Biju Janata Dal backs Vaishnaw in RS polls; no alliance, says BJP

The ruling Biju Janata Dal in Odisha on Wednesday announced that it will support the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Ashwini Vaishnaw in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in the state. IMAGE:......

Heat of light bulb, plastic bottle kept infant alive inside borewell

It was a simple 100-watt light bulb that provided much-needed heat to a newborn girl who was found stuck inside a cold borewell in Odisha, before she was rescued safely in an over five-hour-long......

Not So Near, Yet Not So Far From BJP

Call it the art of staying rooted yet bending with prevailing political winds. With Telangana going to the polls in December, and assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Andhra and Odisha scheduled......

Will go solo in 2024 LS polls, says BJD's Patnaik, rules out third front

The Biju Janata Dal will go solo in next year's Lok Sabha polls as it has always done, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said on Thursday, days after JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar met him amid......

After facing criticism, govt may rewrite airport privatisation policy

In the upcoming round of privatisation, unviable airports are likely to be clubbed with six main airports and a prospective bidder may be restricted to bid for two airports. Facing criticism that......

Guidelines on privatisation of PSUs soon

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had in May announced that there will be a maximum of four public sector companies in strategic sectors, and state-owned firms in other segments will eventually......

6 more airports to be auctioned under PPP model: FM

These airports are those at Amritsar, Varanasi, Bhubaneswar, Indore, Raipur and Trichy. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The government will soon start auctioning of six more airports under......

IndiGo to start daily flights on 6 UDAN routes in next two months

The flights will be to and from Prayagraj-Gorakhpur, Aizawl-Agartala and Varanasi-Bhubaneswar. Budget airline IndiGo on Friday announced that over the next two months it will start daily flights......

India, SA touchdown in Cuttack for 2nd T20I

IMAGE: The Indian players get a warm welcome at the team hotel in Cuttack. Photograph: BCCI Players of the Indian and South African cricket teams reached Odisha on Friday amid tight security ahead......

Junior Hockey WC: Foreign teams exempted from quarantine

IMAGE: The FIH Men's Junior World Cup will be played at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar from November 25 to December 5.Photograph: Getty Images Foreign teams that will land in India for next......

India withdraws from Birmingham CWG hockey; cites COVID concerns

Hockey India’s move comes a day after England pulled out of the FIH men's Junior World Cup, to be held in Bhubaneswar next month, citing a number of COVID-related concerns. IMAGE: Hockey......

England pulls out of men's Jr Hockey WC in Bhubaneswar

England Hockey cited the Indian government's mandatory 10-day quarantine protocol for all UK nationals as one of the reasons for withdrawal. IMAGE: The FIH Men's Junior World Cup is scheduled to......

Odisha toasts India's Tokyo Olympics hockey teams

'Odisha and hockey are destined to become synonymous. We will continue our partnership with Hockey India.' Each player was awarded Rs 10 lakh and the support staff Rs 5 lakh by Odisha Chief......