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Art and culture is the permanent treasure. Its fast depletion is making us poorer every year. In 2022, culture-based explanations for economic development will have to make a comeback in...

Happy New Year!!! What emoji does one insert now? One cannot escape the emoji. It's a trend that has caught on - mere words now appear so dry, inexpressive; a...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant departure from his normal new year routine, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik prayed and sought the blessings of Lord Jagannath at his residence, Naveen Niwas, here...

Seven decades ago, Bhubaneswar became Odisha’s capital by virtue of its geographical defense setup, that included a height of 148 ft mean sea level, crisscross natural drainage system, rivers and...

Moviegoers around the world have been basking in the smell of fresh popcorn and trying to hold hands across empty seats these last few months of 2021. Here’s hoping the...

It was the year of COP26, where countries, meeting in Glasgow, pledged to save our planet from an impending climate crisis. Following are some events spurred by climate change from...

The second year of COVID-19 pandemic brought plenty of misery to India, especially during the months of April, May and June when the second wave wreaked havoc. In sport, though,...

Bhubaneswar: Long after English was forcefully established as the prime tool of globalisation, people around the world have been putting their own intonations and inflections on the language, in order...

New Delhi: Commute is the great leveller, whether you are a factory worker in Mumbai, or a techie living in Delhi-NCR, unaffordable rents push you to the fringes from where...

My son as a four-year-old used to regale us with a popular Hindi poem: Mummy ki Roti gol, gol, Papa ka Paisa gol gol. Not discounting his endearing recital, I...