Srinagar: After a gap of seven years, global humanitarian and spiritual leader Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar returned to Kashmir on Monday, carrying a message of peace, communal harmony, and hope. His visit, eagerly awaited by thousands, culminated in a historic gathering at Bakshi Stadium, where more than 20,000 students from 50 colleges and four…
New Delhi: Bihar has registered an overall voter turnout of 66.91 per cent, its highest since the first state polls in 1951, the Election Commission said on Tuesday, adding that the state also recorded the highest female voter turnout in its history. In a statement issued here, the poll watchdog noted that in the first…
New Delhi: Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya reiterated the government’s commitment to make India a top-five sporting nation in the world by 2047 as he unveiled the King’s Baton for the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games at a colourful ceremony here on Tuesday. “Today India is organising world-class tournaments and winning medals also. We will grow further…
New Delhi: Findings of the initial probe into the blast near the Red Fort suggest it may have been “accidentally triggered” while a hastily assembled explosive device was being transported, following the busting of an inter-state terror module, officials said on Tuesday. Investigators have zeroed in on a Pulwama-based doctor, Umar Nabi, who was driving…
New Delhi: India on Tuesday unequivocally rejected as baseless Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s allegations linking a terror attack in Islamabad to New Delhi, and said it is a predictable tactic by “delirious” leadership of that country to “concoct” false narratives. Hours after 12 people were killed in a suicide attack outside a court in…
By Vinay Rao Change remains painfully slow in the Hyderabad Cricket Association. The brief euphoria over recent wins has already faded, and the old challenges have resurfaced with familiar predictability. For decades, Hyderabad cricket has revolved around a few names considered “naturally talented.” Yet, few among them have delivered consistently beyond the state level. Ironically,…
Duryodhana, determined to inflame the mind of his blind father, began to pour his words like poison into an open wound. The spoke of the Rajasuya sacrifice, whose concluding rite—the sacred Avabhrutha ablution—had drawn the foremost of seers: the venerable Dhaumya, the mighty Vyasa, the divine Narada, Brahmarshis and Rajarshis, all chanting hymns that filled…
(Today is Kaal Bhairav Jayanti) Toliyasar Bheruji Temple (Kaal Bhairav Temple, Toliyasar) is a famous temple located in Toliyasar village, in the Dungargarh tehsil of Bikaner district, Rajasthan. The main deity of the temple is Lord Bheruji (Kaal Bhairav), a powerful and protective form of Lord Shiva. The idol is made of black stone and…
Thimpu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck on Tuesday held wide-ranging talks during which they discussed cooperation in sectors such as energy, capacity building, connectivity, technology, defence and security. After the delegation-level talks, the two leaders jointly inaugurated the 1020 Punatsangchhu-II hydroelectric project, developed jointly by India and Bhutan. “Had…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday instructed the security agencies to hunt down each and every culprit behind the Delhi blast that claimed 12 lives. He said everyone involved will face the full wrath of security agencies. Shah said this after chairing two subsequent security review meetings, which were held in the…
