Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam remained grim on Friday, with the death toll rising by one to 98, even as the number of affected districts declined to 13, and the number of people impacted by the deluge came down to 1.55 lakh, according to an official bulletin. The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA)…
What if one of the oldest images of human relationships found in India quietly challenges one of our most familiar assumptions about women in the past? At Bhimbetka in Madhya Pradesh, among hundreds of prehistoric rock paintings preserved across natural shelters, there is an intriguing depiction of a man and a woman in which the…
Four weeks. That is all it took for the world’s best-performing stock market to become a bear market. In June 2026, the KOSPI crossed 9,300 for the first time in its history. South Korea had leapfrogged both India and the UK to become the sixth largest stock market on the planet. Then, within a month,…
Lakshmanrao Upadhyayula The venerable sages Śaunaka, the illustrious descendant of Gṛtsamada, and his son Kūrma, immersed themselves in profound contemplation and offered a sacred hymn to Varuṇa in the majestic Triṣṭubh metre of the Rigveda. In the Vedic vision, Varuṇa is not merely the lord of waters; he is the sovereign guardian of Ṛta—the cosmic…
While Arjuna was engaged in his mighty contest upon the field of Kurukshetra War, the valiant princes Yudhamanyu and Uttamaujas, appointed as his protectors, encountered King Duryodhana in a fierce and tumultuous battle. Yudhamanyu, uttering a roar deep and terrible like that of a lion, shattered Duryodhana’s bow and pierced his breast with keen and…
Shri Sankatmochan Panchamukhi Hanuman Mandir is situated on a scenic hill in the Bellori–Babulkheda area of Saoner taluka in Nagpur district, Maharashtra. The temple is around 3 km from Patansaongi and about 7 km from the famous Koradi temple. The temple is regarded locally as an ancient and जागृत (spiritually powerful) shrine. Local tradition says…
New Delhi: Delhi recorded its wettest first week of August since 2011, receiving 127 mm of rainfall during the first seven days of the month as relentless rain lashed the national capital through Friday. Several weather stations recorded more than 100 mm of rainfall over the day. The city on Friday received its highest rainfall…
Amaravati: YSRCP supremo YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday accused Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu of withdrawing the “Disha Bill”, a women’s protection initiative from the erstwhile YSRCP government, out of “political jealousy.” On August 6, the Andhra Pradesh cabinet had withdrawn the “Disha Bill.” “The Chandrababu government’s decision to withdraw the Disha…
Kolkata: Metro services on Kolkata’s Blue Line were disrupted for around an hour on Friday evening following a suicide bid at the Rabindra Sarobar station, officials said. The incident took place at 7.57 pm, following which Metro Railway operated truncated services between Maidan and Dakshineswar stations in both directions. As a result, train services on…
Panaji: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday alleged that the BJP-led Centre implemented the E20 fuel blending programme under pressure from US President Donald Trump to facilitate massive American ethanol imports. Speaking to reporters, the former Delhi chief minister alleged that the government forcibly imposed the E20 policy without upgrading infrastructure or…
