Mumbai: Around 50 per cent polling was recorded in Mumbai and 28 other municipal corporations in Maharashtra on Thursday amid sporadic clashes, while a major controversy erupted over claims that the ink applied on voters’ fingers could be easily removed. The polling day saw clashes among groups, allegations of bogus voting and distribution of cash…
The proposal to subsume historic Secunderabad into later-sprung, administratively amorphous regions such as Malkajgiri and Rachakonda is not a mere bureaucratic exercise—it is an assault on history, identity, and civic memory. Cities are not Lego blocks to be rearranged at the convenience of governments. They are living organisms shaped over decades by culture, discipline, geography,…
In the court of Hastinapura, Duryodhana, son of Dhritarashtra, sat upon his throne in full conceit of his strength and fortune. Around him stood Karna the son of a charioteer, the crafty Shakuni of Gandhara, his brother Dussasana, and a host of ministers who rejoiced in his arrogance. In that hour came Bhishma, the grandsire…
Nandikeshwara Temple is located at Avani village in Mulabagilu Taluk, Kolar District, Karnataka. Avani is about 30 km from Kolar. The temple forms part of the ancient Ramalingeshwara group of temples, situated near the sacred Avani Betta hill. The Nandikeshwara shrine dates back to the 9th–10th century CE and is over 1,000 years old. It…
New Delhi: India’s young fast-bowling all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy should be persisted with and the cricket fraternity must not rush to pass judgment, former players Aakash Chopra, Robin Uthappa, and Manoj Tiwary said on Thursday. The remarks come in the backdrop of Reddy’s modest outing in the second ODI against New Zealand in Rajkot, where…
New Delhi: Less work has been coming his way, says celebrated music composer A R Rahman, attributing it to a power shift within the Hindi film industry in the last eight years and also perhaps to “a communal thing,” though one not in his face. It comes to him as “Chinese whispers”, the Oscar winner…
Varanasi (UP): On the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a large number of devotees took a holy dip in the Ganga and performed the Madhyan Bhog Aarti at the Kashi Vishwanath temple here. The temple administration said that Lord Vishwanath was offered traditional and ‘sattvik’ food items, including khichdi, chivda, peanut brittle and papad, during the…
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh): As many as 52 Naxalites, 49 of them carrying a collective bounty of over Rs 1.41 crore, surrendered before the police in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Thursday, a senior official said. The surrendered cadres, including 21 women, were active in Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC), Andhra-Odisha Border division and Bhamragarh area committee (Maharashtra)…
New Delhi: An Air India wide-body A350 aircraft’s right engine was damaged after it sucked in a cargo container at the Delhi airport amid dense fog on Thursday morning, according to a source. The airline said the aircraft has been grounded for a thorough investigation, and there could be potential disruptions on select routes operated…
Dubai: The nationwide protests challenging Iran’s theocracy appeared increasingly smothered Thursday, a week on from authorities shutting the country off from the world and escalating a bloody crackdown that activists say killed at least 2,615 people. In Iran’s capital, Tehran, witnesses say recent mornings saw no new signs of bonfires lit the night before or…
