Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has came down heavily on the BJP government and targeted it for "attacking the dreams of the youth as soon as it took oath."
Former CM Naveen Patnaik's gesture of camaraderie at the swearing-in ceremony of new CM Mohan Charan Majhi catches attention as he interacts with Prime Minister Modi and other ministers. Read more about the political dynamics in Odisha.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has chosen to keep his top four ministers in his new cabinet and is expected to pursue a "neighbors first" strategy in the new term, while sending out a message of continuity for major policies, experts say.
In his first statement after taking over once again as Union Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, on Thursday rejected allegations of paper leak in the medical entrance exam NEET-UG, saying there is no evidence to substantiate the claims and added that the Government is ensuring no student is at