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Congress alleges the commission could delay polls, while BJP leaders back the exercise and demand 27% OBC reservation, citing the need to establish backwardness through empirical data.

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha’s paddy procurement for the 2026-27 kharif marketing season, scheduled to begin in the first week of November, faces a potential bottleneck

BHUBANESWAR : Nearly a year after the Odisha government announced its river-linking programme, six projects with a combined estimated cost of about Rs 1,790 crore are at various stages of survey, feasibility assessment and detailed project report (DPR) preparation.

BHUBANESWAR: Student union elections scheduled for Thursday across universities and colleges in the state have exposed embarrassing lack of coordination and discordance between the ruling BJP and its student wing Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), triggering widespread resentment within the saffron organisation.

BHUBANESWAR: BJP MP from Puri and the party’s national spokesperson Sambit Patra on Wednesday accused the Congress of attempting to create unrest in the country

The PM said the RBI's new facilities reflected the government's focus on making banking more efficient, reliable and accessible in the coming decades.

Read this exciting story from The New Indian Express October 26, 2026 issue. Modi says crores of rupees given to select industrialists under UPA

The sharp reduction in consumption has prompted the SLDC to significantly cut power drawal from the central generating stations.

The former Union minister's back-to-back rallies is viewed as a calculated show of strength

The leadership vacuum has reportedly stalled the finalisation of 12 important regulatory orders.