Birmingham: The peerless Deepti Sharma strangulated an out-of-sync Pakistan with a five-wicket haul after Smriti Mandhana’s delectable half-century as India thrashed Pakistan by 64 runs to make a winning start to their Women’s T20 World Cup campaign here on Sunday. Courtesy Mandhana’s classy 44-ball-68 and Richa Ghosh’s muscular 34 off 17 balls, India managed a…
Nice (France): Talks between India and France on the Rafale fighter jet programme have advanced, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Sunday, while underlining New Delhi’s push for greater local content and local manufacturing in defence cooperation. Briefing reporters after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron, Misri said the Rafale…
Dubai: The Indian Embassy in Muscat on Sunday said it was working to facilitate the earliest repatriation of the body of an Indian national who died due to medical complications aboard a vessel in Omani waters. In a social media post, the mission said the mortal remains of Nishanth Uirthanathan have been disembarked from MT…
Nice (France): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held discussions with French President Emmanuel Macron on a wide range of areas, including AI, startups, trade, infrastructure, mobility and health, the Ministry of External Affairs said. The two of them also exchanged views on key international and regional issues, it said. Modi landed in the French…
As the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) enters a new era under its recently elected leadership, I wish to place before the Governing Council a long-pending and genuine plea on behalf of several former Hyderabad cricketers who represented the state with distinction but today find themselves excluded from any form of financial support. The Board of…
Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao In the sacred hymns of the Rigveda, the seer Deerghatama raises his contemplative voice in the resonant measures of Virāt and Ushnik chandas, weaving together insight, devotion, and observation. His vision does not merely praise but penetrates; it journeys inward into the subtle architecture of nature, where the human spirit and cosmic…
In the midst of the raging war, Arjuna stood like a blazing storm upon the battlefield. With calm determination he surrendered thousands of men and countless animals to the terrible sacrifice of war, as though the field itself had become an altar where blood, bones, and flesh were offered to the inexorable Lord of Death….
Sri Someshwara Temple is located at Shivanasamudra in Malavalli Taluk, Mandya District, Karnataka. The temple stands on the sacred island formed by the River Cauvery and is situated close to the famous Gaganachukki and Barachukki waterfalls. Shivanasamudra has been an important pilgrimage centre for centuries and is home to several ancient temples dedicated to both…
Bengaluru: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said fluctuations in the rupee against the US dollar are driven by multiple global and domestic factors, including geopolitical uncertainties, foreign capital movements and India’s import dependence on crude oil, fertilisers and gold. She underlined that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) intervenes only to curb excessive…
New Delhi: Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and her cabinet colleagues on Sunday undertook a cleanliness drive at the 28 ghats of the Yamuna River here. Gupta, who participated in the drive at the riverfront in the Geeta Colony area, said public participation is the key to ensuring a clean and pristine Yamuna. Noting that broken…
