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BJP leaders demand action against influencer Kamiya Jani, BJD’s Pandian over Puri temple row

After her reel went viral, BJP leaders allege that Jani should not have been allowed inside the Jagannath Temple as it hurts Hindus' sentiments.

Opaque model, unchecked sales — inside Congress MP Dhiraj Sahu’s family liquor empire in Odisha

Raids at country liquor baron & Rajya Sabha member Dhiraj Sahu led to recoveries of over Rs 300 cr. Here’s how his company, Baldeo Sahu and Sons, has monopolised trade in western Odisha.

Liquor firms, ‘link to Congress MP’ — I-T dept recovers Rs 200 crore in Jharkhand, Odisha raids

While IT dept is yet to issue any official statement, raids were conducted in connection with probe into alleged case of tax evasion, it is learnt.

2 people die by ‘suicide’ in Bengal & Odisha after India’s loss in ICC cricket World Cup

The two — identified as Rahul Lohar (23) & Dev Ranjan Das (23), from West Bengal's Bankura and Odisha's Jajpur, respectively — allegedly died by suicide after India lost to Australia.

An Odisha cop is turning low-income Army aspirants’ dreams into reality—free of cost

Rajesh Kumar Sahu, a havaldar in the Odisha Special Armed Police wants to even the playing field for a new generation of low-income Army aspirants. He is their pathfinder, trainer, and counsellor.

‘Enormous asset for BJD’ — what’s next for star Odisha officer Pandian who quit IAS, got new role

VK Pandian, formerly CM Patnaik's private secretary, was appointed chairman of 5T initiative & Nabin Odisha scheme Tuesday, a day after his resignation from service was accepted.

INDIA bloc to hold protests in Odisha next month against BJP for ‘failing’ to fulfil promises

A meeting of all anti-BJD and anti-BJP parties was held on Friday evening to decide on protest rallies, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Sarat Pattanayak said.

Odisha’s medieval queens weren’t ‘ideal wives’–they fought off invaders, ordered war & murder

The sovereign queens of the Bhauma-Kara dynasty, coming from tribal and royal backgrounds, were extraordinary examples of how Sanskritic court culture absorbed local traditions.

Deogarh dreams of next hockey star. No turf, no shoes but ‘every house has a player & fan’

Odisha aspires to be India's hockey factory, but its glitzy world-class tournaments are a world apart from underfunded grassroots centres in districts like Deogarh.

Odisha Assembly gets its first woman Speaker as BJD’s Pramila Mallik elected unopposed

The opposition BJP and Congress did not field any candidate for the election to the Speaker’s post.

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India needs a clear Balochistan strategy. ‘Enemy of my enemy’ approach won’t work

Confronting only secular insurgents in Pakistan, while overlooking jihadist groups operating from Iran, will do little to change the broader strategic equilibrium. History underlines this point.

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.