New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, the most iconic figure of India’s freedom movement, on his birth anniversary. In a post on X, Modi said the revered Bapu’s life and ideals based on truth, harmony and equality would always be an inspiration for the country’s people. Gandhi, hailed…
Our Political Desk In a significant turn of events, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah returned land linked to the Mysore Urban Land Ceiling scam, following a lost legal battle to stall a Lokayukta investigation. The allegations against Siddaramaiah pertain to his alleged involvement in a land scam involving hundreds of crores, with his wife, Parvati, being…
Washington: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his US counterpart Antony Blinken met in Washington DC and discussed working together to address regional and global challenges. Jaishankar — on his first visit to the US capital since the third Modi government took office — met Blinken on Tuesday at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the…
Lahore: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) late on Tuesday announced that it has stopped all its flights from using Iranian airspace following Iran’s missile attack on Israel. The PIA issued a direction to all captains and flight operations of the airline in this regard. “The plans of all flights are being restructured to avoid using Iranian…
Lakshman Rao In the early hours of the morning, the assembly of sages, guests of King Rama, gathered at the banks of the Sarayu River. With reverence, they began chanting Vedic hymns to Surya Bhagwan as part of their daily rituals. The air around Ayodhya thrummed with sacred vibrations, casting a serene and peaceful glow…
The recent developments surrounding the gang rape and murder of Abaya, a junior doctor at a government hospital in West Bengal, have shocked the nation. In response, the Supreme Court took up the case suo moto, holding four hearings, and identifying serious flaws in the way the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) government handled the…
Jammu: A voter turnout of 68.72 per cent was recorded in the third and final phase of voting Tuesday in the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said. Overall, after the conclusion of the all three phases, the poll percentage stands at 63.45, which is higher than the turnout recorded…
Washington: China has violated border agreements, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday, noting that continued tension will cast a natural shadow over the rest of this relationship. “In terms of our own relationship with China, I think it’s a long story. But the short version is that we had agreements on how to…
Boha Pahar Ganesh Temple, situated near the Kolong River in Assam. Dedicated to the revered Hindu God Lord Ganesha, this sacred site houses Asia’s largest and oldest Ganesh statue, meticulously carved from a single rock. The temple attracts devout worshippers from far and wide who visit daily to offer their prayers and seek the blessings…
Washington: Iran is preparing an imminent ballistic missile attack against Israel, the United States said on Tuesday, warning that any such assault would have “severe” consequences for Tehran. The warning came as Israel said it had launched a ’round offensive’ in Lebanon to target the Iran-backed militia Hezbollah, whose leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an…
