Former BJD MP Jay Panda joins BJP ahead of polls

Former Biju Janata Dal lawmaker Baijyant 'Jay' Panda joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday, giving a boost to the party in Odisha where it is looking to improve its tally in the upcoming Lok......

BJD MP Jay Panda on the Maoists, Posco and more

Bijayant 'Jay' Panda symbolises the young Indian politician who appears just as comfortable in Parliament as he is in Kendrapara, the rural Orissa parliamentary constituency from which he has......

Can Owaisi, Panda Convince The Saudis?

Their shared brief: To assert India's case with clarity, rebut hostile narratives, and secure enduring partnerships for global counter-terror cooperation. IMAGE: A Border Security Force personnel......

Pak uses nuke shield to back terror: All-party delegation in Algeria

Terrorism is a global menace to be addressed by humanity in unison was the all-party delegation's message to Algeria as it concluded its visit to the North African country on Sunday. IMAGE:......

Parties rubbish Plan Panel's poverty figures

No one seems to believe the poverty figures laid out by the Planning Commission. Even the United Progressive Alliance constituent Nationalist Congress Party on Wednesday rubbished the Planning......

Opposition calls the Budget 'anti-poor, anti-middle class'

Image: Budget fails to provide 'Aacche din' to poor. Photograph: Reuters     The Opposition on Saturday slammed as "hollow and plain" BJP's first full-year union budget, saying it......

Angioplasty on Ganguly's other blockages to be done later

IMAGE: Sourav Ganguly's close friend and CPI-M leader Ashok Bhattacharya had on Sunday said that the former cricketer was "under pressure" to join politics. Photograph: BCCI/IPL Board of Control......

Sports Shorts: Prajnesh makes second straight Masters main draw

IMAGE: A 6-4, 6-4 victory in the second qualifying round of the ATP-1000 tennis tournament earned Prajnesh Gunneswaran a place in the main draw. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters India's number one......