Dubai: India will face arch-rivals Pakistan in the marquee clash of the Women’s T20 Asia Cup on September 5 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, the Asian Cricket Council announced on Thursday. The eight-team tournament will begin on August 28, with Hong Kong taking on Thailand in the opening Group A fixture, and will run…
New Delhi: A delegation of Christian leaders led by DMK Rajya Sabha MP P Wilson on Thursday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah with a plea to withdraw the proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, taking exception to its “confiscatory” nature. The delegation contended that the law proposed would replace the existing regulatory regime…
New Delhi: The NHRC on Thursday said it has sent notices to the Madhya Pradesh government and police authorities over reports that a class 4 student was allegedly assaulted and subjected to “casteist slurs” by a teacher at a government-run primary school in a village in Shivpuri district. The National Human Rights Commission observed that…
Ranchi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi assured those protesting against the alleged irregularities in recruitment exams in Jharkhand of extending all help, a student leader among the demonstrators claimed on Thursday. The Congress is a constituent of the ruling JMM-led coalition in the state. Student leader Ravindra Paswan claimed that during a telephonic conversation this evening,…
Shrikant Rao Quarterly results usually make for predictable reading. Revenue goes up, margins improve, analysts smile, investors nod approvingly – and then everyone waits for the next quarter. But the most recent news out of Irving, Texas – Caterpillar Inc’s latest performance numbers – refuses to fit that script. Crossing the $20 billion mark in…
MS Sparsha History often celebrates the names of great scientists like Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr, C.V. Raman, and Homi J. Bhabha. Yet, hidden in the shadows of scientific history are remarkable individuals whose brilliance transformed modern science but whose names rarely find a place in textbooks. One such extraordinary Indian was Piara Singh Gill—a pioneering…
N Nagarajan Health insurance is meant to provide financial protection during medical emergencies. Unfortunately, for many policyholders, the real struggle begins only after the patient survives. The following is a first-hand account of how a genuine emergency claim was rejected on a technical ground. Someone known to us in his early sixties, working with a…
Indian politics thrives on narratives. Every election throws up fresh slogans, accusations and counter-accusations. But beyond the din of political rhetoric lies a far more consequential question that deserves a serious national debate: Who created the ecosystem that enabled some of India’s biggest financial offenders to secure enormous loans from public sector banks, despite warning…
Lakshmanrao Upadhyayula In the ancient tradition of the Rigveda, the venerable sage Śaunaka Gṛtsamada and his son Kurma raised their voices in profound devotion to the radiant Ādityas, chanting in the majestic cadence of the Triṣṭubh metre. Their hymn arose like a sacred stream of clarified butter poured into the fire of sacrifice—pure, luminous, and…
Having bowed with reverence at the feet of Yudhishthira, Bhīmasena received from Dharmarāja his blessing for a safe and victorious return. At that very moment, the resounding blast of the Panchajanya echoed across the field. Hearing that sacred sound, Yudhishthira said with sudden joy, “Hasten, O Bhīma! Surely Krishna sounds his conch in exultation, for…
