Dhiraj scripts history, becomes first Indian male recurve archer to win World Cup Final gold
Salitillo (Mexico): Top-ranked Indian recurve archer Dhiraj Bommadevara scripted history on Sunday by becoming the first Indian male recurve archer to win gold at the World Cup Final, edging Japan’s Nakanishi Junya in a thrilling shoot-off here. After returning empty-handed from the 2023 and 2024 editions, the 25-year-old World No 10 Army man produced a…
We matched our high standards: Harmanpreet hails team after India’s record eighth Asia Cup title
Dubai: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur said her side’s record-extending eighth women’s Asia Cup title was a result of consistently matching the high standards they had set for themselves, after the team crushed Sri Lanka by 72 runs in the final here on Sunday. The opening duo of Shafali Verma (68) and Smriti Mandhana (59) struck…
Amit Shah greets Indian women’s cricket team for winning Asia Cup
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated the women’s cricket team for winning the eighth Women’s Asia Cup title, convincingly defeating Sri Lanka in the final held in the UAE. In a message posted on ‘X’, he said, “India sets another milestone in Asian cricket. Heartiest congratulations to our champions on clinching the 8th…
Indian women”s cricket team refuses to accept Asia Cup trophy from ACC head Naqvi
Dubai: The Asia Cup trophy impasse continued for the second year in a row after the victorious Indian women’s cricket on Sunday did not accept the cup from Mohsin Naqvi, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chairman from Pakistan. Harmanpreet Kaur-led India defeated Sri Lanka by 72 runs here to lift their record-extending eighth Asia Cup…
India beat Sri Lanka by 72 runs, clinch eighth Women’s Asia Cup title
Dubai: Shafali Verma and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana struck forceful fifties, while the bowlers under Sree Charani produced an equally intense effort as India crushed Sri Lanka by 72 runs to clinch a record-extending eighth women’s Asia Cup title here on Sunday. Openers Shafali (68) and Mandhana (59) produced a symphony of power and grace during…
PM Modi thanks BRICS leaders for making summit productive, outcome-oriented
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed gratitude to the leaders of all the BRICS member countries for making the Delhi summit of the grouping productive and outcome-oriented. A video reflecting key moments of the two-day summit was posted on the social media handles of the prime minister. “Thank you to all BRICS…
The Sacred Origin of Ganesha: Wisdom, Nature and the Removal of Obstacles
U Lakshman Rao In the ancient sacred imagination of India, the story of Ganesha is not merely a tale of gods, demons and miraculous events. It is a profound spiritual allegory in which the forces of nature, consciousness, discipline, family, knowledge and social order are woven together. The traditional narrative explains how Ganesha came to…
Chinese Trust Deficit Scare
Diplomacy is often about keeping doors open even when trust is in short supply. Bharat’s engagement with China is a classic example. High-level summits, multilateral declarations and carefully choreographed handshakes may create an impression of thaw, but they cannot erase the strategic memory of Galwan or the repeated tensions along the Line of Actual Control….
“Why should the Hindi campaign be confined to one day?
Hindi Hindustan should remain present every moment. Hindi Diwas should not remain merely a formal celebration, but rather, Hindi should become a permanent part of our consciousness, behavior, and lives—this is the significance of this day. Language is not just a medium of communication, but it is also an identity of culture, tradition, sensitivity, and…
Hindi Diwas: Not a celebration, but a pledge for the future of the language
Hindi Diwas, celebrated every year on September 14th, is an important occasion linked to our constitutional history, linguistic diversity, and cultural memory. On September 14th, 1949, the Constituent Assembly adopted Hindi, written in the Devanagari script, as the official language of the Union. Following the enactment of the Constitution, this decision was incorporated into Article…
