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By Amit Kapoor As India celebrates and enters its 69th year of independence, it is important to look at some of the country’s achievements and areas for improvement. Such an endeavor would lead to an assessment of the country’s progress till date and course correction in the days ahead. There are several areas where considerable […]

By allowing parliament to function on the penultimate day of the monsoon session and participating for a while in a debate on the Lalit Modi affair, the Congress' mother-and-son leadership has shown it is something of a novice where tactics are concerned

Kolkata/Bhubaneswar: The sugary, soft, spongy balls of Indian cottage cheese, the rosogollas, have virtually unleashed a war of words between two Indian states. Both Odisha and West Bengal have entered the fray to stake their claim to this delectable dessert and to its legacy. It’s a sweet that is identifiable with the warmth and hospitality […]

By Bobby Hoffman Standards of affluence vary according to many factors, including geography, cultural norms, family history, education – and the type of work we are willing to do. Personal wealth can be sustained or temporary, with fluctuations based upon our chosen lifestyle, the cost of living, and general economic conditions. Unfortunately, many of the […]

Kolkata: India will achieve a 10 percent growth rate by 2017, BJP president Amit Shah said on Wednesday. Speaking at a chamber of commerce event here, Shah urged the Congress to support the Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill in the Rajya Sabha. Thursday is the last day of parliament’s monsoon session. “The parliament logjam […]

Many would argue there is nothing “new” or “historic” in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s August 3 announcement of the “Naga Peace Accord”. Indeed there is none. The only available media statement said details of the accord framework and its execution will be released in the days to come. But there is something very unique – […]

Odisha is busy in its war against the ongoing second wave. It is equally important to consider planning and working on strategies to face the third wave at this juncture.

The sharecroppers — Bhagachashis — operate under heavy odds and are unable to take a long-term view about farming in the land they till.

Lord Jagannath, His brother Lord Balabhadra and sister Devi Subhadra have an elaborate ritual bath on Snana Purnima. The day is also celebrated as Lord Jagannath's birthday. 

By Amit Dasgupta The last quarter of 2001 saw two dramatic events that had a transformational impact on the global community: First, the terrorist attacks on the US in September, followed by the launch of the Doha Development Round through the WTO’s 4th Ministerial Conference in Qatar in November. A couple of months prior to […]

Many a devotee who silently hoped that Jagannath Rath Yatra would happen in all famous temples of Odisha are left disappointed.

The oldest format of the game is set to be the last to get a World Championship final of its own. After a lot of discussions, a lot of confusion and a lot of chop and change, India and New Zealand will be playing for the mace.

St.Peter’s Basilica, one of the most iconic monuments of the Christian world had to be cleaned from the multiple layers of grime that had gathered on its facade. However, found beneath the layers were pigments of various colors from the 1600s, when the colours were actually designed by the Baroque master Maderno. Took by surprise, […]

Lord Jagannath might be the ideal deity for millions of his devotees around the globe, but his one wife is not too impressed. Just within a fortnight of their wedding, he bathes too much and falls ill for 15 days. Immediately after, he goes out on a vacation with his siblings, not bothering to even […]

Every year, the deities of the Jagannath Temple are carried to the Gundicha Temple on the other side of the road on grand chariots, in the world famous Ratha Jatra. During this time, the huge temple remains empty, bereft of its presiding deities. People throng to the other temple where the deities reside during the […]