Guest Column

Biju Babu’s first term as the Chief Minister of Odisha lasted just 27 months. Despite his short stint, he left an indelible mark in the history of emergent Odisha. He...

The American secret agency CIA had always maintained an extensive dossier on Biju Patnaik. Numerous memoirs of ex-bureau chiefs, diplomats and operatives mention him in their works. During the Nehru...

  Expect Home Minister Amit Shah to stick to the script when he addresses the pro-CAA rally in Bhubaneswar today. The Citizenship Amendment Act, he would say, is about granting...

While it may be too late for the budget exercise, the Central government would do well to consider a socio-economic scheme like ‘Nyay’ to repair the damage and get the...

JSW is the current metal magnet sweeping Odisha's alluring mines. With the help of Odisha, the group should be looking at a growth of at least 2X in the coming...

South Korean director Bong Joon Ho’s masterpiece Parasite that recently won four Oscars and the Palme D’Or in Cannes last year playing in theatres in Delhi, offers multiple layers of...

There are several takeaways from the overwhelming repeat mandate for the AAP in Delhi. Before we analyse them, a recap of the election campaign, possibly the nastiest in independent India's...

Bhubaneswar: The  excavators and JCB’s have stopped  short  before many temples that surround the Lingaraj complex in the Odisha capital.  While extensive damage has been done to the many heritage structures of the...

When we were in London attending the Roundtable Conference, advocating for a separate Odisha state, our mentor and guide, Madhu Babu was fighting ill health. I remember spending considerable time...

There cannot be any earmarked time for nationalism. Because nationalism entails loyalty to a nation, a group of people who share a particular origin and characteristics, language, customs, geography, history,...