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Bhubaneswar: BJD and BJP, the political Big B's of Odisha, on Thursday announced the star campaigners for the Patkura Assembly election scheduled on July 20. The ruling party heavyweights to hit the campaign trail are: Naveen Patnaik,…

The Lok Sabha sat till 11.10 pm on Tuesday to conclude the debate on the Union Budget, the reply to which will be given by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday. While a total of 12 hours were allocated for the discussion,…

Bhubaneswar: With the Election Commission of India (ECI) announcing July 20 as the date for elections for the Patkura Assembly seat in Odisha’s Kendrapara district, the ruling BJD and the Opposition BJP and Congress have revved up campaign…

Bhubaneswar: The Congress on Sunday claimed Bijoy Mahapatra, the BJP nominee for the forthcoming Patkura Assembly poll, was a 'guinea pig' candidate. “The fact is that BJD and BJP are contesting a friendly match in Patkura and it is fixed.…

Bhubaneswar: BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi has urged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to take the initiative for the setting up of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) in Odisha. In a letter to the Chief Minister, the Bhubaneswar MP said…

Bhubaneswar: The BJP’s Odisha unit has set a target to increase party members from 36 lakh to 45 lakh at a time the BJP is launching a mega membership drive across the country from Saturday to mark Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad…

Bhubaneswar: The budget session of the Odisha Assembly was adjourned till 11.30am on Monday following an uproar by the Congress members. As soon as the House proceedings began, Speaker Surya Narayan Patro announced commencement of the…

Calcutta: The Mamata Banerjee government has nipped in the bud an attempt to communalise a welfare measure and project it as an example of “appeasement”. Bengal BJP president and Midnapore MP Dilip Ghosh had on Thursday tweeted: “The West…

The BJP has accused the Mamata Banerjee government of “minority appeasement” over a Bengal government circular. A report in timesnownews.com said the state's Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education Department (MAMED) circular has asked…

New Delhi: Union Minister and Balasore MP Pratap Sarangi has voiced serious objections to forceful religious conversion, saying such acts are contrary to the law of the land. In an interview to news portal The Print, Sarangi said forceful…