Chidambaram meets Orissa CM

Orissa Chief Minister Navin Patnaik has said that he will discuss with Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram about the state''s needs to check Maoists activities.Talking tomedia-personsin......

UCC Can Wait, Personal Law Reforms Can't

Crucial reforms in Muslim personal law, especially laws related to inheritance and adoption, need to be initiated forthwith; historically speaking, without the State's backing, hardly has any......

Orissa: Why flood-hit villagers are not rebuilding their homes

The flood waters have receded from Kendrapara in Orissa over a week ago but the people are waiting for damage assessment by government officials instead of repairing their houses. "We have been......

Orissa: Chidambaram apologises to riot victims

Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday apologised to Kandhamal riot victims during a visit to one of the relief camps in the Orissa district. The Home Minister, who is on a two-day visit to Orissa,......

Saradha scam: Orissa MP's home searched by CBI

Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday carried out search operations at 30 locations, including house of a sitting Biju Janata Dal member of Parliament and two other politicians from Odisha in......

When R K Krishna Kumar Spoke To Rediff

R K Krishna Kumar, one of the stalwarts of the Tata group, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2023, evening. A close lieutenant of then Tata Sons chairman Ratan Tata, he spoke to Rediff.com's......

Heads of mineral-rich states to meet President

Chief ministers of five mineral-rich states, including Chhattisgarh, will meet Home Minister Shivraj Patil in New Delhi tomorrow to demand rejection of the recommendations of the Hooda Committee on......

Tatas bet big on Corus, expansion

It's not just Corus. Tata Steel will have to brace up for one more battle back home -- sourcing iron ore for its ambitious expansion plans. But a successful acquisition of the Anglo-Dutch......

How Sonu Sood became India's Superman

'Ek ghante ke andar humare paas 78,000 calls aaye.' '78,000!' Actor Sonu Sood became a saviour for migrant workers when he helped them get home during the nationwide lockdown. Neha Dhupia all......

Punjab struggling against Orissa

Punjab were struggling to avoid a first innings deficit against Orissa after being reduced to 207 for eight on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Super League Group 'B' match at PCA stadiumin......

Mumbai crush Orissa by innings and 210 runs

Orissa's lower order put up a fight, but it only delayed the inevitable, as Mumbai romped home by an innings and 210 runs to garner all six points from their Ranji Trophy Elite Division match in......

Punjab vs Orissa Ranji match ends in draw

Natraj and Niranjan Behera struck half centuries as Orissa scored 177 for three after following-on in their Ranji Trophy Super League Group B against Punjab which ended in a draw on the fourth and......

Orissa-Maharashtra match on razor's edge

Maharashtra opener Deepak Jadhav's fine double hundred and a maiden century by Kaushik Aphale put the four-day Ranji Trophy Plate division cricket match against Orissa on the razor's edge on the......

Seven-star Vinay takes Karnataka close to victory

Karnataka closed in on an outright victory against Orissa after Vinay Kumar ripped through the opposition batting line-up with a seven-wicket haul on the third and penultimate day of their Group B......