Ayodhya/Basti (UP): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath accused the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress on Friday of disrespecting the Hindu faith, alleging that they had earlier allowed namaz to be offered at Ayodhya’s Hanumangarhi temple and demanding that they apologise for the “sin”. Addressing a public meeting at Ayodhya’s Bikapur after inaugurating and…
Visakhapatnam: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday lauded the Indian Navy for safeguarding the country’s maritime interests, asserting that India stands as the primary guarantor of peace and stability in the Indian Ocean Region. Addressing naval personnel on the eve of the commissioning of Mahendragiri, the sixth Project 17A indigenous stealth frigate, he said the…
“The greatest enemy of a good investment plan is often the investor himself.” That observation has become a staple of financial advisory circles, and much of the evidence behind it comes from one of the world’s most respected investor behaviour studies. For over three decades, DALBAR Inc., a Boston-based financial services market research firm, has…
Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao In the solemn cadence of Trishtup Chandas, as preserved within the sacred corpus of the Rigveda, the seer Agastya raises a profound invocation to the Visvedevas, the collective divinities who govern the manifold forces of existence. His prayer is not merely ritualistic utterance but a conscious alignment of human intention with cosmic…
Dharmaraja, weighed down by immeasurable grief at the fall of the youthful hero Abhimanyu, sat immersed in sorrow, his heart trembling under the burden of loss. The Kaurava host, fortified by the mastery of Dronacharya, Kripacharya, and a multitude of valiant kings and princes, had stood unconquerable; yet into that formidable array the boy had…
Sri Anjaneya Swamy Temple is located in Madalagatti Village, near Kombli, in Hoovina Hadagali Taluk of Vijayanagara District, Karnataka. The temple is beautifully situated on the sacred banks of the Tungabhadra River and is surrounded by a serene natural environment. It is one of the most revered Hanuman temples in the region and attracts devotees…
New Delhi: Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina is preparing to voluntarily return to Dhaka by December to revive her Awami League, sources close to her said on Friday. Hasina, 78, has been living in India after she fled Dhaka following the collapse of her government in August 2024 in the face of a massive…
New Delhi: India, Pakistan, Nigeria and Ghana together host the largest number of cities at risk of extreme heat, with major tourist destinations including Jaipur and international business hubs in the top 50, according to an analysis that has ranked 205 of the world’s largest cities. More than 95 per cent of the most at-risk…
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government on Friday offered a second extension of time (EoT) until this year-end for the completion of works at nearly Rs 5,000-crore Ramayapatnam Port without any levy of liquidated damages. The work was entrusted to the joint venture of Navayuga Engineering Company Ltd (NECL) and Aurobindo Realty Ltd (ARIPL) with June…
Southampton: An Indian team with its back to the wall, led by a captain, who is equally cornered, will look to prevent England from inflicting a seemingly imminent 4-0 ‘whitewash’ when the two contrasting sides clash in the fifth T20 International here on Saturday. Led by Shreyas Iyer, the Indian team’s journey started in the…
