Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the three-day Combined Commanders’ Conference (CCC) of the armed forces at the Eastern Command headquarters here on Monday. The conference is the apex brainstorming forum of the armed forces, bringing together the nation’s top civil and military leadership to exchange views at the conceptual and strategic levels, a…
Dubai: What happens when one of the world’s most politically charged and intense sporting contests is played under the cloud of lingering hostility? Sunday’s India-Pakistan Asia Cup cricket match provided the answers. A seven-wicket win for India ended on a hard-edged note as their players refused the customary handshake with their counterparts from Pakistan after…
Dubai: Kuldeep Yadav’s craft and Axar Patel’s discipline was way beyond comprehension for a clueless group of Pakistani batters as India displayed absolute dominance to register a convincing seven-wicket victory in a lopsided Asia Cup match here on Sunday. Despite calls for boycotting the match from certain quarters as a mark of protest for the…
Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kolkata on Sunday evening on a two-day visit, during which he will inaugurate the 16th Combined Commanders’ Conference. This is Modi’s second visit to the state in less than a month. West Bengal is scheduled to go to the polls early next year. At the airport, the PM…
For more than eleven years, Telangana’s cricketers have been left stranded—caught between the rot of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) reluctance to enforce its own constitutional order. It is time this denial ends. Telangana’s players deserve a clear pathway, and the Telangana Cricket Association (TCA)…
పురాణపురుష గోవిందా, పుందరీకాక్ష గోవిందా… Dr Sandhyaa Bombay O Purana Purusha, keeper of time, In your essence, we find our rhyme; A steadfast anchor, shining bright, Guiding our souls through the depths of night. In every breath, we hold you fast; Through the ages, silent, wise, and vast. Your sacred song, a timeless light, Through valleys…
In ages primeval, when destiny wove its complex patterns, Kadru and Vinata, the two wives of sage Kashyapa, entered into a wager that would stake their very freedom. The contest concerned the celestial horse Ucchaihśravas, born of the churning of the ocean. Returning home, Kadru summoned her serpent sons and commanded them to coil around…
Tilaswan Mahadev Temple is located in the Bhilwara district, Rajasthan. It is an ancient and sacred Shiva temple, well-known across the region for its unique Shiva Linga and its holy pond. The temple is believed to be around 2,000 years old. Historical records and traditions say that it was established between the 10th and 12th…
Beijing: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has rebuffed the US call to G7 countries to impose tariffs on countries purchasing oil from Russia, saying that war cannot solve problems and “sanctions only complicate them”. “China does not participate in or plan wars, and what China does is to encourage peace talks and promote political settlement…
Guwahati: An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 jolted Assam’s Guwahati at 4.41 pm on Sunday. Tremors were felt in parts of the Northeast, North Bengal, and neighbouring Bhutan. The epicentre was in Udalguri district, and the depth of the quake was 5 km, said officials. No loss of life or property has been reported so far….
