Davos: As the rich and powerful from across the world start filling snow-clad lanes here, a new study said billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold any political office than ordinary people, and their wealth jumped three times faster in 2025 than the past-five-year average to a record high of USD 18.3 trillion. In…
New Delhi: India has been invited by US President Donald Trump to be part of the Board of Peace for Gaza along with other global partners, official sources said on Sunday. Trump’s Board of Peace is being projected by Washington as a new international body to usher in peace and stability in Gaza and beyond,…
Indore: Virat Kohli’s rich vein of form and Harshit Rana displaying all-round skills were among the positive aspects but the Indian team has a “lot of areas” that need improvement, said skipper Shubman Gill after ODI series loss to New Zealand on Sunday. Kohli struck his record-extending 54th ODI ton but India lost by 41…
Dr Sandhyaa Bombay For decades after Independence, India’s political class wrapped itself in the language of “secularism” while quietly deciding what parts of the country’s civilisational heritage were fit to be taught, practised, or even spoken about in public institutions. The result has been a curious paradox: a nation that celebrates its ancient roots in…
The forest murmured ill news as the Pandavas rode together. Yudhisthira, whose soul is the law itself, drew their attention to the tokens of dread: birds that called from the sunward quarter, beasts making strange, frantic cries and fleeing in all directions, an old fox howling and scuttling off — signs, he warned, of dishonour…
Shiva Nandeeswarar Temple is located in the ancient village of Tirukandalam in Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. Historically, this place was known as Tirukallil, named after the kalli plant (cactus, a thorny flowering plant) that grew here. The main deity of the temple is Lord Shiva, known as Sri Shivanandheeswarar or Thirukalleeswarar. He is worshipped in…
New Delhi: Chinese Taipei’s Lin Chun-Yi claimed his maiden Super 750 title in men’s singles, while world number one An Se Young of South Korea underlined her supremacy by securing the women’s singles crown at the USD 950,000 India Open here on Sunday. The 26-year-old Lin, currently ranked 12, completed a sharp turnaround from an…
Indore: Virat Kohli’s 108-ball 124 went in vain as New Zealand completed a 2-1 series victory against India with a 41-run win in the third and final ODI here on Sunday. After conceding 337 for eight to New Zealand, India slumped to 71 for four and could never really recover despite Kohli’s record-extending 54th ODI…
Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kickstart the NDA campaign for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections from Maduranthakam near here on January 23, BJP legislative party leader Nainar Nagenthran announced on Sunday. Speaking to reporters here, Nagenthran said the prime minister would address a massive public gathering in the afternoon to signal the start…
Hyderabad: The Telangana BJP on Saturday launched a blistering attack on Chief Minister Revanth Reddy for branding the BJP a “divisive party,” calling the remark a display of selective memory and political theatrics rather than informed leadership. Reacting to the Chief Minister’s comments at the CPI’s centenary rally in Khammam, BJP state chief spokesperson N.V….
