Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has quashed an order passed by the Pune police commissioner cancelling the arms licence of former IAS officer Puja Khedkar’s mother Manorama Khedkar. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Prithviraj Chavan on November 27 remitted the matter for fresh consideration to the Pune commissioner noting that the…
Washington: The threat comes after exhaustive diplomacy by outgoing President Joe Biden’s administration that has so far failed to secure a deal that would both end Israel’s war in Gaza and free hostages seized 14 months ago. “If the hostages are not released prior to January 20, 2025, the date that I proudly assume Office…
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will travel to Saudi Arabia today on a two-day visit to participate in the “One Water Summit”, the Foreign Office said. A joint initiative of Saudi Arabia, France, Kazakhstan, and the World Bank, the summit aims to promote global cooperation and a coherent international approach towards water resource management…
Adelaide: India head coach Gautam Gambhir is set to rejoin the team in Australia ahead of the second Test at Adelaide Oval, having flown back home due to “personal reasons” after the big win in the series opener in Perth. Gambhir missed the two-day warm-up game against the Prime Minister’s XI at Manuka Oval here,…
New Delhi: There is a need to place “national security filters” for economic decisions, including those relating to investment, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday, in remarks that came amid increasing global concerns over China’s aggressive trade practices. “Like it or not, we are increasingly in an era of leveraging, if not of…
Mumbai/New Delhi: The suspense over who will be Maharashtra’s new chief minister will end on December 4, when the state BJP legislature party elects its new leader, a senior party functionary said on Monday. Earlier in the day, the BJP named Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani as its central…
Kolkata: ISKCON Kolkata spokesperson Radharamn Das on Monday claimed that Advocate Ramen Roy, who had defended Bangladesh’s Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Prabhu in a legal case there, was brutally attacked in the neighbouring country and is fighting for his life in a hospital. According to Das, Roy’s only “fault” was defending Prabhu in court, and…
Rama’s words profoundly stirred Lakshmana’s spirit, tossing him between waves of joy and sorrow. Locking his brows in anger and sighing like a serpent provoked, Lakshmana stood—his sharp, tearful gaze akin to a wrathful lion’s, his hands moving like an elephant’s trunk, his head shaking like a tiger ready to pounce. Fixing his eyes on…
Khereshwar Temple is located in Shivrajpur, a small town in the Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. The town gained fame when Raja Sati Prasad built a beautiful temple here in memory of his queen. This temple, known as the Khereshwar Temple, is a stunning piece of art. Also called the Ashwathama Temple, it holds a…
Kochi: Kerala is on the fast track to industrial growth, and the state could attract investments worth Rs 44,000 crores from domestic entrepreneurs in the last three and a half years alone, state Industries Minister P Rajeeve said on Monday. The minister outlined the state’s future growth trajectory while inaugurating the conclave of entrepreneurs investing…
