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Topic: BJD

BJD says opposition to CBI action in Kolkata not a sign of shift towards grand alliance

BJD, formerly perceived as being close to the Modi government, has of late been criticising it on issues such a triple talaq & Citizenship Amendment Bill.

Naveen Patnaik inaugurates welfare projects worth Rs 150 crore for Odisha

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated 11 welfare projects in the tribal dominated Mayurbhanj district.

Narendra Modi goes easy on Naveen Patnaik, but BJP’s Odisha unit isn’t too upbeat about it

Modi is moderating his approach towards an "equidistant" Patnaik, but BJP's state unit wants pointed attacks ahead of assembly polls.

Will take time to decide on ‘mahagathbandhan’, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik says at Delhi rally

Patnaik led a rally in the Capital against Modi government for first time since 2014, and accused it of betraying Odisha farmers. 

In a first, Naveen Patnaik to step out of Odisha and lead rally against Modi govt in Delhi

The BJD chief's sit-in dharna -- his first since BJP came to power in 2014 -- will protest against the Centre's 'apathy' to the state's farmers.

BJP’s ‘friend’ Naveen Patnaik turns up the heat on govt as BJD plans rally in Delhi

The BJD, which was in alliance with the BJP between 2000 and 2009, will hold a rally to highlight Modi government’s “apathy towards Odisha’s farmers”. 

Modi’s tightrope walk in Odisha — slam state govt, but not Naveen Patnaik

With its allies driving a hard bargain and opposition parties huddling together to forge a front, BJP doesn’t want to antagonise relatively less unfriendly forces.

Naveen Patnaik’s silence speaks the loudest in opposition’s boisterous attempts at unity

The Odisha CM said BJP's defeat in the polls reflected the ‘mood of the nation’ but clarified that he would stay away from both Congress and BJP.

PM Modi says BJD’s commission culture is standing in the way of Odisha’s development

Corruption and slow decision making are 'synonymous' with the BJD government, he alleged.

Why the shrewd and wily Naveen Patnaik is cosying up to Narendra Modi and BJP

Naveen Patnaik is doing everything that runs counter to the opposition’s effort to forge an alliance against the BJP in 2019.

On Camera

Russia’s super-missile test shows a new, expensive technological race—with dire outcomes

The test raises a question. Why have Russian nuclear strategists now invested in the Burevestnik, when the US abandoned nuclear ramjet propulsion in 1964?

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.