Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress-led UDF surged ahead in Kerala on Monday as counting of votes for the April 9 Assembly elections gathered pace, with early trends showing a clear advantage for the opposition alliance in lines with exit poll predictions. After the first few rounds of counting, the United Democratic Front was leading in 100 of…
Kolkata/Chennai: The BJP was forging a possible victory path in West Bengal with leads in 109 seats against the ruling TMC’s 63 and surging ahead in Assam while actor-politician Vijay’s TVK was set for a stunning debut in Tamil Nadu, ahead in 103 seats, leaving the ruling DMK in number three position, according to trends on…
Guwahati: The counting of votes for 126 assembly constituencies in Assam began on Monday to decide whether the ruling NDA retains power for the third successive term or the Congress-led opposition alliance wrests it. The electoral fate of 722 candidates will be decided at 40 centres, where counting began across all 35 districts at 8…
Washington: US President Donald Trump said the US Navy will start guiding foreign stranded ships to safety through the Strait of Hormuz from Monday and warned Iran that any interference in the process would be dealt with forcefully. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said ‘Project Freedom’ was aimed at helping foreign ships that…
Ahmedabad: Sai Sudharsan’s cool-headed 57 alongside the storm kicked up by pacers Mohammed Siraj, Jason Holder and Kagiso Rabada carried the Gujarat Titans to a last-over four-wicket victory over the Punjab Kings in their IPL match here on Sunday. On a slightly slow pitch, the Titans needed a level-headed chase of 164, and Sudharsan did…
Kingston: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said the ties between India and Jamaica are characterised by “continuity and change” as he emphasised that this relationship is rooted in a shared history, energised by current cooperation, and aimed at a future filled with greater possibilities. In an interview with The Jamaican Gleaner, Jaishankar also…
Washington: US Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon traced her journey from the child of immigrants to becoming a leading lawyer, presenting it as an American success story. Addressing the Moms for Liberty event in New York, Dhillon termed coming to the US as the “greatest gift” her parents gave to her. “My dad was an…
New Delhi: India on Sunday trashed Nepal’s objection to conduct of upcoming Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through the decades-old route of Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand and asserted that such “unilateral artificial enlargement” of territorial claims is “untenable”. New Delhi’s sharp reaction came hours after the Nepal foreign ministry issued a statement strongly objecting to India and…
The sage Kutsa, son of Angirasa, in the sacred hymns of the Rigveda composed in Tristubh and Gayatri metres, raises a profound invocation to Agni, the divine fire who stands as both cosmic principle and intimate presence within existence. Agni is described as being born of the primordial waters, a symbolism that reflects the mysterious…
Sri Krishna instructs Arjuna to remain steady in his conviction, for when the mind is guided by discriminative intellect it becomes self-governed, mastering both the inner and outer worlds. Instead of accumulating fresh liabilities through new bondages, the seeker gains release from the mental congestion caused by existing attachments. When the ego is completely surrendered,…
