Why V K Pandian Is So Valuable To Naveen Patnaik

Naveen Patnaik is known as an "absentee landlord" who needs bureaucrats like Pandian to run his government, reports Archis Mohan. IMAGE: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and V K Pandian meet......

SC refuses to revisit its verdict on anti-defection law

The Supreme Court today refused to revisit its two-decade-old verdict on the anti-defection law holding that an elected or nominated member of Parliament of a political party is bound by its whip......

Naveen Patnaik's political ambitions

From hobnobbing with the likes of Jacqueline Kennedy and Mick Jagger, the reclusive author-turned-politician has come a long way, says Anita Katiyal. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has never......