MS Shanker The political landscape of West Bengal is witnessing tremors that few would have imagined even a couple of years ago. The latest signs of unease within the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) emerged after reports that nearly 20 of the party’s 29 Lok Sabha MPs met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and sought separate…
Boston: A federal judge on Monday struck down a $100,000 fee U.S. President Donald Trump imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, concluding that it constituted an unlawful tax Congress never authorized. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston issued the ruling, which opens a new tab in a lawsuit filed by…
Visakhapatnam: A sudden, “severe” explosion in Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (Vizag Steel Plant) here killed eight workers and injured six more on Monday. According to a Press Information Bureau press release, the explosion occurred around 4:15 pm in the steel plant’s Steel Melt Shop-1. An ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF (Prime Minister…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday conferred seven Kirti Chakras, including two posthumously, to personnel of the armed forces displaying raw courage, unparalleled bravery, and total disregard for personal safety in the line of duty. Air Commodore Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, an IAF pilot and a Gaganyatri, is also among the recipients of the Kirti…
United Nations: India on Monday hit out at Pakistan at the UN, slamming Islamabad’s decision to refer to groups inside its own borders as ‘Fitna al-Hindustan’ as nothing but “officially sponsored misinformation and disinformation dressed in religious terminology.” India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, delivered a strong statement against Pakistan here during…
MS Sparsha In the mid-19th century, beneath the dense canopy of Kerala’s Western Ghats, a humble physician ventured into the monsoon-soaked forests armed not with modern instruments but with a deep knowledge of nature’s remedies. At a time when colonial authorities were establishing Western medical institutions and often dismissing indigenous systems as outdated, this man…
One of the most persistent misconceptions surrounding yoga today is that it is somehow a “women’s activity.” Walk into many urban yoga studios, and the classes may indeed be dominated by women. Social media feeds are flooded with images of women performing advanced yoga postures. This visual perception, however, has little to do with the…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) on Tuesday stated that the recently concluded TG20 player auction appeared to have reinforced concerns the association has repeatedly raised regarding the neglect of cricketing talent from Telangana’s districts. In a statement, TCA General Secretary Dharam Guruva Reddy said reports emerging from the auction had raised serious questions —…
Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao In the solemn cadence of the Rigveda, the sage Puruchhepa raises a universal invocation to the Vishvedevas, employing the dignified measures of Antyeṣṭi and Triṣṭubh metres. At the northern altar, the sacred Agni has been duly installed as Āhavanīya, the divine mediator between the mortal and the celestial. From this consecrated flame…
Sanjaya reported to King Dhritarashtra the dreadful events unfolding upon the field of Kurukshetra. He said that both armies fought with equal strength, courage, and determination. Amid the confusion and fury of the struggle, it often seemed impossible to discern who fought against whom. The forces of the Pandavas shattered chariots, severed the heads of…
