New Delhi: A sliding rupee is not a weak rupee even as it breaches the psychological barrier of 90 per US dollar, but it is expected to recover with a trade deal likely to be completed before March 2026, a report said. Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India this week for a summit with…
Kathmandu: Nepal is holding discussions with India on supplying aviation fuel through the cross-border petroleum pipeline to Nepal, officials said. Officials from the two countries are set to hold a meeting next week in New Delhi, said an official at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The Nepal government approved the participation of a Nepali…
Jammu: Security forces and police conducted a joint search operation in the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district as part of heightened vigilance along the International Border (IB), officials said on Wednesday. “BSF troops and the Border Police Post carried out a joint search operation in village Bhattal Chak, the depth area of…
New Delhi: European Union Ambassador to India Herve Delphin on Wednesday said that there is “strong political commitment” from both sides to conclude the revamped India-EU Free Trade Agreement by the end of 2025. “Of the 23 chapters under discussion, 11 have already been closed. Important chapters still under negotiation include market access for cars,…
KS Nagarajan Atmanirbharta—self-reliance—is not a slogan, nor a decorative policy phrase. It is a civilisational aspiration. And it is only under a leadership rooted in national pride and purpose that this vision has begun to translate into real, measurable outcomes. Over the past decade, India has entered a league once thought out of reach: we…
Among the luminaries of Indian hockey greats, few names shine as brightly as Leslie Walter Claudius. Born on March 25, 1927, in Bilaspur, Madhya Pradesh, this diminutive halfback would go on to become one of the most decorated Olympians in the history of the sport, etching his name in the Guinness Book of World Records…
In the court of Rituparna, the man once known as King Nala now lived under the name Bahuka. His strange appearance—a short, dark, and deformed form—hid the splendour of a once-glorious monarch. Yet despite his outward change, his heart was fixed upon Damayanti, whose memory dwelt unceasingly in his soul. One night, as he lay…
Today is Datta Jayanti Sri Kshetra Ganagapura is located around 40 km from Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) in Karnataka, near the sacred confluence (Sangam) of the Bhima and Amaraja rivers. The entire village is considered holy because of the divine association with Lord Dattatreya and Sri Narasimha Saraswati Swamy. The temple is dedicated to Lord Dattatreya and…
Online Desk India’s 4-wicket defeat to South Africa in the second ODI will be remembered less for the centuries by Virat Kohli and Ruturaj Gaikwad, and more for the brainless, pedestrian bowling effort that threw the game away. In a match India should have defended comfortably, the so-called Indian speedsters Harshit Rana and Prasidh Krishna…
New Delhi: Facing significant operational disruptions, the country’s largest airline, IndiGo on Wednesday said it has initiated “calibrated adjustments” to its schedule for the next 48 hours in order to normalise the operations. The carrier, which operates around 2,300 flights daily, will be cancelling and rescheduling flights as part of the adjustments for the next…
