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New Delhi: Former BJP leader Kirti Azad, who was suspended by the party, joined the Congress here on Monday in the presence of party chief Rahul Gandhi. The cricketer-turned-politician announced his joining on Twitter and added that he felicitated Gandhi in the traditional Mithila style. Azad was suspended from the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2015 […]

Bhubaneswar: As elections draw closer the fluctuating fortunes of Congress, the main opposition party in the state, are being closely watched. The Grand Old party, which ruled the state for the longest period and was considered virtually invincible a few decades ago, seems to be in a freefall with both BJP and the Naveen Patnjaik-led […]

Bhubaneswar: The ‘Mera Parivar Bhajapa (BJP) Parivar’ campaign was formally launched in Odisha on Monday. Union Petroleum Minister and senior BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan flagged off the campaign by hoisting the party’s flag at his house in Bhubaneswar in presence of other leaders and members of the party. The party flag will also be installed […]

Mumbai: Ending weeks of speculation, the ruling NDA constituents – Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – finally sealed an alliance for the Lok Sabha and Maharashtra Assembly elections. BJP President Amit Shah and Sena President Uddhav Thackeray, along with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, former Lok Sabha Speaker Manohar Joshi and other senior leaders […]

Bhubaneswar: Subsidised rice has been a vote reaper in Odisha and also a key ingredient of conflict between the State government and the Centre. This time round, free rice has become a new bone of contention between the State and the Centre. Flagging concerns over non-allocation of food grains under the Annapurna Scheme in which […]

Kandhamal/Bhubaneswar: A day after the Bharatiya Janata Party extended its support to Odisha shutdown call given by farmers’ outfit Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) on February 21, the State Congress also said that they will support the bandh for price, pension and prestige. State BJP President Basant Panda said the saffron party will extend support […]

Koraput: Even though the Election Commission is yet to announce the dates for the general elections in Odisha, major political parties have already started campaigning. The ruling-Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha has set out to woo voters of the Telugu community in Jeypore by organising an event. Several singers and popular Tollywood actor Venu […]

When a layman says something like this, it is at least understandable, if not condonable. But when a person holding the exalted post of Governor, who is sworn to protect and uphold the Constitution, does the same, it has serious implications for democracy and the Idea of India. Meghalya Governor Tathagata Roy has disgraced not […]

Kendrapara/Dhenkanal: Former Kendrapara MP Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda criticised the Congress and the BJP today saying that both the national parties have failed to raise their voices against rising violence and corruption in Odisha. Panda’s comments came during his visit to Talabarkote in Dhenkanal. The former MP alleged that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has […]

Bhubaneswar: Slamming the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre, the ruling-BJD in Odisha today said the BJP has failed to keep its promises on job creation and fooled the youths of the country. The regional party questioned the promises made by the BJP during the last polls about providing jobs to two crore students annually. […]

Rajahmundry (Andhra Pradesh): BJP president Amit Shah on Thursday slammed the Congress “politicizing” the Pulawama terror attack and raising doubts about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to national security. Holding that Modi government gave top priority to national security during last five years, he said the opposition party’s allegations would have no impact on people […]

Bhubaneswar: Ujjwala ‘didi’ campaign was launched by the Central government in Bhubaneswar today. The meeting was attended by around 10,000 Ujjwala beneficiaries who were administered oath by Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. According to sources, the ‘Ujjwala didis’ or beneficiaries will create awareness about Central government schemes among women masses. They will spread awareness on women […]

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday while demanding to declare Delhi a full-fledged state, attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that BJP’s opposition to statehood for Delhi is a confession that Modi lied in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. The Aam Aadmi Party chief, who is going to sit on an indefinite […]

Gorakhpur: Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah on Saturday said that the Narendra Modi government had zero tolerance for terrorism and assured the people that the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF troopers were killed will not go unpunished. Addressing the inaugural session of the two-day national convention of the BJP Kisan Morcha, he […]

Gorakhpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday rolled out the ambitious PM-KISAN (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi), a cash-transfer scheme, here in the presence of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and used the event to accuse the opposition of shedding crocodile tears for farmers. The Centre had announced the PM-KISAN scheme in the 2019-20 […]