PM Modi greets everyone on Vijayadashami
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted people on the occasion of Vijayadashami and prayed that the festival would enrich everyone’s life with happiness, prosperity, and success. “Heartiest greetings of Vijayadashami to everyone. May this festival of victory, filled with joy and faith, empower everyone’s resolve with renewed strength,” Modi said in a…
Chennithala seeks stringent NDPS Act, Centre-state initiative for drug-free India
Thiruvananthapuram: Keralam Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has called for a tougher NDPS Act to ensure stricter punishment for drug peddlers and urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to convene a meeting of the Centre and states to work towards a drug-free India. Chennithala, in a Facebook post, said that he has sent a letter to…
Protests can become instruments of political interests, fuel divisions: Bhagwat
Nagpur: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday cautioned that regime-change agitations do not resolve fundamental problems, warning that protests could become instruments of political interests and fuel divisions in society rather than delivering solutions. Addressing the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s annual Vijayadashami Utsav gathering in Nagpur, Bhagwat cited recent upheavals in Bangladesh, Nepal, France, and Albania,…
Keralam to seek Centre’s clarity on junk food rules
Thiruvananthapuram: Keralam will seek clarity from the central food safety authority on rules to identify and regulate foods high in fat, sugar and salt, as the state steps up efforts to curb unhealthy eating habits among children, Health Minister K Muraleedharan has said. The state will write to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of…
Deepthi Jeevanji takes women”s 400m T20 gold with Asian Para Games record
Nagoya: India’s Deepthi Jeevanji clinched the gold medal in the Asian Para Games’ women’s 400m T20 event after clocking a Games record time of 56.36sec here on Tuesday. The 23-year-old from Telangana is a two-time Para World Championships medallist, having won the gold in 2024. She is also a Paralympic bronze winner in the same…
India seeks global vigilance regarding transfer of sensitive weapons technology to terror-linked actors
United Nations: Voicing concern over the risk of weapons of mass destruction falling into the hands of terrorists, India has called on the global community to remain vigilant about the transfer of sensitive technology, particularly to those with a “record” of proliferation and terror links, a veiled reference to Pakistan. Delivering India’s statement at the…
Legal Lacunae Closed
Dussera gift to Sanatanis as Supreme Court draws a clear line between custodianship and ownership of temple properties Call it a Dussera gift to Sanatanis or a long-overdue judicial correction. Either way, the Supreme Court has delivered a powerful message: temple property is not government property, and the State cannot behave as though it owns…
The Investor Who Kept Fighting an Old War
Hiroo Onoda was sent to Lubang in the Philippines in December 1944 with instructions to keep fighting and not to surrender. Japan capitulated in August 1945. Onoda stayed in the jungle until March 1974, when his former commanding officer travelled to the island and formally relieved him of duty. That is nearly 29 years. The…
Corridor Talk: What HCA Members Are Saying
Special Correspondent Old questions, old habits and a decade of deafening silence Two messages are doing the rounds among Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) members this week. One wonders where HCA is headed after the Apex Council’s term ends. The other objects to the appointment of a Ranji Trophy team manager who is not an HCA…
India tour of New Zealand 2026: Full schedule, match timings and squads
Online Sports Desk India will be touring New Zealand this October for a long, demanding, multi-format series starting on 22nd. The series will feature a five-match T20I series followed by a five-match ODI series and then a two-match Test series. Full schedule of the New Zealand vs India series: The T20I series will conclude on…
