Washington: Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump will compete for Indiana’s 11 electoral votes on Election Day, with a full slate of other federal and state races rounding out the ballot. Two of the state’s top elected leadership positions will change hands after the Nov. 5 general election, with no…
New Delhi: Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Saturday asked Chief Minister Atishi to expedite the re-appointment of 10,000 civil defence volunteers (CDVs) removed as bus marshals last year. In a letter to Atishi, Saxena said that despite his express order to immediately reappoint the CDVs, he was yet to receive a proposal from the…
Ranchi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will release the Bharatiya Janata Party’s manifesto and address three rallies in poll-bound Jharkhand on Sunday. Shah arrived in Jharkhand capital Ranchi on Saturday night. “Union Home Minister Amit Shah will release the ‘Sankalp Patra’ for Jharkhand assembly elections in Ranchi on Sunday. He will also address three rallies…
Srinagar: In a huge achievement for the security forces, a top Pakistani commander of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit and two other terrorists were killed in two separate encounters in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar and Anantnag districts on Saturday, officials said. The LeT commander, identified as Usman, was active in the valley for several years…
Hyderabad’s cricket legacy, once the pride of Indian sports, is at a troubling crossroads. This season, Hyderabad’s senior, under-23, and under-19 teams have all underperformed, falling to teams like Uttarakhand, Baroda, and Chhattisgarh. Even the state’s women’s team faced defeats against Jharkhand and Bengal. Once known for producing legends like Ghulam Ahmed, ML Jaisimha and…
When Brahma returned with his entourage, Bhageeratha resumed his austere penance, standing on a single toe, invoking the Lord of Elements, Shiva. Pleased by Bhageeratha’s devotion, Shiva addressed him, “O King, with your selfless purpose, I shall bear the sacred Ganga upon my head.” On Shiva’s assurance, Ganga, daughter of Himavat and purifier of sins,…
Bali Maharaj Temple is situated near Panchavati near Nashik in Maharashtra and is arguably the only shrine dedicated to Bali in Maharashtra. Today is Bali Pratipada, a day to honor King Bali. Bali Puja, also known as Bali Pratipada, is performed on the first day of Kartik Pratipada. Because of the boon conferred by the…
New Delhi: India on Saturday slammed Canada for naming it in the list of countries considered cyberthreat “adversaries”, describing the “categorization” as another example of the Canadian strategy to “attack” the country. The National Cyber Threat Assessment 2025-2026 report issued by the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, Canada’s technical authority on cyber security, alleged that…
Mumbai: Shubman Gill believes that revisiting all the technical work that he did before the five-Test series against England earlier this year helped him find his bearings during an impressive knock of 90 on a rank turner that has put India in an advantageous position against New Zealand in the third and final Test here…
Kozhikode/Chennai: Deploring that many north Indian states lacked a film industry of their own to protect their identity and cultural ethos, as the south does, Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Saturday said if states failed to protect their own languages, then Hindi will take over and erode their identities. This was the…
