Pune: Satyaki Savarkar, the complainant in a defamation case against Rahul Gandhi over his alleged comments against Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, has filed an application before the court seeking to prosecute the Congress leader for `perjury’ or lying under oath. The plea, filed before the special court for MPs and MLAs, accused Gandhi of making “false…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said the world is facing a “volatile and uncertain era”, having experienced the successive impact of the Covid pandemic, multiple conflicts and “trade upheavals”, and asserted that Atmanirbharta is the mindset needed to deal with “global turbulence”. In his address at a conclave here, Jaishankar also…
In the dusky hush of Lanka’s dread-shadowed field, where sorrow clung like mist and silence groaned beneath the weight of grief, Soumithri, son of Sumitra, wise in word and firm in virtue, spake with measured thought upon the crooked ways of the world, the veiled intricacies of dharma, of wealth’s luring grasp, and the fleeting…
Sri Bhadrakali Ammanavara Sametha Sri Veerabhadra Swamy temple is located in Devarahosahalli village, Nelamangala taluk, Bengaluru Rural district, Karnataka. The shrine sits atop a small hill surrounded by lush green landscapes that resemble a forest. The main deity is Sri Veerabhadra Swamy, a fierce and protective form of Lord Shiva created to destroy evil and…
New Delhi: The nation will celebrate its 79th Independence Day on August 15 (Friday), with Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the grand ceremony from the historic Red Fort in Delhi. This year’s celebrations revolve around the theme ‘Naya Bharat’, reflecting India’s path toward becoming a prosperous, secure, and bold nation, aligned with the vision of…
Patna: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday charged the Election Commission with trying to “fix” upcoming Bihar assembly polls in favour of the ruling BJP at the Centre which, he claimed, found the CBI, ED and Income Tax department “ineffective” against the saffron party’s political opponents. Yadav went hammer and tongs at the EC at…
Hyderabad: Hyderabad MP and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi hit out at Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif over his threat to India on the Indus water treaty, saying that the Pakistani leader “should not talk nonsense” and added a BrahMos warning. Referring to India’s long-range, supersonic missile, Owaisi said, “BrahMos hai humaare paas (We have BrahMos) and…
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday launched a counterattack against Congress over allegations of electoral malpractice, questioning the timing of former party president Sonia Gandhi’s inclusion in the voter list and accusing opposition leaders of benefiting from irregularities in voter rolls. Addressing a press conference, Union Minister Anurag Thakur alleged that some…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted six weeks to the Telangana government to come out with a “good proposal” for the holistic restoration of the Kancha Gachibowli forest site, saying the state government will have to replant the uprooted trees. A bench of Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran…
Islamabad: Pakistan and the US have agreed to deepen bilateral cooperation to tackle leading militant groups, including the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), ISIS-Khorasan, and the Taliban. The issues were discussed during a bilateral counterterrorism dialogue in Islamabad on Tuesday, a day after the US designated the Pakistan-based BLA a Foreign Terrorist Organisation. The dialogue was…
