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OTV owner Panda accuses Patnaik govt of vendetta over ‘false cases’, police deny witch-hunt

OTV is owned by Jagi Mangat Panda, the wife of BJP vice-president Baijayant Panda, Naveen Patnaik's former BJD colleague.

BJD MLA booked by Odisha police for attending funeral despite being Covid positive

MLA Umakanta Samantray had attended the funeral of BJD leader Pradeep Maharathy on 4 October. The case was registered under various sections of the IPC and Epidemic Diseases Act.

At its 250th session, Modi and Manmohan spar over Rajya Sabha’s system of checks & balances

PM Modi says there’s a difference between checking & clogging, but predecessor Manmohan Singh says no law should be passed in haste or amid heightened emotions.

The ex-IAS officer who is bringing Narendra Modi and Naveen Patnaik together

Ashwini Vaishnaw is an IIT-Kanpur alumnus who was private secretary to late PM A.B. Vajpayee in 2004. Modi called up Patnaik for his support to send Vaishnaw to Rajya Sabha.

BJD MLA Saroj Meher arrested for ‘punishing’ an engineer, making him do sit-ups

Odisha Police arrested Saroj Meher based on an inquiry into a video that purportedly shows him forcing a PWD engineer to do sit-ups in public. 

Case registered after BJD MLA Saroj Meher forced PWD engineer to do situps in public

MLA Saroj Meher received flak after a video, purportedly of the incident, was posted on social media. The engineer also claimed that the MLA directed a senior to slap him.

Naveen Patnaik set for 5th term as CM, Odisha governor invites him to form govt

Naveen Patnaik is slated to be sworn in as the chief minister of Odisha for a record fifth consecutive term on 29 May.

BJP gets a solid foothold in Odisha but Naveen Patnaik retains state

New Delhi: Without breaking from tradition, Odisha has once again voted for the same party in the assembly as well as the Lok Sabha...

Naveen Patnaik set to return as Odisha CM but likely to lose national clout to BJP

Naveen Patnaik set to return as Odisha CM but likely to lose national clout to BJP

Why love for Modi in Odisha may not convert into votes for BJP

Lack of BJP’s organisational infrastructure, strong local leadership & state schemes overshadowing central schemes might dent BJP’s chances of winning.

On Camera

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?