New Delhi: Amid escalating conflict in West Asia, aviation watchdog DGCA on Thursday asked airlines to avoid nine airspaces in the region and ensure robust contingency plans as part of safety risk assessments. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked airlines to avoid the airspaces of Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon,…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to leaders from Qatar, France, Jordan, Oman and Malaysia on Thursday, and expressed concern over the evolving situation in West Asia. Seeking de-escalation in the conflict in West Asia, Modi strongly condemned the attacks on the region’s energy infrastructure. In separate telephonic conversations with five leaders, the prime…
Special Correspondent A troubling cloud of unanswered questions hangs over the apparent lack of visible investigative progress in cases involving former Indian captain and HCA President, Mohammad Azharuddin, raising broader concerns about institutional accountability, governance standards, and the credibility of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA). The allegations referenced in this report are based on First…
How One Idea Rewired the Global Economy Brent Johnson’s provocative framework predicted dollar dominance at a time when the consensus was pointing the other way and markets have been grappling with the consequences ever since. When Brent Johnson, a portfolio manager at Santiago Capital, first sketched out what he called the Dollar Milkshake Theory in…
A Reality Check Amid Global Turbulence At a time when multiple theatres of conflict—from Eastern Europe to West Asia—continue to simmer or spiral, the question of credible global leadership has once again come to the fore. With traditional power centres appearing either overstretched or inconsistent, there is a growing conversation in diplomatic and strategic circles:…
Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao The hymns of the Rigveda, composed by the seer Kanva, reveal a remarkable synthesis of poetic imagination, scientific observation, and spiritual reverence. In these hymns, written in the sacred Gayatri Chandas, the sage praises the powerful storm deities known as the Maruts. These hymns are not merely devotional prayers; they also reflect…
In the great hall of the Kuru race, where elders, princes, counsellors, and well-wishers were gathered, a grave and searching deliberation arose concerning the path to be chosen, for the shadow of war already darkened the horizon. Each voice that spoke did so with the hope of restraining the coming ruin, and yet the tide…
Ujjayini Om Kaliamman Temple is located in Magalikudi village near Samayapuram in Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu. This temple is closely associated with the famous Samayapuram Mariamman Temple, and many devotees visit both temples together. This is an ancient temple believed to be around 1000 years old, with some estimates placing it between 500 to 1000…
Washington: The United States is considering a move to un-sanction Iranian oil as a primary measure to stabilize global energy markets and curb the recent spike in crude prices. United States Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent confirmed the strategic shift, describing it as part of a broader “coordinated effort” across the federal government to…
Mallapuram (Tamil Nadu): A buzzing Iftaar organised by TVK and busloads of cadres flipped the script for the sleepy coastal town of Poonjeeri near Mahabalipuram on the evening of March 18. It it obvious that Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), still reeling from the near-mythical chaos of its inaugural Iftaar held at the YMCA grounds in…
