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Bhubaneswar: Chandan Kumar Bhanja never wanted to go to China. And, now he has been in Beijing for more than six years and doesn’t know when he can go back...

I first came across a small snippet of the Marie Kondo show, Tidying Up With Marie Kondo, a while ago, on Netflix. It was amazing and impressive to watch her...

It is astonishing how a little colour makes all the difference. Transforming you into a grandmother from a mother. Or to an elder sister from a mother. Well, to clear...

Bhubaneswar: The BJP put up a creditable performance in the just-concluded Pipili byelection, but that wasn't enough to upset the BJD applecart. Can being second at best fulfil the saffron...

Half Circle Full Circle Half Circle A Half Circle Full Circle Right-angle A He had first heard the magic formula for the magical drink in the home of his Asansol-based...

Bhubaneswar: If Arindam had not stepped into the Mahanadi waters...If the ODRAF personnel had not taken him along...If his seniors would have stopped him from planning a live telecast on...

It’s Sunday and we look forward to a good lunch and dinner that includes a meat portion (due apology to the vegetarians and vegans). The meat component may be poultry...

Bhubaneswar: The Pipili verdict could mark a new phase for the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) as the regional party dared to subtly change its narrative for the maiden time in...

Waves touch the sombre shore sometimes sober fierce at times a relentless journey of fathomless oceans! They speak in silence few understand their language and the saga of despondence!! Desire...

Sometime in May-June 1992 I called on Forest Minister  Harishchandra Baxipatra and expressed my desire to go on central deputation. But his reaction was very sharp: “Why do you want...