Mumbai: The New Year 2026 began on a rainy note for Mumbaikars as several parts of the country’s financial capital witnessed heavy showers on Thursday morning. Instead of welcoming the year with the first rays of sunshine, parts of Mumbai, especially the island city, were greeted by rain. The rains began shortly before 6 am….
Panaji: Joyous crowds thronged Goa’s beaches on Wednesday night to ring in the New Year amid fireworks, music and parties, with major coastal stretches in North Goa witnessing heavy traffic jams, officials and locals said. Thousands of revellers gathered along popular beaches, including Calangute, Sinquerim, Baga, Vagator, Arambol and Kerim, where seaside shacks, nightspots and…
Hyderabad: AIMIM president and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi has said the Chinese claim of mediation between India and Pakistan is an affront to the country and that it must be strongly rebutted by the Union Government. Normalcy in ties with China cannot be at the cost of India’s honour or its sovereignty, he said….
A Parent I don’t know when I fell asleep. Perhaps it was after another day at the nets, watching my son bowl till his shoulders ached, chasing a dream that seemed purer than the system meant to nurture it. Or maybe it was exhaustion—of waiting, hoping, explaining to a child why merit alone is never…
Ahmedabad: Defending champions Karnataka continued their unbeaten run in the tournament defeating Puducherry by 67 runs in a fourth round Group A match at the Vijay Hazare Trophy here on Wednesday. Skipper Mayank Agarwal (132 off 124; 15x4s, 2x6s) and Devdutt Padikkal (113 off 116; 10x4s, 4x6s) struck fluent centuries and added 228 runs in…
Jaipur: Sarfaraz Khan ended 2025 with a magnificent 75-ball 157 studded with 14 sixes as Mumbai inched closer towards knock-out with a 87-run victory over Goa in a group C game of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here on Wednesday. Sarfaraz, who was also in prime form during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, hit a 56-ball…
New Delhi: Operation Sindoor stands as a “resounding testament” to India’s unwavering resolve against terrorism, and with precision and professionalism, the Indian armed forces struck deep into the heart of Pakistan’s terror infrastructure delivering a “calibrated and decisive blow”, the defence ministry said on Wednesday. The operation sent an “unambiguous message” to the world —…
New Delhi: The situation along the country’s northern borders remains stable, yet sensitive, the defence ministry said on Wednesday, and asserted that the deployment of the Indian Army in all sectors along the Line of Actual Control is “robust, well poised” and prepared to deal with any “emerging contingency”. Also, bilateral interaction between India and…
Dhaka: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday represented India at the funeral of former prime minister Khaleda Zia and handed over to Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Tarique Rahman a letter of condolences from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In his meeting with Rahman, a front-runner for prime ministership in the February 12 parliamentary polls,…
The ever-learning mind of Dharmaja, restless in the pursuit of wisdom, bowed with folded hands and spoke to the venerable sage Markandeya: “O holy one, is there any being in this world older than you who yet lives?” The sage, radiant with age and grace, replied: “There was once a king named Indradyumna, whose splendour…
