FM Sitharaman meets President for a customary pre-Budget presentation meeting
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday called on President Droupadi Murmu before presenting her record ninth Budget in the Lok Sabha. As per established tradition, the finance minister met the President at the Rashtrapati Bhavan before heading to Parliament. Before going to the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Sitharaman posed with her Budget team in front…
HCA’s Reset Under Judicial Watch: Between Legal Gains and Lingering Questions
At a time when the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) finds itself under an unforgiving public spotlight, its leadership insists a quiet but consequential course correction is underway. The past year has been marked by extraordinary turbulence—the arrest of the President, Secretary, and Treasurer, and the emergence of a truncated Apex Council forced to function under…
Over 34,000 pilgrims visit Char Dham winter seats in Uttarakhand since shrine closure
Dehradun: The winter pilgrimage in Uttarakhand, which began last year, has gained momentum, with over 34,000 pilgrims visiting the winter seats of the Char Dham shrines since their closure, according to a government statement. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had visited the state a year ago to promote the winter pilgrimage, and it is now progressing…
Cong spreading misinformation: BJP on oppn party’s take on reference to PM Modi in Epstein files
New Delhi: The BJP accused the Congress on Saturday of spreading misinformation against Prime Minister Narendra Modi by “twisting” a generic email fragment of investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein into a political smear, asserting that there is “zero evidence” of any direct or indirect interaction between the two. This came after the Congress posted…
Budget FY27: FM may unveil measures to steady growth, boost manufacturing, jobs
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will on February 1 present her ninth straight Budget, which is expected to unveil measures to sustain growth momentum, maintain fiscal discipline, and contain reforms that could buffer the economy from global trade frictions, including US tariffs. The presentation of the Budget for April 2026 to March 2027 fiscal…
Devatas in Level 17
This is an article series. Please read all previous articles before reading this article. The URLs for all previous articles are located in the www.special thoughts.com section. As you may’ve noticed, it took 5 articles (nearly 30 pages’ worth) to elaborate a little bit on some of the Devata-s in level 18. I hope it…
It has been a year since I have been dreaming of this time: Surya on Player of Series show
Thiruvananthapuram: Suryakumar Yadav had a run drought over 23 innings, but when the wheels of fortune turned, it was once again raining runs, something he has manifested over the past one year, the Indian skipper said after winning the Player of the Series award in India’s 4-1 rout of New Zealand. Suryakumar scored three fifty-plus…
Kishan”s maiden T20I ton, Arshdeep”s fifer headline India”s 46-run victory over NZ
Thiruvananthapuram: Ishan Kishan’s thrill-a-second maiden T20I hundred compensated for Sanju Samson’s familiar failure, and the knock in conjunction with Arshdeep Singh’s fifer scripted India’s 46-run romp over New Zealand in the fifth and final match here on Saturday. India thus sealed the series 4-1, and wrapped up their preparations to defend the T20 World Cup…
Exposition of Holy Devnimori Relics of Lord Buddha in Sri Lanka from Feb 4-11
New Delhi: The Holy Devnimori Relics of Lord Buddha will be displayed in Sri Lanka as part of their first-ever international exposition, which will be hosted in Colombo from February 4-11, according to officials. These sacred relics were excavated from Devnimori in Gujarat, and are currently under the custodianship of Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, in…
YSRCP leader Ambati Rambabu arrested in Andhra over ‘derogatory remarks’ on CM
Guntur (Andhra Pradesh): Andhra Pradesh Police on Saturday arrested senior YSRCP leader and former minister Ambati Rambabu here, following his alleged derogatory remarks against Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. High drama unfolded on Guntur roads and also at Rambabu’s home for several hours on Saturday afternoon and running late into the night, where dozens of…
