While it is okay to be demanding, a boss should never overstep and be toxic. It's a red line that should never be crossed. Bosses should understand that decency doesn't cost much.

There has to be a cost for being held guilty of fraud and complicity by learned judges. Who will pay this price? This is a blot on our famed 'Gujarat Model' of governance. 

The former IAS officer formally joining the ruling Biju Janata Dal. A non-Odia being pitchforked to be the future chief minister could be unimaginable in any other state.

Though not made a functionary of the ruling Biju Janata Dal yet, there is little to doubt that the former bureaucrat will hereafter publicly dabble in politics.

No amount of Israeli coercive tactics will ever be enough to push the Palestinian people to give up on their collective dreams.

By rallying behind Modi less than a year ahead of the next general elections, Patnaik has ensured that his reign in Odisha continues.

As private secretary to Odisha chief minister, Pandian has always been extremely powerful. His recent visits to districts, where officials are bending backwards to roll out the red carpet, has fuelled fresh speculation as to whether he is positioning himself as Patnaik’s political successor.

Remember how the Modi government had been forced to retreat on farmer laws despite the pliant media doing its best to change the discourse? Now, with the wrestlers' protest, the government has publicly embarrassed itself even after the media tried to discredit the agitation.

Brij Bhushan’s arrest could allow the government to cut its losses without having to change its colours. It would be back to business thereafter.

Post the Karnataka debacle, it makes political sense for the BJP to keep Naveen Patnaik in good humour and ensure his secret support – should the need arise – after next year’s Lok Sabha polls.

In the absence of a countrywide legislation to protect journalists, the ones that are not on the pay-roll are often made to suffer.

An excerpt from Ruben Banerjee's biography of the chief minister of Odisha.