Cambridge: Stand in front of Turner’s Sun Rising Over Water (1825-30) and something odd tends to happen. The painting holds you, even though observers might struggle to say why. Maybe it is the colour, the balance, the composition, or the strange stillness the artwork seems to carry. Whatever it is, you feel it long before…
Mumbai: With her latest film, “Gandhari”, writer-producer Kanika Dhillon says her intent was to reinvent the mythological character from the Hindu epic, Mahabharata, as someone who fights her own battle in the contemporary world. Set against the backdrop of a fictitious town, Joypurra, the film follows the story of Bani, played by Taapsee Pannu, whose…
Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty drifted lower in early trade on Monday as elevated crude oil prices, escalation in US-Iran hostilities and concerns over a possible US interest rate hike weighed on investors’ sentiment. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 172.77 points to 76,342.66 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty declined 63.30…
London: Hindutva is clear that your ‘karma bhoomi’ is where your loyalties lie and for British Hindus that is the UK, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Sunday. Addressing a large diaspora celebration entitled ‘Celebration of Oneness’, attended by hundreds of community leaders, students and volunteers of the Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS)…
Mumbai: Retirement push reports: Selectors reportedly asked Rohit Sharma to retire after the England series, a move that left him unhappy despite scoring a match-defining century. Decision timeline nears: The squad announcement for the West Indies ODIs in mid-September could reveal if Rohit is part of India’s 2027 World Cup roadmap. Balancing past and future: Debate continues over…
Sagar (MP): Eleven people died and 54 others fell ill after consuming spurious liquor in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district on Sunday, with a preliminary probe indicating the liquor was supplied from Lalitpur in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, officials said. Authorities suspended three excise officials and two police personnel in connection with the tragedy, they added. Three…
New Delhi: A nearly 30-year-old five-storey building serving as a paying guest (PG) accommodation for students in South Delhi’s Satya Niketan collapsed on Sunday afternoon, leading to the death of five, with a multi-agency operation underway till night to rescue around 15-20 more trapped under the debris, officials said. Ten injured were received at the…
Rajarao Pochiraju 2026 may well go down as a landmark year in Bharat’s technology journey—not merely because of another breakthrough in space, digital technology or artificial intelligence, but because a young Indian private company has ventured into one of the most difficult frontiers of modern science: nuclear fusion. Bengaluru-based Pranos Fusion’s PRAGYA, described as India’s…
Lakshmanrao Upadhyayulu The sage Vishwamitra Katu, immersed in profound contemplation, offered his prayer to the divine Agni through the majestic cadence of Tristubh chandas found in the sacred hymns of the Rigveda. In the Vedic vision, Agni is not merely the physical fire kindled upon the sacrificial altar, but the eternal force that sustains righteousness,…
As the dreadful war raged across the blood-soaked plain of Kurukshetra, Bhimasena advanced like a tempest among the armies. At that moment, he was engaged in a fierce encounter with King Kshemadhurti. Though the ruler of Karusha intervened and showered him with arrows in rapid succession, Bhima paid him no heed. He neither turned his…
