoughts on Nehru ji were misconstrued as being about Biju Babu,' writes BJP MP on X. His statement had sparked outrage with BJD demanding an unconditional apology.

Nishikant Dubey’s CIA agent remark for Biju Patnaik insult to his patriotism

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

PM Modi pays tribute to former Odisha CM Biju Patnaik on birth anniversary

The Prime Minister's visit to Odisha is also aimed at unveiling development projects worth more than Rs 19,600 crore in the state.

Story of a pilot named Biju Patnaik who flew Indonesian PM, vice-president to India in 1947

A special wall was dedicated to former Odisha CM Biju Patnaik at an exhibition organised by the Indonesian Embassy at Nehru Memorial Museum and Library in Delhi.

Biju Patnaik, the two-time Odisha chief minister who was RAF pilot in World War 2

On his birth anniversary, ThePrint remembers the achievements of the daring and swashbuckling politician who served the Odisha assembly for 7 terms.

On Camera

What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.