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Focus on Odisha border disputes, political violence — BJP firms up strategy to target BJD govt

With an eye on forming next govt in Odisha, BJP draws up roadmap that includes talking up Modi govt's achievements at the Centre, pointing out issues in CM Naveen Patnaik's govt.

Allies step up pressure on BJP to end deadlock with farmers, party says ‘treading cautiously’

JD(U) says govt should include MSP in laws, while AIADMK wants farmers’ concerns to be addressed and JJP in Haryana has urged the govt to add a line on MSP in the laws.

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...

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.