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Damyanti Biswas’ ‘You Beneath Your Skin’ was released in September. The Singapore-based author was part of a literary fest held in the Odisha capital earlier this year. Damyanti is also committed to making a difference in the lives of…

The Maharashtra political high drama is likely to take a turn in favour of Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress combine on Wednesday, paving the way for Uddhav Thackeray to take over as the new Chief Minister soon. On Saturday early morning, less than…

Amit Shah's coup leading to the BJP-NCP government lasted just three days. Hours after the Supreme Court ordered a floor test to prove majority for November 27, both Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar…

Mumbai: Devendra Fadnavis has to prove his majority in the Maharashtra Assembly “within 24 hours” on Wednesday evening, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday. The ruling came on a petition challenging the surprise government formation by BJP…

New Delhi: Interner penetration in India has increased exponentially over the years as the latest government study said that nearly 42 per cent of the urban households had access to the digital medium. The latest social consumption survey…

Bhubaneswar: The frequency of cyclone formation over Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea has been above normal in the past two years, Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Dr Harsh Vardhan has informed Lok Sabha. The…

Mumbai:  In a startling development, BJP and NCP formed an alliance government in Maharashtra after President’s rule, imposed in the state a fortnight ago, was revoked on Saturday morning. According to a Union Home Ministry notification,…

The Subhash Chandra-led Essel Group, promoter of Zee Entertainment, said it will sell 16.5 per cent of its shareholding in the media major to financial investors/ Essel Group informed this in a stock exchange filing on Wednesday. This is…

India is all set to open the Chandipur Integrated Test Range in Odisha for a foreign country. India and Singapore on Wednesday exchanged a Letter of Intent that could pave the way for the city-state to conduct live firing of missiles like…

Age is no bar to education. A 105-year-old woman from Kerala recently appeared for the fourth standard equivalency examination carried out by the state literacy mission. Bhageerathi Amma always wanted to study, but had to give up her…