New York/Washington: The US has expressed hope that it can complete several major pending American defence sales to India, as it stressed that Washington and Delhi are “mutually aware” of the security concerns in the Indo-Pacific region. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday at the Pentagon and said…
Patna: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday asserted that the Narendra Modi government will not hesitate to eliminate terrorists, wherever they are, and that no distinction will be made between masterminds and the regimes which sponsor them. The former BJP president’s stern message to Pakistan, without mentioning the neighbouring country by name, came in his…
Accra (Ghana): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday arrived in Ghana on a two-day visit during which he will hold talks with the West African country’s top leadership and review the strong bilateral partnership. In a special gesture, Ghana President John Dramani Mahama received Prime Minister Modi at the airport, where he was accorded a…
MS Shanker It began with a phone call. An innocuous ring on a Monday evening. Within ten days, KN Radhakrishna (name changed), a 60-something retired resident of Mehdipatnam, Hyderabad, saw his entire life’s savings—over ₹1.36 crore—vanish into the digital ether. Not to a robber with a weapon, not to an elaborate Ponzi scheme, but to…
So, MS Dhoni wants to trademark “Mr Cool”. Yes, you read that right. Our man from Ranchi has moved the papers in Kolkata to officially own the tag that millions of cricket fans unofficially stamped on him long ago. As someone who’s shared dressing rooms with hotheads and heartbreakers, I’ll say this upfront—Dhoni has every…
Then rose Rama, embodiment of virtue and sovereign will, into a wrath dutiful and divine. His voice thundered like the end of time, shaking the heavens and trembling the earth: “O Ocean! If you deny me passage, I shall render you extinct. With my celestial arrows shall I drain your waters, scour your depths, and…
Rahu Rupa Shayana Dattatreya Temple is located in Varadavelli, Boinpally Mandal, Karimnagar district, Telangana. Nestled on a small island or peninsula created by the backwaters of the Mid‑Manair (Mid‑Maneru) reservoir, it is surrounded by water on three sides. The presiding deity is Lord Dattatreya, depicted in a unique Rahu Rupa Sayana (sleeping serpent‑form), also known…
Beijing: China on Wednesday rejected the Dalai Lama’s succession plan, insisting that any future heir must receive its seal of approval, adding a new chapter to Tibetan Buddhism’s decades-long struggle with the Chinese ruling Communist Party. The Tibetan spiritual leader on Wednesday said the institution of the Dalai Lama will continue and only the Gaden…
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, was on Wednesday sentenced to six months in prison by the International Crimes Tribunal in a contempt of court case, according to media reports. A three-member panel of the tribunal-1 (ICT), led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, passed the order after reviewing a leaked phone conversation involving…
Bengaluru/Chikkaballapura: With Siddaramaiah asserting that he will be the Chief Minister of Karnataka for a full five-year term, Deputy CM D K Shivakumar on Wednesday said he has no objection and that he will stand by and support the former. Indicating that he had no option, he said, he would fulfill the directions of the…
