Chennai: Seasoned batter Karun Nair gave a glimpse of what South Zone will be missing in the Duleep Trophy final with a hundred for KSCA Secretary’s XI in the ongoing Dr (Capt) K Thimmappaiah Memorial Tournament in Bengaluru on Monday. Karun made 104 off 183 balls (12×4, 1×6) against Chhattisgarh at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium….
Kolkata: Opposition Trinamool Congress on Monday took a dig at the Suvendu Adhikari-led BJP government in West Bengal for releasing an advertisement in newspapers depicting a “distorted” image of Goddess Durga, where the deity was shown with 11 arms instead of the traditional 10. The advertisement announced a coordination meeting of Adhikari with various Durga…
LUCKNOW: (Sep 7) Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra (Retd), the new CEO of Ram temple trust, on Monday offered a detailed account of the technological and operational foundations behind Operation Sindoor during which he commanded the Indian Air Force’s Western Air Command. Speaking at a programme hosted by news channel AajTak in New Delhi, the retired…
New Delhi: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Monday directed its executive engineers (building) across all zones to inspect structures under their jurisdiction and submit comprehensive reports by September 10, following the deadly building collapse in south Delhi’s Satya Niketan killing seven people, officials said. Officials said the information collected during the inspections would…
The Duleep Trophy final may have produced a winner, but more importantly, it threw up a question that Indian cricket cannot afford to ignore: where is the next generation of Test batsmen and quality spinners coming from? For too long, the IPL has been treated as the principal shop window for Indian cricketing talent. There…
The word curriculum is derived from the Latin currere, meaning “to run” or “a race course”—a pathway that enables an individual to move towards a defined goal. The meaning is significant. Curriculum is not merely a collection of subjects, chapters and examinations. It is the educational pathway through which a society prepares its young people…
When we use the word “sine” in a mathematics classroom today, few of us pause to consider the extraordinary journey hidden behind that seemingly simple term. Its history stretches across three major intellectual worlds—India, the Islamic civilisation and medieval Europe—and illustrates how mathematical knowledge travelled across languages, cultures and centuries. The story begins in ancient…
Two European central banks have moved meaningful gold tonnage out of North America this year. De Nederlandsche Bank shifted 86 tonnes from New York and Ottawa to London between March and August, and the Banque de France sold 129 tonnes in New York over the prior year and repurchased it in Europe. Both institutions cited…
Lakshmanrao Upadhyayula The sage Gādhi, immersed in sacred contemplation, invokes Agni through the majestic cadence of Tristup chandas found in the hymns of the Rigveda. In this exalted vision, Agni is praised as the eternal priest of the gods, the luminous intelligence dwelling within the cosmic order. He is radiant with wisdom, endowed with divine…
Sanjaya said, “O King, a dreadful and wondrous encounter unfolded before the eyes of all warriors. Aswatthama and Bhimasena met in battle with unrestrained fury, resembling two mighty beasts of the wilderness contending for dominion. Equal in prowess, equal in skill, and equal in unyielding resolve, they displayed every refinement of martial science. Their chariots…
