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Booker Prize 2020: Indian Origin Writer Avni Doshi’s ‘Burnt Sugar’…
Indian-origin writer Avni Doshi’s debut novel 'Burnt Sugar' about love between mother and daughter, is among the six books shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize for Fiction. The winner will…
Susant Misra’s Hindi Film Bags International Award For Set Design By Another…
Bhubaneswar: Odia filmmaker Susant Misra’s Hindi film titled ‘Josef - Born in Grace’ has bagged the Best Set Design award at the Madrid International Film Festival 2020.
The set for the…
Kerala’s Souparnika Nair Wows ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ Judges
Bhubaneswar: "I can't remember the show opening with someone getting a standing ovation," said judge David Williams after Souparnika Nair's performance.
Kerala-origin, Souparnika did not…
Great India Dance Off: Odisha Dancer Counting On Local Votes To Win Flipkart Videos…
Bhubaneswar: She could not win Dance India Dance Season 4 on Zee TV due to a near-fatal accident that injured her spinal cord leaving her immobile for quite some time. However, that…
Ranchi Girl Questions Railway Authorities After Being Stranded At Daltonganj
Ranchi: Ananya Choudhary, Ranchi's undergraduate law student, questioned the railway authorities after it changed tracks of the Delhi-Rajdhani Express and asked passengers to catch buses…
Beatboxing: Odisha Lad Makes New Music Form Popular
Bhubaneswar: Beatboxing is a relatively new form of music in Odisha. Thanks to the passion of youngsters like Archit Panda, a +2 Science student at SAI International School, it is gaining…
Teachers’ Day: President Kovind To Present National Award To 47 Teachers…
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind will confer the National Award to 47 teachers in a virtual ceremony on Saturday.
Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and MoS for…
India, Russia Named Joint Winners Of Chess Olympiad After Controversial Final
India and Russia were declared joint gold-medal winners of the Chess Olympiad following a dramatic and controversial final on Sunday.
The Viswanathan Anand-led Indian team ran mighty…
Odisha Ranks Fifth In Export Preparedness Index 2020, Tops In Aluminium Ingots
Bhubaneswar: Odisha has added another feather to its hat by bagging the fifth position in Niti Aayog's Export Preparedness Index 2020 in overall rankings.
The state has an export…
Rohit Sharma, Manika Batra Among Five To Be Conferred Rajiv Khel Ratna Award
New Delhi: Opener Rohit Sharma is all set be conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
Four other sportspersons who have been chosen for this prestigious award are table tennis star…