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Remember Maruti Esteem, Opel Astra, Opel Corsa and the first-gen Honda Civic? Historically the rulers of the premium market, sedans are slowly fading away and replaced by butch muscular SUVs....

Bhubaneswar: Year 2020 started encouragingly. Little did anyone know what was in store, come March. Once the coronavirus pandemic struck, the entertainment industry took a major hit, like all all...

The biggest pandemic in 100 years didn’t dampen the spirits of filmmakers though theatres remained closed for 10 months. Thanks to streaming websites, movie watching is not as inaccessible an...

Bhubaneswar: Though people would remember 2020 as the horrible year of the COVID-19 pandemic, some young talents in Odisha would cherish the year for a completely different reason. Several contestants...

Bhubaneswar: The year 2020 saw the Governor, Odisha government and ministers falling prey to fake news on social media. Two MPs also drew brickbats for their wrong tweets. Condolences too...

Bhubaneswar: The Odia entertainment industry lost some noted artistes and technicians in 2020 and their absence has created a void that can never be filled. Here's a look at all...

The Newtonian law of inertia held firm in politics in the year of the pandemic. As the country settled into a prolonged period of inactivity and humanitarian crises of varying...

An algorithm for happiness is some distance away. Mo Gawdat, Google's top executive, is already out with an equation. Others are busy at making the concept of happiness less of...

Despite being an annus horribilis for the Hindi film industry, 2020 was also the year of new talent, ideas and achievements. Apart from making a mark among the domestic audience,...

The #MeToo movement, crusade for heinous crimes against women and domestic violence has fuelled the need for feminist content. The film industry rose to the occasion producing some hard-hitting movies...