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Senior Congress leader and former MP Soumya Ranjan Patnaik was recently expelled from the party for ‘anti-party activities.’  Speculation was on the rife that the Congress top brass was contemplating disciplinary action against some senior…

Odia girl Bilina Pattanaik is a new face in the literary world with her debut novel "Tamanna, A Wish". A management lady's passion for writing stories will certainly surprise many, but she did it and received a big thumbs up from her fans…

The Street Vendors’ (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Bill, 2012, which was passed by Lok Sabha on September 6, 2013, has been hailed by the National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI). The association…

It was just like a fairytale, as a 52-year-old son lit the funeral pyre of his 28-year-old father! That happened in Meerpur of Rewari district of Haryana on September 4, when armyman Jagmal Singh was cremated with full military honours.…

There has been a long-standing demand for a permanent bench of the Orissa High Court in Western Odisha. That demand gained momentum ahead of the urban local bodies in Odisha, as most regions, barring Padampur, decided to boycott the polls.…

Since 1993 Mumbai Blasts, India has been trying hard to get its 'Most Wanted' terrorist Dawood Ibrahim back so that he can stand trial for the heinous crimes he committed, but in vain. There has been ample proof that Dawood resides in…

With Narendra Modi's elevation as the potential PM candidate of the BJP, the battle line for 2014 polls was drawn on communal vs secular plank. The Congress took the lead in cornering Modi over the 2002 Gujarat riots and his so-called…

By Srikant Mohanty: Dance outlines the sublimity of creative expression. Dance movement is yet another therapy that helps to make active imagination. In a novel but path-breaking book, “Dance therapy & depth Psychology”, American author…

By Srikant Mohanty: Long ago, Swami Dayanand Saraswati felt that Indians needed to study English in order to present their problems in the world platform. During pre-Independence period, his initiatives led to the formation of Dayanand…

Leading Odissi dancer Roma Dasmohaptra needs no introduction. She has been enthralling the audience across the globe with her tremendous dance performance skills since a long time. She is an icon in Mahari Devadasi Dance and her rigorous…