Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao The sage Gautama, son of Rahugana, in the sacred cadences of the Gayatri, Vṛṣṭik, and Triṣṭubh metres of the Rigvedic hymns, raises a profound invocation to Soma, blending devotion with reflective insight. With awakened intellect, the seer declares an intimate knowledge of Soma’s essence, not merely as a ritual offering, but as…
Sanjaya reports that Krishna, who had remained silent, now deliberately lashes out at the extreme anxiety of Arjuna. His silence had carried deep meaning, and when he finally spoke, his eloquence poured forth in carefully chosen words, each like a sharpened arrow. He declared that Arjuna’s mental state was neither sufficiently masculine to inspire passionate…
Navilu Basadi also known as Chandranatha Swamy Basadi, is located in Vitla town near Puttur in Bantwal taluk of Karnataka. Surrounded by lush greenery, this peaceful and spiritually powerful temple lies about 40 km from Mangalore. The area was historically known as “Jain Pete”, reflecting its deep-rooted connection with the Jain community of Tulu Nadu….
Vinay Rao Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has directed the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe alleged irregularities in the functioning of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), while simultaneously expanding the powers of a single-member committee headed by Justice P. Naveen Rao to oversee the association’s affairs. In an order dated April…
Moscow: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday that the cooperation between Russia and Iran is expanding even as the region is in major flux, as he welcomed Moscow’s solidarity and support to Tehran amid uncertainty over the second round of peace talks with the US. Araghchi, who met Russian President Vladimir Putin in St….
Varanasi (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the Congress, Samajwadi Party (SP), TMC and DMK on Tuesday for stalling the women’s reservation bill in Parliament and assured women that he will leave no stone unturned to ensure that their right to reservation in legislative bodies is implemented. Addressing a women’s conference in his Lok Sabha…
Kolkata: Uttar Pradesh-cadre IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma, warning potential troublemakers of “appropriate treatment” if they try to disrupt Wednesday’s polling in West Bengal, created a fresh political dust-up with the TMC accusing the EC-appointed police observer of overstepping his role and “intimidating” party workers. With over a hundred armed central paramilitary troops, an armoured…
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday held talks with his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun on the margins of a multilateral conclave in Bishkek. It is learnt that the two ministers reviewed the overall situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). “It was a pleasure to interact with the Defence Minister of China,…
Gangtok: (Apr 28) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day tour of Sikkim, played football with some boys and girls here on Tuesday morning, and described the soccer session as “energising”. Modi shared on social media a few photographs in which he is seen playing soccer with youngsters. “Nothing like playing some football…
Gangtok: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government was not only committed to its ‘Act East’ policy but was resolved to ‘Act Fast’ for the eight northeastern states, which he described as India’s ‘Ashtalakshmi’ — representing the multifaceted nature of prosperity, wealth, and auspiciousness. Asserting that tourism was the mainstay of Sikkim’s economy,…
