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Bhubaneswar: Ending all speculations in political circles, Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Saturday announced the name of Rita Sahu as the party candidate for the Bijepur by-polls on October 21. “I am indebted to the…

Bhubaneswar: Political parties are all braced up for the bypoll to the Bijepur Assembly scheduled on October 21. The BJD on Tuesday said that its party candidate will file nominations on September 30. A decision to this effect was taken at…

Bhubaneswar: Political activities picked up pace in Odisha with the returning officer notifying the date for the Bijepur Assembly by-election on Monday. The notification came two days after the Election Commission of India announced the…

Bhubaneswar: With the Election Commission of India announcing October 21 as the date for the byelection to the Bijepur Assembly, the BJP on Sunday maintained that it will have no friendly fight with the ruling BJD. “There is no question of…

All the six Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislators in Rajasthan have joined the ruling Congress in the state. They conveyed their decision to quit the Mayawati-led party to the Assembly Speaker, CP Joshi, on Monday night. The late night…

Bhubaneswar: A day after being suspended as the convener of National Students’ Union (NSUI), Itish Pradhan on Monday said that the students' wing of the Congress will continue its campaign against the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Congress will have no Aadhaar link provision in its membership drive in the state. Informing the media on Monday, senior Congress leader and in-charge of Telangana Rama Chandra Khuntia said the party will launch the…

Puri: The Puri district administration on Tuesday began the demolition of the 500-year-old Bada Akhada mutt here. Puri collector Balwant Singh said 25 police platoons were deployed during the demolition drive. Talking to the media, the…

A day after Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said it would transfer Rs 1,76,051 crore to the government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi lashed out at the ruling dispensation saying that "looting" the central bank would not help revive the economy.…

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi on Friday backed party colleague Jairam Ramesh’s remarks on Narendra Modi, saying demonising the Prime Minister was “wrong” and acts must be judged issue-wise, not person-wise. Speaking at…