Some of the lawmakers of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) defied the party’s initial opposition and choose to support the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) during the voting Bhubaneswar ...

At least two senior BJD leaders - Prafulla Samal and Pratap Jena - have written letters to Patnaik demanding action against Patra for "going against the party stand by voting in support of Waqf Bill".

About a decade ago she founded Metis ALIVE, a company based in Beaumont, Alta., (just south of Edmonton) to help share Métis history and traditions in schools and the community. But while she ...

Sasmit Patra, also the leader of the BJD in Rajya Sabha, is in the eye of the storm after revealing that he had voted in favour of the contentious Bill. A section of senior BJD leaders on Saturday ...

BHUBANESWAR: Fissures have developed in the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) over the party’s change of stand on the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2025 with senior leaders questioning the decision to allow the ...

Taguig City, Philippines — Metis College officially launched last Saturday, March 29, 2025 at F1 Hotel in Bonifacio Global City, introducing a new model for business education built for ...

The Bill was passed with a vote margin of 288-232 in the Lok Sabha and 128-95 in the Rajya Sabha. Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Friday accused Biju Janata Dal (BJD) of succumbing to the BJP's ...

Waqf Amendment Bill: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Sasmit Patra on Thursday (April 3) said that our party has always upheld the principles of secularism and inclusivity, ensuring the rights of all ...

The BJD agreed to participate after DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran and Tamil Nadu Industries Minister T.R.B. Rajaa met with Mr. Patnaik here on Tuesday (March 11, 2025) on the instructions of Tamil ...

Bhubaneswar: In a major breakthrough in a high-profile corruption case, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Odisha Crime Branch on Thursday arrested Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and prominent ...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) confirmed on Tuesday that its chief and former Odisha Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik, will participate in the upcoming meeting on delimitation and electoral ...

But that was our biggest mistake," he added. Opposition BJD and Congress legislators created a ruckus in the Odisha Assembly today regarding the ‘Koshala’ remark of a BJP MLA, and “rising ...