OB Special

Bhubaneswar: Delhi-based designer Gunjan Jain has reimagined Odisha’s traditional bandha or ikat, infusing each thread with innovation and purpose. Her transformative contributions to this intricate craft were recognised on a...

National politics is heating up over transparency in election management. The ‘vote theft’ issue raised by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the Lok Sabha has filled the opposition India alliance...

The Lok Sabha has passed the Income-Tax (No. 2) Bill, 2025 , which is going to replace the Income-tax Act of 1961. This new legislation will come into force from...

Both Hiroshima and Bhubaneswar have marked 75 years since landmark events that deeply shaped their identities. Hiroshima, devastated by the dropping of the atomic bomb ‘Little Boy’, has since become...

Odisha’s Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra appears to be entangled in a fresh controversy over a land deal. Ever since the formation of the BJP government...

Bhubaneswar: Two issues have put the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in a tight spot. It’s strategy to deal with the recent crimes against women in Odisha on the one hand...

“अगर सड़के सूनी हो जाए तो संसद आवारा हो जाती हैं (If the streets fall silent, Parliament becomes reckless)” – Dr Ram Manohar Lohia’s profound words capture a fundamental truth...

A month and a week gross collection of a whopping Rs.17.8 crores of Odia blockbuster 'Bou Buttu Bhuta' shocks you even more than the appearance of the ghosts and vengeful...

Bhubaneswar: More than a year after ‘withdrawing’ from politics, V K Pandian’s recent public appearances have created a stir in BJD circles fuelled by speculation that he or his wife...

Rourkela: The most auspicious month of Hindus - Shraavana - is dedicated to Lord Shiva and it sees devotees throng Shiva temples across the country to pay their obeisance. The...