Who is Dharmendra Pradhan? All about Education minister facing heat in CJP protest amid NEET, CBSE controversyCJP protest news: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protested at Jantar Mantar, demanding Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resig...
06 Jun, 2026, 12.18 PM IST
West Bengal Polls: BJP picks Bhabanipur 'giant killer' Suvendu Adhikari as chief ministerWest Bengal is set for a new political era. The Bharatiya Janata Party will form the government, ending nearly two decades of Trinamool Con...
08 May, 2026, 06.37 PM IST
What Bengal thinks today: Pan-India-wise, May 4 signals more regional parties moving into existential crisesThe Bharatiya Janata Party's significant win in West Bengal marks a major shift. This victory, alongside other state election results, has ...
06 May, 2026, 11.19 PM IST
Is it worth taking a fresh look at the housing finance sector? 6 housing finance stocks with upside potential of up to 18%Housing finance is one of those sectors where the macro picture is always attractive, but not so much the micro reality. At the level of th...
22 Apr, 2026, 12.50 PM IST
96 CPSEs incorporated since 2014The list includes Air India Assets Holding Ltd (AIAHL), set up in 2018 as a precursor to Air India's sale to hold non-core assets and liabi...
17 Apr, 2022, 10.59 AM IST
States bet big on free ration scheme, Odisha govt extends it till SeptemberOdisha government has fixed an upper limit of 2.5 million beneficiaries under the SFSS. At present, there are about 809,000 beneficiaries u...
04 Apr, 2022, 01.00 AM IST
Labour reforms make steady progress; at least 17 states pre-publish draft rules on 4 codes: Economic SurveyIn 2019 and 2020, 29 central labour laws were amalgamated, rationalised and simplified into four labour codes, viz., the Code on Wages, 201...
31 Jan, 2022, 05.15 PM IST
Odisha based steel industries face shortage of iron oreIron ore production in Odisha has dropped by over 31 million tonnes from 142 million tonnes in 2019-20 to 111 million tonnes in the 2020-21...
27 Jun, 2021, 01.50 PM IST
Odisha's SDG performance increased by 10 points: GovernmentThe state ranked Number-1 in SDG-13 relating to action on combating climate change and its impacts. The state also ranked No-1 in SDG-14 re...
22 Jun, 2021, 11.12 AM IST
NCLAT stays order directing ArcelorMittal to pay Rs 1,300 crore to Odisha Slurry Pipeline Infrastructure“As an ad-interim the operation of the impugned order as regards making of payment by the Appellant (ArcelorMittal India) to ‘OSPIL’ by 15t...
06 Dec, 2020, 08.20 PM IST
Make in Odisha 2020 still on track, says governmentOdisha’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis has been a great advertisement of the Naveen Patnaik administration’s efficiency and proactive gov...
03 Jun, 2020, 12.45 AM IST
Tata Steel subsidiary bags second chrome mine after Misrilall in e-auction in OdishaThe aggressive bidding for the chrome deposits has surprised some in the industry despite the fact that the Saruabil mine was considered a ...
23 Oct, 2019, 11.38 PM IST
Bhubaneswar gets provisional clearance for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2020This was revealed by Tournament Director of the Local Organising Committee, Roma Khanna.
27 Aug, 2019, 07.20 PM IST
Odisha waits for Centre nod to auction mining leaseThe state foresees a huge disruption in the sector for the next few years if requisite environment clearances aren’t more prompt.
28 Jun, 2019, 09.29 PM IST
Tata Global Beverages plans to set up Rs 100-crore tea packaging unit in OdishaThe aggregate investments by both the companies for setting up this new unit are expected to be around Rs 100 crore over a period of time, ...
14 Nov, 2018, 02.16 PM IST
48 per cent rail tracks electrified,aim to double it in 5 years: Government"Electrification has the highest pay-back. The amount of electrification that we have done so far, we will be doubling the same in the next...
31 Mar, 2017, 05.58 PM IST
Odisha unveils policy for industries, startups at Make in India weekThe policy aims at increasing the ease of doing business by providing infrastructure, land and some funding.
14 Feb, 2016, 06.41 PM IST