Washington: India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met senior US officials here and discussed ways to further deepen the defence and trade relations, and exchanged views on the developments in the Indo-Pacific and West Asia. On a three-day visit here, Misri met under secretaries Michael Duffey and Elbridge Colby in the Department of Defence, and under…
Thiruvananthapuram: Polling in all the 140 Assembly constituencies in Kerala commenced at 7 am on Thursday. The voting began after the completion of mock polling. People started arriving early in the morning at the 30,495 polling stations in the state to avoid the hot weather that was likely to get worse as the day progressed….
Guwahati: Polling for all 126 Assam assembly constituencies began on Thursday to decide the electoral fate of 722 candidates, officials said. In the high-stakes election, the ruling BJP is aiming for a third consecutive term in office, while the Congress seeks to wrest power after being ousted in 2016. Polling, being held in a single…
Washington: Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton has cautioned that the US-Israel conflict with Iran could deepen further if the temporary ceasefire, reached “under political compulsions” by President Donald Trump, does not hold through. In an interview with PTI Videos, Bolton said Trump pushed for a ceasefire because of the political implications of rising…
New Delhi: A ministerial grouping headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday undertook a fresh review of India’s preparedness in view of the impact of the evolving situation in West Asia. The Informal Empowered Group of Ministers (IGoM) was set up to monitor the situation in West Asia. The meeting was attended by Finance…
New Delhi: Gujarat Titans secured their first win of the season following a roller coaster last over as a rampaging David Miller’s momentary indiscretion cost Delhi Capitals dearly in an IPL match here on Wednesday. Miller refused the single off the penultimate delivery of the final, bowled by Prasidh Krishna, underlining his lack of trust…
New Delhi: India has withdrawn its offer to host the United Nations annual climate Conference Of the Parties (COP33) in 2028, sources said on Wednesday. During his address at COP28 in Dubai in 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had proposed India as the host country for COP33. Usually, the venue for a COP edition is…
By 2026, artificial intelligence has shed its early reputation as a novelty act and settled into something far more consequential—a foundational layer of the global digital economy. What began as a curiosity that could draft poems or mimic human conversation has rapidly evolved into an engine that powers entire ecosystems of content creation. Today, AI…
The sage Nodhas, son of Gotama, intones his hymns to Indra in the measured cadence of Tristup, wherein thought and rhythm are harmonized into a disciplined yet living expression. His mind, refined by observation, dwells deeply upon the interwoven fabric of nature, the vast universe, and the subtle cosmos, linking them inseparably with human striving….
After Karna had taken leave and departed toward the sons of Pandu, Achyuta summoned Satyaki to his chariot. At that very time Vidura, oppressed by the heavy weight of sorrow, approached Kunti, the queen of Pandu, and poured forth his lament. He spoke of the ocean of the Kuru lineage being drained by war, and…
