Panic Over ‘Spy Pigeons’ Caught In Odisha Unnecessary!
Bhubaneswar: The brouhaha about two spy pigeons being caught and the attached cameras being sent for forensic examination has been in the news recently, with many speculations about their…
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The ‘Missing’ Jumping Deer On Biju Patnaik’s Dakota At Bhubaneswar…
Bhubaneswar: The dust has settled after the unveiling of Biju Babu’s Dakota at Bhubaneswar Airport named after him. The agencies have done a very good job of restoring the Old Gooney Bird…
Vande Bharat Express: Running On A Wing And A Prayer
Two mishaps in three days. Browsing herds of cows and buffaloes mowed down by the high-speed train. The Railway Minister said: “The train has been designed in such a way that if there is an…
Chilika Ropeway Project Will Affect Fragile Ecology Of The Lake
Bhubaneswar: The Ministry of Environment and Forests and Climate Change had issued a notification earlier this year, exempting infrastructure of aerial ropeways from environmental…
Give Until It Hurts, Mother Teresa Remembered
The Missionaries of Charity was founded by Mother Teresa on October 7, 1950.
I first met her sometime in mid-1994 when I saw her sitting on a chair in the security lounge of the Kolkata…
Nobel Prize Winner Annie Ernaux, The Girl Of 1958
Born in a working class family in Normandy, Annie studied at the Universities of Rouen and Bordeaux, became a school teacher and then got a higher degree in modern literature.
Right from…
Ram Leela In The North, Ravana Leela In The South
In 2016, on the day of Dussehra, effigies of Ram, Sita and Lakshman were burnt in Chennai by Periyar supporters. At a well-publicized event, activists of the Thanthai Periyar Dravidar…
India’s Oldest Convict Is In Odisha’s Koraput Jail; Why Isn’t Balaram Sira Being…
Koraput: Convict No 7273/A, lodged in the Circle Jail in Koraput, is no ordinary prisoner. At 92, Balaram Sira is the oldest prisoner in the state, perhaps the country. The nonagenarian, who…
The Sikh Connection With The National Flag Of India
They were the last to lay arms and the first to raise them against the British. The Sikhs of Punjab have not figured prominently in the galaxy of freedom fighters, barring Shaheed Bhagat…
Did Mahatma Gandhi Refuse To Salute The Tricolour?
Although Mahatma Gandhi led the non-violent independence movement, he didn’t join the government, even though he was the tallest leader of the Congress party. Just like he kept his distance…