Washington: US President Donald Trump on Monday met his national security team to discuss Iran’s latest proposal to open the Hormuz Strait, the crucial waterway for transporting one-fifth of the global oil supplies. White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt told a press conference here that Trump was discussing Iran’s latest proposal, but did not want to…
Vinay Rao This is not incompetence. It is not administrative decay. And it certainly is not an unfortunate accident. What has unfolded within the Hyderabad Cricket Association is far more sinister — a deliberate, layered, and deeply entrenched system that now resembles a cartel in both structure and intent. What began as quiet manipulation has…
If political reinvention were as easy as changing a party’s nameplate, every fallen outfit would be reborn overnight. Kalvakuntla Kavitha seems to believe precisely that. Her reported attempt to float a “Telangana Rashtra Sena” — a cosmetic rehash of the old Telangana Rashtra Samiti — is not political innovation. It is desperation dressed up as…
Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao The sage Gouthama, son of Rahugana, in the elevated cadence of Jagathi, Virat, and Trishtup metres of the Rigvedic hymns, unfolds a prayer that is at once delicate, analytical, and profoundly transformative. His invocation to the Visvedevas is not merely an act of devotion but an intellectual and spiritual exercise, where prayer…
Sanjaya reported to the blind king how, by the divine will of Śrī Krishna, the entire battlefield stood revealed before Arjuna. As Arjuna gazed, his eyes rested not merely on opposing ranks but on faces long known and loved. He saw fathers and grandsires, teachers and venerable elders, brothers and cousins, friends and companions, bound…
Kamalambika Temple is located inside the large and famous Thyagaraja Temple in Tiruvarur which lies about 60 km from Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu. The temple is very ancient and is believed to be more than 1000 years old, dating back to the Chola period (around 9th century CE). Over time, it was expanded and maintained…
Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Uttar Pradesh beginning Tuesday, during which he will participate in a women’s conference in Varanasi and inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development projects worth around Rs 6,350 crore. He will also address a gathering on the occasion in his parliamentary…
New Delhi: India and New Zealand on Monday inked a ‘once-in-a-generation’ trade pact, giving duty-free access to 100 per cent of domestic exports, including textiles, leather footwear, and gems and jewellery, in the island nation. The pact is expected to be implemented by the end of this year as it requires New Zealand Parliament’s approval….
New Delhi: Union Road Transport and Highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday reviewed the quality and maintenance progress of National Highway projects in Karnataka and Kerala, acting on feedback received through media and social media. According to an official statement, the review meeting was held in New Delhi. During the meeting, the statement said Gadkari…
New Delhi: Total seizures of illicit inducements in West Bengal on Monday surpassed Rs 510 crore, the Election Commission said. The seizures are higher than the recoveries recorded during the last assembly polls in 2021, which totalled Rs 339 crore. Officials said the latest recoveries are also higher than the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in…
