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Bhubaneswar: "Hello, I am Bijaya Sahoo," said a smart gentleman as we shook hands for the first time. "Yeah, I know of you," I replied, looking at an amazing tie,...

Bhubaneswar: Around 300 villagers spent 12 hours perched on three manchas (elevated wooden platforms) as heavy rain and strong wind lashed Odisha's Bhadrak district in 1971. It was a very...

Even after a 25-year intimate involvement with theatre, as an accomplished actress and promising director who has performed across India and several other countries, the humble Sujata Priyambada prefers to...

Bhubaneswar:  May 29, 2012, was no different than any other day that we experience in this part of the world in the hot summer month: sultry and sweaty. As afternoon...

Well, I had decided to hang up my boots after writing 10 articles in a series on pandemics in history. What had got me fascinated was the sense of déjà...

Bhubaneswar: Call it COVID mismanagement, pandemic pandemonium or whatever you like but the reality is going to strike you as hard: thousands of deaths and counting, the deadly coronavirus is...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government’s recent decision to remove the commissioner of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Prem Chandra Chaudhury when the capital city is reeling under COVID-19 pandemic has thrown up...

Bhubaneswar: The recent outburst by senior BJD leader Pravat Biswal and his MLA son Souvic against an IAS officer in front of the Cuttack collector and video cameras might not...

Team India pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who married glamorous TV presenter Sanjana Ganesan at a private ceremony in Goa on Monday, became the latest cricketer with a celebrity spouse. The Late...

Mumbai: Soon to be parents Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli rang in 2021 indoors, with close friends. The Team India captain, who has returned from the tour of Australia on...