Called on the Hon’ble Governor of Odisha, Dr. @BrajmohanRamGov, at Lok Bhavan and had a discussion on a variety of issues. Conveyed my best wishes and wished him a successful and impactful tenure.
@GovernorOdisha
📍 New Delhi
Addressed the 4th edition of Business Odisha 2026 - Conclave & Awards, organised by OTV, celebrating Odisha’s entrepreneurial spirit, business leadership and growing economic potential.
Highlighted Odisha’s expanding role in India’s growth story and spoke about the opportunities emerging for Odisha’s traditional textiles, including Sambalpuri Ikat, Bomkai, Pasapalli and Kotpad, to access global markets through India’s expanding network of trade agreements.
Under the visionary leadership of Hon’ble PM Shri @narendramodi Ji, our focus must be on empowering MSMEs, strengthening manufacturing and taking India's indigenous products and enterprises to the world.
Heartiest congratulations to OTV and Smt. Jagi Mangat Panda Ji for bringing together Odisha’s leading entrepreneurs and business voices. Odisha’s enterprise and innovation will have an important place in our journey towards Viksit Bharat 2047.
For more than two decades, Odisha has been an important part of Jindal Steel’s story.
What has grown here goes beyond scale. It is a relationship shaped by people, capability, learning, and a shared confidence in what we can create together over time.
At the Business Odisha Awards 2026, our Hon’ble Chairman, Mr Naveen Jindal, spoke about the state’s industrial future and the opportunity to create more value within Odisha.
Our heartfelt thanks to Ms Jagi Mangat Panda, Ms Litisha Mangat Panda, and Odisha TV Network for bringing together meaningful conversations around Odisha’s enterprise, ambition, and the possibilities ahead.
For us, that future feels close to home. We have grown with Odisha, and there is much more still to build together.
#SteelOfIndia #Odisha #Manufacturing #ViksitBharat
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OTV hosts the 4th edition of the Business Odisha Awards 2026 in New Delhi, with Union Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal attending the event as the Chief Guest, alongside Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram and Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita.
#Odisha #BusinessOdishaAwards2026 #OTV
Participated in a fireside chat at the Business Odisha Conclave on 'Building Globally Competitive Enterprises, Exports, and Manufacturing from Odisha' and presented awards to outstanding leaders, enterprises, and brands.
Spoke about India's growing strength in global commerce, backed by record exports, expanding trade partnerships, and a resilient economy. Highlighted how Odisha can capitalise on new opportunities unlocked by India's FTAs, expanding global market access and the manufacturing ecosystem.
Emphasised that the next phase of India's growth must be driven by greater ambition, deeper innovation and a stronger global outlook, with businesses investing in R&D, advanced manufacturing and emerging technologies to lead global value chains.
"Building the Next Industrial Odisha", my conversation at the Business Odisha Awards 2026 in New Delhi today.
We first went to Angul in 2003, because a steel plant should sit beside at least one of its raw materials. Then came years that tested us badly, and for a long time it was difficult. We stayed.
We stayed because Odisha's strength was never only what is under the ground. It is the people, the work ethic and a real culture of skilling.
Odisha's next chapter is not more mineral export. It is value created inside the state.
A privilege to share the platform with Hon'ble Union Minister Shri @PiyushGoyal ji, Shri @PandaJay ji and Hon'ble Minister of State Shri @PmargheritaBJP ji.
My thanks to Ms Jagi Mangat Panda and Ms Litisha Mangat Panda for the conversation, and to the whole @OdishatvNetwork.
नवरात्रि में आज मां कालरात्रि की विशेष उपासना का दिन है। उनके आशीर्वाद से सभी का जीवन नई ऊर्जा और नए आत्मविश्वास से आलोकित हो। देवी मां की दिव्य कृपा से सबकी समृद्धि हो, यही प्रार्थना है।
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India has 35 lakh handloom weavers. Most are struggling.
Not from lack of skill — from lack of support.
That’s why we started “IKATAN”. A non-profit where every rupee of profit goes back to weaver welfare. Not margins. Not shareholders. Back to the people who made it.
Hand weaving is becoming rare. An art form centuries in the making can disappear in a generation.
Choose handloom. The weavers are still here. 🧵
#NationalHandloomDay #Ikatan #Handloom #Odisha
#WATCH | Canada’s High Commissioner to India, Christopher Cooter, paid a courtesy call on BJP National Vice President and MP Baijayant Panda at his residence.
#Odisha
India and Canada, bound by strong people-to-people ties and shared economic potential, can contribute significantly to innovation, growth and global prosperity. Mr. Christopher Cooter, High Commissioner of Canada to India, paid a courtesy call to our residence in Bhubaneswar today. Had a discussion on a wide range of issues. @CanadaInIndia
Pleased to participate in the @otvnews annual conclave today.
Shared my perspectives on 🇮🇳’s progress in the first quarter of the 21st century, the continued momentum propelling us forward, and Eastern India’s pivotal role in achieving our goal of #ViksitBharat.
From beautiful Koraput, Odisha.
May your 2026 be filled with moments that take your breath away, bringing you closer to your goals and filling your life with love and happiness 👍
#IndiGo logic:
New DGCA rule gives pilots 12 extra hours rest per week which caused sudden pilot shortage leading to 1000+ cancellations
60% market share giant can’t hire 200 more pilots in 18 months of notice?
Air India → normal operations
Akasa → normal
Vistara → normal
This has caused Airports in chaos
DGCA gave 6-18 months transition period.
Air India hired 500+ pilots in advance.
IndiGo hired almost none and kept expanding routes
#Indigoairlines #IndigoDelay #indigochaos
Veteran actor Dharmendra no more
Film director Karan Johar posts on Instagram - "It is an end of an ERA….. a massive mega star… the embodiment of a HERO in mainstream cinema… incredibly handsome and the most enigmatic screen presence … he is and will always be a bonafide Legend of Indian Cinema… defining and richly present in the pages of cinema history…"
(ANI)