New Delhi: India’s ethanol blending programme remains safe, consumer-friendly, and economically beneficial, the government said, dismissing concerns that the use of E20 fuel could affect the validity of vehicle insurance policies. The oil ministry, in a statement, said claims linking E20 fuel use to insurance invalidation had been clarified with relevant stakeholders and were found…
Hyderabad: Veteran advertising professional Balaji Mahadevan, fondly known as ‘Mac’ among his wide circle of friends and associates, passed away at his residence in Defence Colony on Wednesday morning. He was 85. Mac, who had a long and distinguished association with Kiran Ads, the advertising division of the Eenadu Group, was a well-known and respected…
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress (TMC) joint secretary Derek O’Brien on Wednesday targeted the BJP over reports that eggs might be excluded from midday meals in West Bengal, alleging that the new government was depriving children of nutrition and trying to “impose vegetarianism” in the state. Presenting the BJP government’s maiden budget on Monday, West Bengal…
Bengaluru: BMRCL on Wednesday said that the technical issue encountered at Cubbon Park Metro Station here has been successfully rectified and normal services on the Purple Line have resumed. Metro services on the Purple line were affected on Tuesday evening during peak hours due to a technical snag developed in a train at Cubbon Park…
Online Desk Christiano Ronaldo scored a brace as he became the first player to score at six World Cups as Portugal saw off Uzbekistan 5-0 in Group K. The 41-year-old scored early on from short range before Nuno Mendes made it two with a clever free-kick routine, as Ronaldo then made it three before the break….
New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met Russia’s Secretary of the Security Council, Sergei Shoigu, here on Tuesday as the two leaders discussed the ongoing cooperation under the BRICS framework and reviewed progress on the bilateral ties. The Doval-Shoigu meet took place on the sidelines of the meeting of the NSAs of BRICS nations….
New Delhi: Tennis legend Vijay Amritraj, actors Mammootty and Satish Shah, cricketer Rohit Sharma, and playback singer Alka Yagnik were among eminent personalities conferred with the coveted Padma awards by President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday. In the second civil investiture ceremony at the Ganatantra Mandap of Rashtrapati Bhavan, the president presented Padma Vibhushan to former…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday received a phone call from the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who expressed grief over the death of Indian nationals in a tragic accident at Ras Laffan Industrial City in that country. Twelve Indians were among 13 people killed in an explosion at…
Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao In the ancient vision of the seer Deerghatama, the universe is not a silent expanse but a living hymn, woven through the sacred metres of Rigveda—Anustubh, Tristubh, Jagati, Gayatri, and Pankti—each rhythm embodying a dimension of cosmic order. The sage, in humility, does not declare knowledge but seeks it, for true wisdom…
The dreadful course of the battle, kindled by the blazing might of Dronacharya, spread far and wide like a consuming fire, appearing to the assembled warriors as a vast and terrible cosmic play. The ranks of the Pandava army gazed upon the ghastly spectacle with trembling hearts. Royal umbrellas lay scattered like foam upon a…
