New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed West Bengal’s Chief Secretary, Director General of Police (DGP), and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) to enforce a strict zero-tolerance policy against post-poll violence, following multiple reports of clashes after the Assembly election results. According to an Election Commission official on Tuesday evening, the directive…
New Delhi: Sanju Samson paced his unbeaten 87 off 52 balls perfectly on a tricky track as Chennai Super Kings kept themselves relevant in the Indian Premier League with an eight-wicket win over a self-destructing Delhi Capitals here on Tuesday. After opting to bat, DC’s struggles with the bat at home continued as they ended…
Special Correspondent In what could mark a decisive turning point for the embattled Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), newly appointed Director of Cricket Administration and former India international Ambati Rayudu has laid out an uncompromising vision to clean up the system and restore the city’s lost cricketing glory. In an exclusive interaction with our Senior Editor…
Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao The seer-sons of Vṛṣa—Rujasva, Ambarīṣa, Sahadeva, Bhayamana, and Suradhānu—raise their voices in solemn invocation, composing their hymns in the stately cadence of Triṣṭubh metre. Their praise is not merely poetic adoration, but a profound contemplation of cosmic order, where divinity and natural law converge. In their vision, Indra stands as the sovereign…
Being a perfect yogi, Krishna has no desire for achievement or gain in this world. Had he wished for a kingdom, he could have carved one for himself without effort, yet he stood on the battlefield only out of a sense of duty toward the noble and righteous cause upheld by the Pandavas. As he…
Trikkulasekharapuram Sree Krishna Temple is located near Kodungallur in the Thrissur district of Kerala. The temple is situated around 5 km from the famous Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple and lies in a calm and spiritually rich region close to the Periyar River. It is well connected by road from Thrissur and Kochi, and can be easily…
Vinay Rao In a major step towards restoring credibility in cricket administration, the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has initiated a series of reforms under judicial oversight, following the High Court’s directive to the state government to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe allegations of corruption and mismanagement within the body. The court-appointed supervisory…
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday asserted that his government’s “uncompromising stand” in taking steps against Bangladesh-origin Muslims swayed people in favour of the BJP-led NDA in this year’s assembly elections, resulting in the alliance securing a two-thirds majority. He maintained that the NDA’s win was a victory for the Assamese indigenous…
New Delhi: India could consider lowering the inflation target and trimming the tolerance band if GDP growth remains robust with a more stable inflation over the next five years, RBI Deputy Governor Poonam Gupta said on Tuesday. However, if the global environment remains as challenging as it has been during the past six years, it…
New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday termed outgoing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s refusal to resign after her party TMC’s defeat in assembly polls as “constitutional blasphemy” and accused her of undermining the concept of peaceful transfer of power. Addressing a press conference in Kolkata a day after the BJP stormed to power in…
