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Odisha’s first Muslim woman MLA Sofia Firdous calls her win a message of brotherhood

The 32-year-old said the people of Cuttack had proved that religion has no place when the development is key.

BJP appoints Rajnath Singh, Bhupendra Yadav to pick Odisha CM after winning majority in state

According to Vijay Pal Singh Tomar, BJP's Odisha in-charge, a legislature party meeting will be held Tuesday and the new government will take oath on 12 June.

‘Pandian not my successor, people of Odisha will decide,’ says BJD chief Naveen Patnaik

Odisha’s outgoing CM Naveen Patnaik says it was unfortunate that aide Pandian received ‘criticism’ despite his commendable work as IAS officer and now BJD leader.

Lights, smiles, confetti & victory signs — How BJP celebrated Lok Sabha, Odisha poll results

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior BJP leaders joined party workers in the celebrations at BJP headquarters Tuesday after the BJP won 240 Lok Sabha seats.

How BJP engineered downfall of Naveen Patnaik after 2014 & broke BJD’s stranglehold on Odisha

Organisational infrastructure was limited in 2019 but today the party boasts of 1,005 mandals for 147 assembly constituencies, says state BJP leader Sajjan Sharma.

Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan races ahead in Odisha’s Sambalpur by over 81,000 votes

BJP’s Pradhan, seen as a potential CM, is set to defeat BJD heavyweight Pranab Prakash Das. Sambalpur seat falls in western Odisha, considered a BJP stronghold.

At least 15 dead in Bihar & Odisha following heatstroke within 24 hours as temperatures rise

Authorities say region gripped by a debilitating heatwave, which is expected to continue until Saturday. Temperatures in northwestern & central India may also fall in coming days.

‘Exaggerations of all sorts’ — Naveen Patnaik rules out close aide VK Pandian as his ‘successor’

Pandian was private secretary to Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik for over a decade and is chief strategist and star campaigner for BJD this poll season.

India conducts RudraM-II missile test off Odisha coast

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has successfully conducted a flight-test of the RudraM-II air-to-surface missile from the Su-30 MK-I platform off the...

15-year-old Nandini Satpathy uprooted the Union Jack. She was an overnight sensation

In ‘Nandini Satpathy’, Pallavi Rebbapragada highlights the daring exploits of the former CM who fought against British colonisation and became the 'Iron Lady of Orissa'.

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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.