New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu has accepted the resignation of Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy and his council of ministers with effect from May 7, according to a government notification issued on Friday. “The president is pleased to accept the resignation of Shri N. Rangasamy, Chief Minister, Puducherry, along with his Council of Ministers, with…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Telangana assumes considerable political significance at a time when the Bharatiya Janata Party is looking to consolidate its gains in the state and prepare for the next round of electoral battles. His visit, the first to the state after returning to office for a historic third consecutive term, is…
Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao The sage Kutsa, born of the illustrious line of Angirasa, raises his voice in solemn invocation to the Vishvadevas, composing his hymn in the majestic measures of Maha Bruhati, Pankti, and Tristup. His vision stretches across the cosmic ocean, where the Moon moves mysteriously amidst the waters, reflecting the Sun’s brilliance as…
Śrī Krishna, with firm resolve to awaken Arjuna through the highest dimension of knowledge and experience, spoke thus: “Among the Vṛiṣṇis, I am Vasudeva. Among the Yādavas, the ancestor Yadu had a son named Vṛiṣṇi, and all his descendants together formed the tribe called the Vṛiṣṇis. In that lineage, Vasudeva was born as the great-grandson…
Shri Hanumantha Swamy Temple is located in Kalloli village of Gokak Taluk in Belagavi district of Karnataka. The temple lies close to the Karnataka–Maharashtra border and is one of the most famous Hanuman temples in North Karnataka. Devotees from Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Goa regularly visit this sacred shrine for the blessings of Lord Hanuman. The…
Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister-elect Suvendu Adhikari on Friday evening met Governor RN Ravi and staked a claim to form the first BJP-led government in the state. Adhikari reached Lok Bhavan barely two hours after being elected leader of the BJP legislature party at a meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The CM-elect…
Beijing: China, for the first time, has confirmed that it provided on-site technical support to Pakistan during the four-day conflict with India last year, official media reports here said. China’s state broadcaster CCTV on Thursday aired an interview with Zhang Heng, an engineer from the Aviation Industry Corporation of China’s (AVIC) Chengdu Aircraft Design and…
Kolkata: Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari was on Friday elected the leader of the BJP legislature party in West Bengal, paving the way for him to become the first BJP chief minister of the state. BJP sources said Adhikari’s name was proposed at the legislature party meeting here and formally announced by Union Home Minister…
New Delhi: She came to the Supreme Court seeking a re-evaluation of her paper in the examination for joining judicial services as a magistrate. What she got instead was a rejection — and a candid confession by the Chief Justice that he too had wanted to join the judicial services in his youth but was…
Kolkata: Police stations in border districts of West Bengal intensified surveillance and searches as investigators suspect the involvement of professional shooters from neighbouring states in the killing of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s close aide, a senior officer said on Friday. The police are also investigating the role of local criminals who might have provided logistical…
