Dubai: India rode on vice-captain Smriti Mandhana’s record-breaking 124 off just 64 balls, her highest score in T20 Internationals, to thrash Hong Kong by 137 runs and enter the Women’s Asia Cup final here on Thursday. India had earlier defeated Thailand by 94 runs in their tournament opener. Mandhana single-handedly powered India to 193 for…
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): ISRO’s advanced Earth observation spacecraft, India’s first-ever imaging satellite in geo-orbit, was successfully launched from the spaceport here on Friday by a GSLV rocket. The EOS-05 satellite was successfully placed in the intended sub-geosynchronous transfer orbit, about 18 minutes after it lifted off from the spaceport here, ISRO announced. “The eye in…
New Delhi: A meeting of Quad Sherpas on Thursday reviewed ongoing cooperation among the member nations of the grouping in areas of trade, maritime security and critical technologies in line with the broader goal of ensuring peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. The meeting held in New Delhi was hosted by Foreign Secretary Vikram…
New Delhi: To facilitate the identification of mortal remains of Nepal flood victims, the Centre will make available the services of central and state-level forensic labs for DNA profiling of their first-degree biological relatives in India, the MEA said on Thursday. First-degree biological relatives residing in India, i.e. father, mother, son, daughter or sibling, may…
M Jaishree The Upanishads are rays of eternal light that pierce the darkness of ignorance and illuminate the path of humanity. They are not merely ancient philosophical writings but living fountains of wisdom, born from deep meditation, self-discipline, and spiritual realization. Every verse is the distilled essence of countless years of contemplation by enlightened sages…
Bharat cannot become a technological power while remaining dependent on others for the silicon brains that run its economy and defend its sovereignty Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan is entitled to question the Narendra Modi government’s semiconductor strategy. Economists should question government spending. Subsidies must be scrutinised. Public money cannot be wasted. But there is…
There are two questions people keep asking about Indian markets this year. First, is the endless stream of new shares hitting the market- IPOs, QIPs, promoters and the government selling stock- the real reason our market has struggled? Second, if our economy is doing so well, why are markets in Germany, Pakistan, Brazil, and Mexico…
Lakshmanrao Upadhyayula The sage Ṛṣabha, immersed in profound spiritual contemplation, invoked the sacred presence of Agni through the revered Anuṣṭup metre of the ancient Rigvedic hymns. In the Vedic vision, Agni is not merely the physical flame kindled upon the altar, but the luminous bridge between humanity and the celestial realms. The Athvaryu priests, disciplined…
Dhritarashtra, overwhelmed by grief yet unable to surrender to it, addressed Sanjaya with a voice laden with anguish. He declared that Karna had never regarded Krishna and Arjuna with the slightest fear. So immense was Karna’s confidence in his own strength that he considered himself capable of challenging even the lord of the heavens and…
Happy Krishna Janmashtami Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi is one of the holiest pilgrimage sites in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, situated in the heart of Braj Bhoomi on the banks of the Yamuna. It is revered as the sacred birthplace of Lord Krishna, where, according to Hindu tradition, Sri Krishna manifested in the prison cell of King Kansa….
