After being subdued and spared by the Pandavas, Jayadratha withdrew, his life preserved only for the sake of kinship with the Kuru house. Yet, blinded by pride and folly, he mistook mercy for insult, and in that mistaken fire, vengeance took root within him. He wandered to the sacred confluence of the Ganga, where the…
Kolankal Mahaganapathi Temple, also known as Kolanakallu, is located near Bidkalkatte in Kundapura Taluk, Udupi District, Karnataka. The temple is situated in a calm rural and natural environment and is about 36 kilometres from Udupi. The place Kolankal is also known as Kolanakallu. The name is derived from two Kannada words: “Kola”, meaning pond, and…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday received United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the Delhi airport, signalling the importance India attached to his visit. Al Nahyan will be in the national capital for less than two hours, according to his schedule released by the Ministry of External Affairs…
Ahmedabad: Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Monday said the BJP should get the mayor’s post in Mumbai since it emerged as the largest party in the civic polls in the metropolis. In an alliance of multiple parties, there is a general understanding that the mayor’s post is usually given to the party that wins the…
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday met the US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, and American Senator Steve Daines and discussed bilateral issues. The meeting is important as India and the US are engaged in negotiating a bilateral trade agreement amidst a steep 50 per cent import duty imposed by the…
New Delhi: Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on Monday used the metaphor of cinema to underscore the role of the country’s youth in building a ‘Viksit Bharat’, saying they would be its “actors, producers, directors, and many times its audience too” in this journey. In his address to a gathering of NCC cadets here,…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court directed the Election Commission (EC) on Monday to display the names of those on the “logical discrepancies” list at gram panchayat bhavans, block offices of talukas, and ward offices in West Bengal. The court noted that 1.25 crore voters in the state figure on the “logical discrepancies” list. Logical discrepancies…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to suspend the 10-year sentence awarded to expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the case of the death of the Unnao rape survivor’s father while in custody. “No grounds are made out for grant relief. The application seeking suspension of sentence is dismissed,” said Justice…
Hyderabad: The Telangana BJP on Monday expressed surprise and sharp disapproval over Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s decision to travel to the United States to attend what it termed a “crash leadership course,” questioning both the timing and the financial prudence of the move. According to reports, the Chief Minister has enrolled in a programme…
Massachusetts (US): After a sharp uptick in flu cases in mid-December 2025, flu activity across the US and Canada remains high. Although cases are trending downward in Canada as of Jan. 9, 2026, the season has yet to peak in the US, according to data from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. As an…
