New Delhi: Gen Dhiraj Seth, who took charge as the new Army Chief on June 30, called on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, officials said on Thursday. The defence minister’s office shared the update in a post on X and also shared some photos of their meeting. “The Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Dhiraj Seth…
The Bharatiya Janata Party has fired what could well be the opening salvo for the 2028 Telangana Assembly elections. BJP national president Nitin Nabin’s visit to Hyderabad was far more than a routine organisational exercise. It was a carefully scripted political message—to the party cadre, to the electorate, and, more importantly, to the ruling Congress…
Ayya Nadar — The man who built India’s match industry M.S. Sparsha History often remembers emperors, politicians, and military heroes. Yet, some of India’s greatest nation-builders were ordinary entrepreneurs who quietly transformed entire communities through courage, innovation and an unshakable belief in India’s potential. One such forgotten visionary was P. Ayya Nadar, the man who…
Global silver has been in a structural deficit for six consecutive years. In 2025 global mine production reached 846.6 million ounces. Even after considerable recycling prompted by high prices and other secondary supply sources, total available metal fell short of demand, which the Silver Institute estimated at 1,130.6 million ounces. The result was a reported…
The images emerging from Europe over the past few days are both startling and disturbing. Countries renowned for their pleasant summers are now grappling with unprecedented heatwaves, with temperatures soaring beyond what generations have experienced. Streets that once welcomed leisurely summer strolls have turned into scorching expanses, public services are under strain, and lives have…
Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao In the resonant cadence of the Tristubh meter, the sage Agastya raises a solemn invocation to Indra, the supreme lord among the gods and the sovereign ruler of the cosmic expanse. Indra is extolled as the guardian of humankind, the sustainer of the virtuous, and the majestic king whose authority pervades heaven…
Karna, steadfast in purpose and armed with a design of assured destruction, advanced against Arjuna and discharged the celestial Varunastra with commanding force. Arjuna, endowed with equal divine composure, met the weapon with the same sacred missile and rendered it powerless, dissolving the fury of Karna’s assault. Thereupon, Arjuna, accompanied by Satyaki, Dhrishtadyumna, and Bhima,…
Parimala Ranganayaki Thayar is enshrined in the ancient Parimala Ranganathar Temple at Thiruvindalur (Thiru Indalur), located about 3 km from Mayiladuthurai in Mayiladuthurai district, Tamil Nadu. This sacred temple is one of the revered 108 Divya Desams and one of the Pancha Ranga Kshetrams along the banks of the holy River Cauvery. Devotees from across…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday addressed his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi as his “younger sister” and hailed her as a “visionary and popular leader” while delivering his statement during a joint press meet here. Modi made the remarks in Hindi, and Takaichi, who heard the simultaneous translation in Japanese via a tech…
Mumbai: A 55-year-old man died after falling into an open manhole in Mumbai amid heavy rains on Thursday, prompting the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to suspend four civic officials and form a high-level probe committee, officials said. The incident, which drew sharp reactions from various leaders over Mumbai’s monsoon preparedness, occurred in the Chandivali area…
