History

Lucknow: Controversies and politicians go hand in hand. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s comments on Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and his descendants is the latest instance. Speaking at a gathering at...

New Delhi: On Jawaharlal Nehru’s 135th birth anniversary, the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund (JNMF) announced plans to launch The Nehru Archive on November 14, 2025. The archive will comprise of...

London: The bedchamber sword of Tipu Sultan was sold for 14 million pounds (Rs 143 crore) at Bonhams Islamic and Indian Art sale, an auction house in London. The price...

Bhubaneswar: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has written to Union Minister of Tourism and Culture Kishan Reddy to issue direction to Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to take over excavation and...

Odisha’s history is very much under-researched and largely unexplored by scholars and popular writers alike. Authors have restricted themselves to recreating the past glory of the state during the reign...

Kendrapara: While the whole nation pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on October 2, Jagulaipara in Kendrapara remembers the services of Raghu Nayak, who had worked as a gardener in Birla...

Cuttack: The historical site of Sisupalgarh on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar is yet to get a boundary wall as Odisha government and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) continues to shift...

Puri: The Puri district administration on Monday resumed demolition of private buildings coming under the ambit of 75-metre safety zone around the 12th century Sri Jagannath Temple here. In a...

Bhubaneswar: In an effort to beautify and preserve heritage sites Khandagiri and Udayagiri in the heart of the Capital city, the Bhubaneswar Development Authority, Archaeological Survey of India, Bhubaneswar Municipal...

Simple, hardworking, and peace-loving folks who survived mainly off their agricultural land or forests, the penury of tribal and peasant communities of India across various regions was easily subjected to...