Chennai: BJP’s attempt to incite communal hatred through the Thirupparankundram lamp lighting issue failed and it appears that Lord Murugan was not on their side, Tamil Nadu HR & CE Minister P K Sekar Babu claimed on Saturday. All such attempts to divide the people on communal lines will not yield success under Chief Minister…
Dhaka: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday visited Dhaka University and offered prayers at the grave of slain student leader Sharif Osman Hadi amid heavy security. The 60-year-old BNP leader also offered prayers at the grave of Bangladesh’s national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, located beside the Dhaka University Central Mosque, The…
New Delhi: A nationwide campaign was needed against the repeal of the rural employment scheme MGNREGA, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Saturday, pointing to the three farm laws that the government was eventually forced to repeal following strong opposition against it. Speaking at the Congress Working Committee meeting here, Kharge also said that the…
How Current Policies Are Derailing Hyderabad Cricket By Vinay Rao The decision to place Hyderabad’s Under-23 team under junior selectors has caused serious and lasting damage to Hyderabad cricket. This move was neither cricket-driven nor aligned with established best practices. Instead, vested interests within the Hyderabad Cricket Association appear to have misled the Court-appointed Administrator,…
Thiruvananthapuram: Renuka Singh Thakur and Deepti Sharma dazzled with the ball before Shafali Verma’s pyrotechnics powered India to a commanding eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka, clinching the five-match series in the third women’s T20I here on Friday. With the win, India have taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series, underlining their complete dominance…
New Delhi: BJP president J P Nadda on Friday hailed the publication of the Constitution in Santhali language as a “historic” feat that will “reinforce” the cultural heritage of the tribals in the country. In a post on X, Nadda said it will also strengthen the democratic participation and constitutional awareness of the Santhali-speaking people….
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said a common ATS structure for the police force across the country and an impenetrable and strong anti-terrorism grid — vigilant and capable of swift, result-oriented action — are essential for “uniform preparation at every level” to counter terror attacks. The home minister also said a…
New Delhi: India on Friday said the “unremitting hostilities” against minorities in Bangladesh is a matter of “grave concern” as it demanded punishment to the perpetrators involved in the lynching of a Hindu youth in Mymensingh area last week. New Delhi also reacted cautiously to the return to Dhaka of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting…
The legacy of misgovernance at NIPER Mohali did not merely persist—it was institutionalised. When the newly constituted Board of Governors held its first meeting on December 9, 2022, it already carried the baggage of past failures. Two members from the previous Board found their way into the new one, which was to remain in place…
When Krishna and the Pandavas, wearied by grief and the sorrows of the world, sought light upon the mysteries of life, they approached the venerable sage Markandeya. They entreated him to reveal the secret virtues and meritorious lives of kings, sages, and noble women. As they thus spoke, the celestial sage Narada descended, and the…
