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Hyderabad Cricket’s Kumbhakarna Culture: Awake for Privileges, Asleep on Accountability

By Vinay Rao Every IPL season brings with it packed stands, roaring crowds, and high-decibel excitement. But alongside the spectacle on the field, there is a far more predictable phenomenon off it—an annual awakening within sections of Hyderabad’s cricketing ecosystem that insiders now describe, with pointed irony, as the “Kumbhakarna Culture.” A system that remains…

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BJP releases 5th list for Bengal polls; veteran, ex-Union minister’s kin get tickets

New Delhi/Kolkata:  The BJP on Saturday announced its fifth list of five candidates for the West Bengal Assembly elections. According to the list, Saurav Sikdar will contest from Dum Dum Uttar, Taraknath Chatterjee (Krishnanagar Uttar), Anupam Biswas (Kalyani), Anindya Raju Banerjee (Madhyamgram), and Rudraprasad Banerjee from Uluberia Purba. Saurav Sikdar is the nephew of senior…

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Tithis and Vratas

This is an article series. Please read all previous articles before reading this article. The URLs for all previous articles are located in the SPECIAL THOUGHTS section. Previously, we learnt to use the “Drik Panchaanga” online portal to lookup the Tithi for the current day and current location along with a few other useful parameters,…

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Agni the Luminous Messenger of the Cosmic Sacrifice

In the ancient vision of the Rigveda, the sage Nodhas raises his contemplative voice in the resonant rhythms of Jagati Chandas and Tristubh Chandas, invoking Agni, the radiant mediator between heaven and earth. The hymns reveal a profound synthesis of spiritual reverence and observational intelligence, reflecting the Vedic seers’ remarkable ability to perceive cosmic order…

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