New Delhi: H K Dua, a distinguished journalist and a veteran of Indian public life who held the rare distinction of helming editorial operations at four of India’s leading newspapers, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 88. He breathed his last peacefully this afternoon at a private hospital, a member of his family…
Kolkata: A five-match series against India on similar black soil surfaces in the lead up to the T20 World Cup proved invaluable, said explosive New Zealand opener Finn Allen after powering the Kiwis to the T20 World Cup final with a nine-wicket win over South Africa here on Wednesday. Allen lit up the Eden Gardens…
Chennai: The opposition AIADMK on Wednesday nominated its sitting MP M Thambidurai for the biennial election to the Rajya Sabha on March 16, while allotting a seat to its ally, the PMK. Following a decision by the party, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami informed that Thambidurai would be renominated. The party has allotted one…
New Delhi/Colombo: In a significant escalation of the West Asia crisis, a US submarine on Wednesday torpedoed and sank an Iranian warship in international waters off Sri Lanka’s coast when it was returning after participating in the Milan naval exercise, a multilateral wargame hosted by India. US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, confirming the strike, said…
In 1960, long before laptops, cloud computing, or artificial intelligence entered public vocabulary, J. C. R. Licklider wrote a visionary paper titled Man–Computer Symbiosis. He did not predict machines replacing humans. Instead, he imagined something far more sophisticated: a tight coupling between human cognition and computational power. Licklider compared this relationship to the fig tree…
Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao The spirit of the Vedas is transcendental, yet its aim is profoundly human: the well-being of all existence. In the ancient prayer voiced by seers for universal harmony, later echoed in the benediction “May all be happy, may all be free from illness, may all behold auspiciousness, may none suffer,” the heart…
Dharmaraja celebrated Abhimanyu’s marriage with such perfect observance of sacred rites that both noble lineages were filled with profound joy. The assembled guests departed, overwhelmed by the honours, courtesies, and solemn customs they had witnessed, while the Pandavas themselves shone with the quiet radiance of fulfilled duty and inward contentment. After four days of festivity…
Sri Dattatreya Swamy Temple is located on *Dattatreya Pahad* in the Sitaram Bagh area of Hyderabad, Telangana. The temple lies near Mangalhat and Asif Nagar within the old city region. Built on a small hill, devotees reach the shrine by climbing a flight of steps from the base. Despite being in the heart of Hyderabad,…
Washington: United States Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth said that a US submarine sank an Iranian warship in international waters. He said it was the first sinking of an enemy vessel by torpedo since World War II. “An American submarine sunk an Iranian warship that thought it was safe in international waters,” Hegseth told reporters….
Patna: Bihar was abuzz with speculation on Wednesday that Janata Dal-United president and the state’s longest-serving Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may move to the Rajya Sabha, paving the way for the Bharatiya Janata Party to take the top post while accommodating his son Nishant as deputy CM. Sources from the JD-U stated that the veteran…
