Politics

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a 90-day tariff pause for most countries after the US-imposed duties set off a massive trade war. However, it does not apply to China. Trump has raised the tariff rate for…
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Bhubaneswar: Amid turmoil in the BJD over Waqf Bill voting, Naveen Patnaik's defence of VK Pandian and claim that ex-MLA Prabhat Tripathy was expelled from the BJD some years ago, the senior leader (Tripathy) on Thursday alleged that the…
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Bhubaneswar: Amid turmoil in the BJD over Waqf Bill voting that sparked internal conflict and speculations about a split, party chief Naveen Patnaik came out in support of VK Pandian and vehemently denied his involvement in any affairs of…
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Bhubaneswar: The rift in BJD, struggling to keep its flock together since the 2024 twin polls debacle, has come out into the open over the flip-flop surrounding voting on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill. A gag order is said to have now been…
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Bhubaneswar: Embroiled in a major controversy over Rajya Sabha member Sasmit Patra’s support to waqf Bill, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has been under stinging attack from within the outfit as well as from other political parties in Odisha. …
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Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Monday said that he would look into the controversy, which has erupted on the party’s last-minute change in stance on Wakf Amendment Bill-2025. After a meeting with Rajya Sabha member Munna…
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Bhubaneswar: Amid the row over Waqf Bill voting, Muzibulla Khan, BJD’s lone Muslim representative in Rajya Sabha, on Monday met party president & Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik over the issue. The Rajya Sabha member,…
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Bhubaneswar: Union Health Minister JP Nadda is set to launch Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana at a special event inOdisha’s Cuttack on April 11. Nadda, also the BJP national president, is also scheduled to attend a…
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Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) celebrated its 46th foundation day in a grand way in Odisha on Sunday with top leaders asserting that the party has transformed itself into a movement across the country. The Odisha unit…
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New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and the Mussalman Waqf (Repeal) Bill, 2025 — two key legislations passed during the Budget Session of Parliament aimed at reforming the management…
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