Amit Shah to chair meeting of southern CMs today in Tamil Nadu
Chennai: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair the 31st meeting of the Southern Zonal Council on August 20 at Mamallapuram near here, and the chief ministers of southern states and UTs will take part, the government said on Wednesday. The Southern Zonal Council comprises the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and…
Cong’s stand on Vande Mataram shatters its claim of being copyright holder of freedom struggle: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday condemned the Congress for its decision that only first two stanzas of Vande Mataram will be sung at all party events in the future, saying the main opposition party has completely shattered its claim of being the “sole copyright holder” of the freedom struggle with its “adamant” stand against…
DJB corruption case: Delhi court sends Satyendar Jain, 4 others to judicial custody
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday sent former minister Satyendar Jain and four others to judicial custody until September 3 in a corruption case involving the Delhi Jal Board. Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh sent Jain, former Delhi Jal Board CEO Udit Prakash Rai, and private persons Nagendra Yadav, Raja Kumar Kurra and Pankaj…
Congress to stick to1937 resolution on Vande Mataram
New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee on Wednesday decided to abide by the 1937 resolution of its highest decision-making body on Vande Mataram, saying only two stanzas of the National Song would be sung at all party events henceforth. The Congress decision came after the BJP accused its leaders of insulting Vande Mataram by not…
Law’s Loose Ends
The Madras High Court’s observation that there is no legal bar on Tamil Nadu playing its State song, Tamil Thai Vazhthu, before Vande Mataram or the National Anthem may appear, at first glance, to be a narrow question of protocol. It is not. It exposes a far more serious weakness in the way the Union…
I-T department cracks whip on big money being sucked out of Bharat
The Income Tax Department has finally begun pulling at a thread that could lead to a much larger financial story: how apparently insignificant entities are being used to move disproportionately large sums of money out of Bharat. In a nationwide field-verification exercise, the department has put approximately 394 entities under scrutiny, including 117 located in…
Realities – Great blunders by Prime Ministers
The gloves are off, with political rivals indulging in increasingly cheap allegations and personal barbs against one another. But beyond the political slugfest, what are the realities, particularly regarding the performance of the Prime Ministers who have shaped independent India? After all, India’s present status in the comity of nations has been profoundly influenced by…
Control the evil of desire
When all the desires dwelling in the heart are destroyed, then the mortal becomes immortal. He attains Brahman even here. One attains Brahman when all the desires dwelling in the heart are destroyed; the mortal becomes immortal. The truth is the same in all teachings. That state of perfection is defined as desirelessness. To the…
The hymns of Saunaka Grtsamada: A Vedic invocation to the Cosmic Powers
Lakshmanrao Upadhyayula The venerable sage Śaunaka Gṛtsamada, one of the illumined seers of the Ṛgveda, composed sublime hymns in the sacred metres of Gāyatrī, Anuṣṭubh, and Triṣṭubh. These metres are not merely poetic forms; they are rhythmic patterns attuned to the movements of consciousness and the harmonies of the cosmos. Each syllable, precisely arranged, reflects…
The night battle under the torchlit sky
The fall of Somadatta at the hands of Satyaki stirred the Kaurava host to fierce indignation. Inflamed by grief and vengeance, the fourfold army surrounded the heroic Satyaki with a firm resolve to destroy him. Perceiving the gravity of the situation, Yudhishthira intervened and restrained the warriors whose minds were consumed by wrath. Calming the…
