New Delhi: A C-17 transport aircraft of the IAF on Tuesday airlifted a para field hospital unit from Agra to Colombo, while the Indian Army deployed an integrated task force — a self-contained composite HADR contingent — under Operation Sagar Bandhu to provide critical relief, restore essential services and support families in cyclone-hit Sri Lanka….
New Delhi: Indian superstar Virat Kohli on Tuesday confirmed his availability to play in the Vijay Hazare Trophy beginning on December 24, DDCA president Rohan Jaitley told PTI. Kohli, now a one-format player, is currently busy with the ODI series against South Africa. Kohli is returning to the Hazare Trophy for the first time since…
Moscow: The Russian cabinet has cleared the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deepen bilateral cooperation with India in civil nuclear energy during President Vladimir Putin’s visit to the country on December 4-5. Russia’s Rosatom nuclear corporation, which is building several reactors at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu, has been…
New Delhi: India and Russia are set to ink a number of agreements to enhance cooperation in an array of areas, including trade and healthcare, during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two-day visit to New Delhi this week, Indian officials said on Tuesday. Both sides are also expected to seal a pact on mobility that will…
Most Indian investors begin with the same question: “How can I earn higher returns?” Inversion thinking flips that entirely: “How am I most likely to lose money — and how do I avoid that?” This reversal sounds simple, but when used consistently, it becomes one of the most powerful safeguards for Indian investors navigating volatile…
Through the dreary wilderness, Damayanthi moved, her heart sustained by a frail yet steady hope of finding her husband. Her lotus-like eyes shone once more with faith and confidence when, amid the vast desolation, she beheld a hermitage. Such hermitages were, in those days, living streams of faith—bridges between the mortal and the divine. There…
Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple is located in Turuvekere town, in the Tumakuru district of Karnataka. Chennakeshava Temple is approximately 850–900 years old, built around 1100–1150 CE. It represents the early phase of Hoysala temple architecture before the elaborate sculptural style of Belur and Halebeedu became dominant. The temple is dedicated to Sri Chennakeshava, a beautiful and…
Kolata: With the West Bengal Assembly elections just months away, senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday sharpened his political pitch, urging Hindus to “unite” and warning that the community “cannot afford to be divided by language and caste”. Addressing a BJP rally later in the day at Englishbazar town in Muslim-majority Malda district, Adhikari,…
Nagpur: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) not to hold the counting of votes for the first phase of local body polls on December 3, on the ground that the “disclosure of public mood” through the results might affect the subsequent phase of the elections. The results of…
New Delhi: Russia on Tuesday pitched for creating an “architecture” to insulate its trade ties with India from pressure by third countries, and said New Delhi’s procurement of Russian crude oil may decline for “a brief period” in view of Western sanctions. However, Moscow is taking steps to enhance the supplies, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov…
