Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation after the defeat of the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha is a strong rebuttal to the opposition. In a post on X, Shinde said the opposition expressing happiness over the denial of rights to women…
Kolkata: Around seven lakh new voters have been added to West Bengal electoral rolls ahead of the assembly elections, with the Election Commission yet to disclose the age or gender break-up of this additional electorate, officials said on Saturday. Around 3.22 lakh of these new voters will vote in the first phase, while the remaining…
Washington: The Indian embassy in the US will host an exhibition at Capitol Hill on Tuesday to highlight Pakistan-sponsored terrorism and also mark the first anniversary of the Pahalgam terror attack that culminated in Operation Sindoor. India’s Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra will inaugurate “The Human Cost of Terrorism” exhibition at a time…
Hyderabad: Nitish Kumar Reddy and Eshan Malinga shared five wickets between them as hosts Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Chennai Super Kings by 10 runs in their IPL match here on Saturday. Defending 195, Hyderabad restricted struggling CSK to 184 for eight. CSK have crashed to fourth defeat in six matches. Abhishek Sharma (59) and Heinrich Klaasen…
Dehradun: The annual Char Dham Yatra is all set to commence in Uttarakhand on Sunday amid a ban on the entry of non-Hindus into three of the four shrines this year. The doors of Gangotri and Yamunotri shrines will open on Sunday on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, whereas Kedarnath in Rudraprayag and Badrinath in…
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday emphasised the need for India to remain prepared for any sudden escalation in the West Asia conflict, describing the current situation in the region as “volatile”. Singh made the comments while chairing a high-level meeting of the Informal Group of Ministers (IGoM) set up to monitor the…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday warned the Congress and its allies that the women of India will severely punish them for “the sin of foeticide” after they killed a bill on women’s reservation in Parliament and state assemblies. In an address to the nation, Modi apologised to the women, and said the…
U Lakshman Rao The sacred observance of Parashurama Jayanti marks the divine birth and manifestation of Parashurama, the sixth incarnation of Vishnu. This auspicious occasion falls on Akshaya Tritiya, a day symbolizing eternal prosperity and spiritual merit. The remembrance of Parashurama on this day carries immense philosophical and cosmic significance, for his life is not…
This is an article series. Please read all previous articles before reading this article. The URLs for all previous articles are located in the SPECIAL THOUGHTS section. Pravaha Vaayu or Sparsha Vaayu Previously, we were reviewing the hierarchy of Devata-s at level 12, especially Soorya and Chandra. As mentioned earlier, Soorya is perhaps the best icon for the…
Lord describes the Supreme being with reference to the microcosm as the in-dweller is dwelling in the city of eleven gates. It is not born; there is no birth or death to Atman. It is even-minded because the Brahman within us is mentally renouncing all actions. Having meditated on this Self, one grieves not. Grief…
