The time has come to take a hard, honest call on Abhishek Sharma. Let me be clear: this is not a dismissal of his talent. Abhishek is one of the most explosive young batters in Indian cricket today. His range, his bat speed, and his ability to clear the ropes at will make him a…
Kolkata: Sanju Samson on Sunday admitted that the thought of “what if not” kept creeping into his mind, but he repeatedly brought himself back to the present and reacted to each ball on merit as he carried India into the T20 World Cup semifinals with a splendid 97 not out. Samson’s 50-ball knock, studded with…
Jerusalem: Vowing to deliver a “decisive blow” to Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said he has given instructions to his forces to continue to escalate their offensive over Tehran. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed on Saturday in a coordinated US-Israeli airstrike on Tehran with his death confirmed on Sunday….
New Delhi: Security was heightened across several parts of the national capital following protests and gatherings held to mourn the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, police said on Sunday. Additional police personnel were deployed in sensitive areas, particularly around diplomatic missions and localities with significant Shia populations as a precautionary measure. Khamenei…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday night chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security, the highest decision-making body on security and strategic matters of the country, and it is learnt to have discussed the evolving situation arising out of the fresh conflict in West Asia. The meeting was convened to take…
For a state that once marketed itself as India’s youngest economic powerhouse, Telangana today finds itself confronting an uncomfortable fiscal truth. The admission did not come from opposition benches or rating agencies — it came from the Chief Minister himself. When A. Revanth Reddy acknowledged that nearly half of Telangana’s monthly revenue is swallowed by…
The wisdom of the Upanishadic seers emerges not as a rejection of Vedic depth but as its luminous distillation. The vast ritualistic and cosmological grandeur of the Vedas finds, in the Upanishads, a contemplative inward turn. What was once expressed through sacrificial fire, hymn, and cosmic invocation becomes refined into observation of nature, of life,…
At the request of Kankubhattu, a slight correction was made to the royal command. The king had ordered that the chariot-guide be brought along with Uttara Kumara. The guards, reflecting that after the king the most honoured among them was Kankubhattu, obeyed his word. With gentle courtesy, the gatekeeper halted Bruhannala and admitted the prince….
Jyesteshwara Temple, popularly known as the Shankaracharya Temple, is situated on the summit of Shankaracharya Hill in Srinagar city, Jammu and Kashmir. The temple stands at a height of about 1,000 feet above the city and overlooks the beautiful Dal Lake and the entire Kashmir valley. Devotees reach the temple by road up the hill…
Kolkata: India kept their title defence firmly on track with a commanding five-wicket victory over West Indies in a high-stakes encounter, sealing a coveted semi-final berth emphatically. Chasing a competitive target of 196, India’s batters produced a display of calm authority under pressure, overhauling the total with calculated aggression and smart game awareness. On a…
