Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday inducted three new ministers in his Cabinet. Senior BJD MLAs Bikram Keshari Arukha, Sudam Marndi and Sarada Prasad Nayak took oath Monday as Cabinet ministers here at a swearing-in ceremony held at State Convention Centre in Lok Seva Bhawan.

Crop insurance will be completely free for farmers for the next three years, Cooperation Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak said. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Nayak said the government will pay the farmers’ share of premium (2 per cent of sum assured) for the next three years crop insurance cycle - Kharif 2023 to Rabi 2025-26.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said Monday it has seized an Audi car valued at `51 lakh as part of a money laundering investigation against Jyoti Ranjan Beura alias Golden Baba, an alleged fraudster based in Odisha.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday inaugurated ITC's integrated consumer goods manufacturing and logistics facility at Khurda.

The Congress asked the Centre Monday to honour the Supreme Court verdict on Delhi services and said a final call on supporting the legislation that seeks to replace the ordinance in Parliament would be taken after discussions with like-minded political parties.

Walking stick, baby walker, air conditioner, balloon and bangles are among the 193 "free symbols" issued by the Election Commission recently for Independents and candidates of unrecognised parties to pick from.

The Delhi High Court Monday issued notice to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on a plea by an NGO seeking damages, claiming its documentary “India: The Modi Question” casts a slur on the reputation of India and makes false and defamatory imputations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian judiciary .

The government is planning to bring a bill in Parliament to link data related to birth and death with electoral rolls and the overall development process, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday.

The Border Security Force intercepted a fifth Pakistani drone in the last four days that intruded into India from along the International Border in Punjab to drop a drugs consignment, officials said on Monday.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday alleged that the nephew of his predecessor Charanjit Singh Channi had demanded ₹ 2 crore from a cricketer to secure him a government job under the sports quota.

The opening of the new parliament by Prime Minister Narendra Modi -- due on May 28 -- has set off a huge political row. Opposition parties have contended that the President, as the "highest Constitutional authority", should be inaugurating it.

Shantha Murthy MG allegedly shared Hm Rajashekhar Hiremath's post against Siddaramaiah on the day he was sworn in as Chief Minister on May 20.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, in a huge announcement today, said that he was aiming for the complete withdrawal of the controversial law AFSPA from the entire state by the end of this year.

The mission is designed to deploy the NVS-01 navigation satellite, weighing 2,232 kilograms, into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO).

Actor, model and casting coordinator Aditya Singh Rajput aged 32 was found dead at his apartment in Mumbai's Andheri area.

Forest department officials busted a turtle smuggling racket Monday by seizing 119 turtles and arresting a person during patrolling at Nuaguda Square of this town in Nabarangpur district.

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has issued an order recently prohibiting the use of acid for cleaning public toilets operated by it, the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) said Monday.

A logo to commemorate 200 years of Assam Tea was unveiled here Sunday, coinciding with International Tea Day. Assam Tea, which contributes to over 50 per cent of the tea produced annually in the country, was first discovered growing in the wild in 1823 by Major Robert Bruce.

Former Mumbai NCB chief Sameer Wankhede, accused in a cruise 'drug bust' bribery case, Monday submitted a letter to the office of the Mumbai police commissioner seeking protection after claiming he and his wife were receiving death threats for the last few days.

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra became the world number one for the first time in his career in the latest men’s javelin throw rankings issued by the World Athletics