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2020 is turning out to be a horrible year for the country indeed. And it has 'Made in China' written all over. First, it was the insidious import from Wuhan,...

Should schools open or should they not? The topic is being debated with certain urgency in several circles. The arguments on both sides are compelling. Before we go there, here's...

He had success, a zooming career, fawning fans, money, comforts and everything else a happy life could mean. Why would someone like Sushant Singh Rajput, a bright young achiever at...

The pandemic has spurred new thoughts on the future of school education. Online is the way to go, many experts suggest. It would eliminate the need for elaborate physical infrastructure,...

In the beginning, there was the disease. Anyone who bothered to follow its progress knew it was going to be big, of global proportion, in terms of spread, lives claimed...

Bhubaneswar: The wait is over. Priyanka Swain has been adjudged winner of Lockdown Recipes, a first-of-its-kind cookery contest organised by Odisha's leading 24x7 news websites www.odishabytes.com and www.odishasambad.in, for her...

"Certain species of animals eat their young. Some abandon them as soon as they are born," the friend said with a sardonic smile, "Now I understand why." Known for his...