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Expectations from polls in 5 States

Columns Janakish Badapanda - May 21, 2023

The BJP is in power in Madhya Pradesh while the Congress is in power in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. Telangana is governed by the Bharat...

Cancel Culture, a Controversial Topic

Columns Surbhi Mishra - May 21, 2023

One of the most prominent examples of cancel culture in recent years was the #MeToomovement, which saw numerous high-profile individuals in the entertainment and...

Upholding Constitutional Rights: ‘The Kerala Story’ and the Freedom of Speech Dilemma

Columns Swati Kumari - May 20, 2023

The recent controversy surrounding the film ‘The Kerala Story’ underscores the delicate balance between artistic expression and societal concerns. Voltaire said, “I disapprove of what...

Caste Census A Raging Debate

National Ashutosh Mishra - February 21, 2023

When Nitish Kumar first came to power in Bihar in 2005, one of his constant refrains was that he believed in the politics of...

Sri Jagannath Darshan for Non-Hindus

News & Analysis JanakishBadapanda - January 24, 2023

We have just recovered from the claws of Covid and learnt SMS – Sanitation, Mask and Social Distancing. Should we ignore the same and...

Of Good Governance and the War Against Corruption

Columns Ashutosh Mishra - November 8, 2022

For chief minister Naveen Patnaik rooting out corruption from the state has become a mission. This has been the focus of his good governance...

Floods Put Odisha’s Special Category Demand In Perspective

Columns Ashutosh Mishra - August 24, 2022

Odisha has been demanding special category tag for a long time now. The demand that was first raised by chief minister Naveen Patnaik when...

Dark Underbelly Of New Bhubaneswar Not everything Smart About This Smart City

Columns Ashutosh Mishra - May 18, 2022

The people of Bhubaneswar celebrated when it was declared the first smart city of the country. Eversince the smart city project has made a...

Wake Up Call For Odisha BJP

Columns Ashutosh Mishra - April 24, 2022

A number of factors are responsible for BJP’s poor performance in the recently held rural and urban polls in the state. It has been...

Naveen Re-Asserts Supremacy As BJD Sweeps Rural and Urban Polls

Columns Ashutosh Mishra - April 8, 2022

Results of the just-concluded panchayat and urban polls in the state have provided fresh proof of chief minister Naveen Patnaik’s growing popularity and re-established...