Bhubaneshwar: Representatives of 11 countries will participate in the second technical meeting of the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Group of BRICS to be hosted by Odisha from June 3-5 in Puri, a state minister said on Monday. Odisha was chosen as the host state due to its “globally recognised milestones in disaster preparedness, effective cyclone…
New Delhi: Myanmar President U Min Aung Hlaing assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday that Myanmarese territory would not be allowed to use against India’s security interests, as the two leaders held wide-ranging talks to boost bilateral ties in trade, defence, energy, and connectivity. Aung Hlaing is on a five-day trip to India. The…
New Delhi: India and Australia on Monday underscored the importance of freedom of navigation, overflight and unimpeded maritime trade amid disruptions in energy supply chains following the West Asia crisis as well as concerns over China’s increasing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific. These issues figured prominently during wide-ranging talks between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Australian…
Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao The sage Puruchhepa, in the measured cadence of Antyeṣṭi chandas within the Rigveda, raises a solemn and potent invocation to Indra, the supreme wielder of strength and protector of cosmic and mortal order. With clarity of purpose and firmness of faith, he proclaims Indra as the unfailing guardian of his devotees, beseeching…
The encounter between Duryodhana and Bheemasena resembled the violent collision of two mountains driven against one another by the wrath of the elements. Their maces circled and clashed, their roars rose above the tumult of armies, and the earth itself seemed to tremble beneath their advancing steps. In the midst of that dreadful contest, Chitrasena,…
Ganesh Temple, popularly known as Ganesh Mandir, is located near the main entrance of the historic Jhansi Fort in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. Situated within the fort complex, the temple occupies a prominent position overlooking the city. Its location near the gateway symbolizes Lord Ganesha’s role as the divine guardian and protector of the fort and…
Tiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu) The air in Tiruchirapalli was charged with a different kind of excitement. FOR THE FIRST TIME: the people of the constituency gathered not just to see a movie star or a political aspirant, but to hear from a man they now called their chief minister. Hordes of people lined both sides of…
Kolkata: The TMC will go ahead with its planned sit-in here against the alleged attacks on party leaders and workers, and the Railways’ hawker eviction drive, despite the police denying permission for it, party supremo Mamata Banerjee said on Monday. She alleged that while the common people and small traders were living in fear, and…
Chennai: Amid speculations that he was sulking in the BJP and that he may float a new political party, the saffron party leader from Tamil Nadu, K Annamalai, on Monday said he would clarify his stand in two days. Asked about speculations that he may launch a new political party, Annamalai, before leaving for Delhi,…
New Delhi: Taking strong note of acute dissimilarity in perks and retirement benefits of temporary and regular employees, the Supreme Court on Monday said that the State as an employer cannot retain a workforce which does the same work as permanent staff but is denied corresponding benefits. A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and AG…
