New Delhi: The Election Commission has ordered the appointment of Dushyant Nariala as the new chief secretary of West Bengal, which goes to assembly polls in two phases next month. Till now, Nandini Chakravarty was the state chief secretary. EC said she would be kept out of poll-related assignments. In a letter to the state…
Bhubaneshwar: At least ten patients were killed after a major fire erupted in an ICU in Odisha government-run SCB Medical College and Hospital here in the wee hours of Monday, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said. The chief minister, who rushed to the hospital, said that around 11 hospital staff members suffered burn injuries while…
Chennai: Seat-sharing talks in the NDA in Tamil Nadu for the April 23 Assembly polls will happen soon, AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami, whose party leads the bloc, said here on Sunday. Still, there are 15 days left for the filing of nominations as per the schedule given by the Election Commission, he said after…
Bhubaneshwar: Amid fear of cross-voting and horse-trading charges, Odisha will witness voting for the Rajya Sabha elections after a gap of 12 years on Monday, as five candidates are in the fray for four seats in the Upper House of the Parliament. The Rajya Sabha elections this time have turned out to be a prestige…
Hyderabad: TDP MP from Andhra Pradesh Putta Mahesh Kumar and former BRS MLA Pilot Rohith Reddy were among 11 people detained here following an alleged drug bust at a farmhouse in Moinabad, though the MP and seven others were subsequently released on Sunday, officials said. Mahesh Kumar, Rohith Reddy and four others had tested positive…
Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) working president Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday said his party will contest the upcoming Kerala assembly polls as part of the ruling Left Democratic Front, which is locked in a contest with the Congress-led United Democratic Front. The former Bihar deputy chief minister made the announcement after a meeting with legislators…
New Delhi: Air India and Air India Express will operate 48 scheduled and non-scheduled flights to and from the Middle East on Monday. The two airlines will have their scheduled operations to Jeddah and Muscat, including a total of 10 flights between Indian cities and Jeddah, a release said. Air India will operate one return…
Trust me, in India, cricket is not merely a sport; it is a shared language spoken across every street corner, tea stall, and marketplace. It lives in the memory of spectators as much as it does in the record books. The beauty of the game lies in the countless moments that linger in public consciousness—moments…
The Vedic seers perceived divinity not merely in distant heavens but in the luminous capacities of awakened human beings. Among the most striking illustrations of this spiritual vision is the praise of the Ribhus (also called Rubhavas), exalted in the hymns of the Rigveda. Sage Medhatithi, in a spirit of profound reverence, places these artisans…
The discourse of Vidura, spoken at the request of Dhritarashtra, continued without pause, unfolding the ancient foundation of righteousness that Dharmaraja had fully embraced. He spoke of the tenfold duties that sustain moral order: steadfastness, by which one remains firm amid trials; patience and endurance in adversity; tolerance and forgiveness that dissolve anger and resentment;…
