Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who is also the president of the ruling BJD, nominated former party MLA Debasish Samantray and BJD leader Subhasish Khuntia from Puri as the party’s candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.

The Odisha government announced a new scheme Monday which will facilitate self-employment among youths in the state. The scheme Swatantra Yuva Udyami (SWAYAM) will help unemployed youths in Odisha.

The much-awaited second high level bridge on River Mahanadi connecting Baunsuni in Boudh district with Biramaharajpur in Subarnapur district is set to be completed in a record 36 months.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched affordable bus service under LAccMI (Location Accessible Multimodal Initiative) in Bolangir, Bargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Sundargarh districts through video conferencing from the Capital City .

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday inaugurated 87 transformed schools in Jajpur districts on last day of 4th phase of the state government’s ambitious school transformation programme under the 5T Initiative.

 Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Monday distributed appointment letters to 384 youths of Odisha as part of the Rozgar Mela launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The state government has declared Gupteswar Forest -- adjacent to the famous Gupteswar Shiva shrine in Dhondrakhol reserve forest in Koraput district -- as the fourth Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS) of Odisha.

The AAP Monday hit out at the BJP over ‘demolition actions’ in the city allegedly by the Central agencies in the past few months, as it sought to know the stand of seven Delhi MPs of the saffron party on the issue.

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan quit the party Monday, amid speculation that he is veering towards BJP.

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi Monday refused to read out the complete text of the customary address to the state Assembly, claiming it has ‘misleading facts’, and lambasted the ruling DMK over the National Anthem issue, remarks that were ‘expunged’ in yet another showdown between the Raj Bhavan and the state government.

The Delhi Police has imposed Section 144 for a month in the view of intended widespread tension and ‘social unrest’ due to the farmers’ ‘Delhi Chalo March’ .

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has decided to cut short his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Uttar Pradesh by skipping the western region of the state and saving five days, state party chief Ajay Rai said Monday, citing board exams.

Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services were rolled out in Sri Lanka and Mauritius Monday.

Retail inflation declined to a threemonth low of 5.1 per cent in January, mainly due to subdued prices of vegetables, fruits and other food items, according to government data released.

India’s industrial production growth slowed to 3.8 per cent in December 2023, mainly due to poor performance of mining and power generation segments, according to official data released .

The country’s vegetable oil imports declined by 28 per cent to 12 lakh tonne in January from a year-ago period, industry body SEA said Monday.

Protesting farmers will begin their 'Delhi Chalo' march to push the Centre to address their demands. Foremost among these demands is the enactment of a law guaranteeing a minimum support price (MSP) for crops - a crucial lifeline for farmers.

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) said it seized cash and froze bank balances and fixed deposits of a total worth of ₹ 30 crore in raids at 22 locations linked to builder Lalit Tekchandani and his other associates in a money laundering case.

Disheartened by the removal of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's portrait from her classroom, a Class 7 student at the CM Excellence School in Jharkhand's Palamu district shot off a letter to him expressing her anguish over the issue.

UAE Ambassador to India, Abdulnasser Jamal Alshaali praised the role of diaspora in UAE's journey in terms of economic growth and said that it has developed at a faster pace.