Gothenburg (Sweden): (May 17) , May 17 (PTI) India and Sweden on Sunday agreed to elevate the bilateral relationship to a Strategic Partnership, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with his Swedish counterpart Ulf Kristersson, focusing on trade, technology, defence, and other key sectors. Modi, who arrived earlier today for a two-day visit, was…
Modern cricket is increasingly becoming a game of instant gratification. Batters walk in with premeditated strokes, teams obsess over strike-rates, and coaches often reduce the shortest format into a six-hitting exhibition. Yet, every now and then, a player arrives and reminds the cricketing world that the essence of batting still lies in understanding conditions, reading…
MS Sparsha History remembers the visionaries. But often, it forgets the men who quietly built the machines that turned those visions into reality. One such forgotten titan of Indian science was Basanti Dulal Nagchaudhuri — a brilliant experimental physicist, institution builder, and one of the true architects of India’s nuclear age. While names like Homi…
Imagine you are a central bank governor. Your currency is in freefall, down 20% in three months. Inflation is surging. But your government has billions in bonds maturing next month, and nobody wants to buy them. You have one tool: interest rates. Raise them to save the currency, and the bond auction fails. Cut them…
Upadhyayula Lakshan Rao The sage Kakshīvanta, composing in the disciplined cadence of the Trishtubh metre within the hymns of the Rigveda, invokes the twin deities known as the Ashvins with reverence and clarity of purpose. The Soma, the radiant elixir prepared through sacred ritual, is placed upon the consecrated bed of holy grass, signifying both…
After the fierce onset of Dronacharya upon Drustadyumna, the charioteer and the noble steeds of the latter were struck down, and his car was rendered useless amidst the tumult. Bereft of his vehicle yet unshaken in spirit, he seized a mighty mace and, like a famished lion springing upon its prey, advanced swiftly toward his…
Baneswar Shiva Temple is located in Baneswar village in the Cooch Behar district of West Bengal, around 10 kilometers from Cooch Behar town. The temple is considered one of the most important Shiva pilgrimage centers in North Bengal. Devotees from West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, and neighboring Bangladesh regularly visit the temple throughout the year. The…
Dharmshala: Royal Challengers Bengaluru rode on fluent half-centuries from Virat Kohli and Venkatesh Iyer, along with a decisive opening spell from pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, to thrash Punjab Kings by 23 runs and seal a playoff berth in the IPL on Sunday. Kohli (58), Iyer (73*), and Devdutt Padikkal (45) produced impactful knocks as RCB piled…
Hyderabad: A gang allegedly manufacturing and trafficking Alprazolam drug in bulk quantity illegally in Siddipet district of Telangana has been busted, NCB officials said on Sunday. Three people, including a Chemist freelancer, have been arrested in this regard, they added. As much as 39.470 kgs of Alprazolam worth around Rs 12 crore and Rs 85.36…
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister-designate V D Satheesan on Sunday announced his ministerial team ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the new government in the state. Satheesan said the list of ministers had been finalised after discussions among alliance leaders, taking into account social and regional balance within the coalition. He said senior leaders Ramesh Chennithala,…
