D Nagarjuna There are 8,222 islands in Australia. A lifetime may not be sufficient to visit them all, as some are uninhabitable. The same is true for beaches—there are 10,865 according to official sources, while unofficial counts claim over 11,761. This slight variation hardly matters, because even at the official number, visiting one beach per…
For decades, India’s middle class—arguably the backbone of the nation’s economy—remained politically neglected. Despite being the most consistent taxpayers and primary contributors to national revenues, they were rarely rewarded in electoral calculations. The Congress, which ruled for over six decades, preferred the politics of appeasement. Regional outfits that rose in the 1990s, such as the…
After the marriage of Satyavati with King Shantanu, the kingdom of Hastinapura resounded with joy. Bhishma, resplendent as the sun, received homage from all assembled, while felicitations poured upon the king and his new queen. Shantanu, rejoicing at the favourable turn of destiny, embraced Satyavati with affection and praised his son’s noble sacrifice, though he…
॥ Om Devi Katyayanyai Namah ॥ ॥ Chandrahasojjvalakara Shardulavaravahana। Katyayani Shubham Dadyad Devi Danavaghatini ॥ The sixth day of Shardiya Navratri is dedicated to the worship of the sixth form of Goddess Durga, Goddess Katyayani. It is believed that by worshipping this form of the Goddess, devotees are freed from grief and fear. She radiates…
Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a sharp critique of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) during a virtual address to the women of Bihar, accusing the Lalu Prasad-led party of causing immense suffering for women during its rule. Speaking from Delhi at the launch of the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana, a scheme under which 75…
Dubai: Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav has been fined 30 percent of his match fee for his comments after the Asia Cup group league fixture against Pakistan when he alluded to the military skirmish between the two countries in May, tournament sources said Friday. However, it is learnt that India has appealed against the ICC’s verdict….
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday condemned the arrest of environment activist Sonam Wangchuk and said it was done to divert attention and responsibility from the BJP’s “abysmal failure” to maintain law and order and ensure security of life and property in the Union Territory of Ladakh. Police on Friday arrested Wangchuk, two days after…
Leh: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was arrested Friday by a police party here, two days after violent protests by supporters of the movement for statehood and extension of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution left four persons dead and 90 others injured, officials said. Wangchuk was taken into custody by the police party led by…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) President, Guruva Reddy, on Friday came down heavily on the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s (HCA) truncated Apex Council for issuing advertisements in newspapers inviting sponsors for a so-called T20 tournament “to promote cricket across the state,” calling it nothing short of a bundle of “white lies.” He questioned how the…
New Delhi: In a significant development months after the India-Pakistan conflict, Pakistan, under the leadership of Shehbaz Sharif, has signed a Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement under which any aggression against either nation would be treated as an attack on both. The agreement was inked during a state visit by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at…
