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Odisha turns a different shade under Mohan Majhi. How CM’s trying to shake off predecessor’s shadow

10 months have passed since the Mohan Charan Majhi-led BJP govt came to power, ending Naveen Patnaik's 24-year rule. Enter Bhubaneswar, and some changes are strikingly visible.

Real estate dynamo to Odisha’s 1st Muslim MLA, Congress’s Sofia Firdous is making even rivals take note

A civil engineer with an IIM degree, 33-year-old entered poll fray last year when SC dashed her father's hope to recontest in Odisha. The rest, as the saying goes, is history.

One half of Odisha’s IAS power couple & face of BJD’s Mission Shakti, Sujata Karthikeyan takes VRS

Trouble started for her just ahead of assembly polls last year, when ECI ordered her transfer from Mission Shakti after BJP delegation sought the same for 'misuse of public office'.

Bajrang Dal men protest outside KIIT campus amid heavy security, burn founder Achyuta Samanta’s effigy

Tensions have been high in the campus since the death of a third-year BTech computer science student Prakriti Lamsa, who allegedly died by suicide.

Students say KIIT Bhubaneswar singling out protesters in aftermath of Nepalese batchmate’s death

20-yr-old Nepalese student died allegedly by suicide at KIIT Bhubaneswar last week. Her death led to protests and claims that university did not take her complaints of harassment seriously.

FIR registered against Rahul Gandhi in Jharsuguda police station for ‘anti-national’ comments

Rahul Gandhi made the statement on 15 January, 2025, during the inauguration of the Congress Party's new headquarters at Kotla Road in Delhi.

14 Naxals killed in encounter along Odisha-Chhattisgarh border, says home minister

The joint operation by CRPF, SoG Odisha and Chhattisgarh Police was carried out late Monday & early Tuesday morning.

12 Naxalites including two women & one CoBRA jawan killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Gariaband

Two incidents occurred Monday when a joint operation led by DRG, CRPF, SOG & CoBRA acted on intelligence information. The forces also recovered a large cache of firearms, ammunition and IEDs, including a self-loading rifle.

Why BJP has embraced the legacy of Odisha’s first Congress CM, Harekrushna Mahtab

Mahtab, a freedom fighter, social reformer & Gandhian, is considered an architect of modern Odisha who helped shape Odia asmita (pride). His son, Bhartruhari Mahtab, is now a BJP MP.

Odisha researcher gangrape: How cop in guise of social worker, footage of ‘700 CCTVs’ led to 3 arrests

A shopkeeper, a beggar and an autorickshaw driver have been charged with the 10 October gangrape of the Odisha researcher, who had been living on the streets of Delhi.  

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India has 7.4% growth, but faltering tax revenue could have implications in coming fiscal year

In the first eight months of the current fiscal year, New Delhi’s net tax intake didn’t even hit the halfway mark of what it expects to collect by March 31.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Army chief lambasts Chinese infra push in Shaksgam Valley. ‘We consider it illegal action’

Speaking at annual press conference, Army chief reiterated that India does not recognise 1963 Sino-Pakistan border pact under which Pakistan illegally ceded Shaksgam Valley to China.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.