New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated the women’s cricket team for winning the eighth Women’s Asia Cup title, convincingly defeating Sri Lanka in the final held in the UAE. In a message posted on ‘X’, he said, “India sets another milestone in Asian cricket. Heartiest congratulations to our champions on clinching the 8th…
Dubai: The Asia Cup trophy impasse continued for the second year in a row after the victorious Indian women’s cricket on Sunday did not accept the cup from Mohsin Naqvi, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chairman from Pakistan. Harmanpreet Kaur-led India defeated Sri Lanka by 72 runs here to lift their record-extending eighth Asia Cup…
Dubai: Shafali Verma and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana struck forceful fifties, while the bowlers under Sree Charani produced an equally intense effort as India crushed Sri Lanka by 72 runs to clinch a record-extending eighth women’s Asia Cup title here on Sunday. Openers Shafali (68) and Mandhana (59) produced a symphony of power and grace during…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed gratitude to the leaders of all the BRICS member countries for making the Delhi summit of the grouping productive and outcome-oriented. A video reflecting key moments of the two-day summit was posted on the social media handles of the prime minister. “Thank you to all BRICS…
U Lakshman Rao In the ancient sacred imagination of India, the story of Ganesha is not merely a tale of gods, demons and miraculous events. It is a profound spiritual allegory in which the forces of nature, consciousness, discipline, family, knowledge and social order are woven together. The traditional narrative explains how Ganesha came to…
Lakshmanrao Upadhyayula In the sacred tradition of the Rigvedic seers, the illustrious sage Vishwamitra raised his voice in profound devotion, invoking Agni through the divine Gayatri Chandas. His prayer was not merely a ritual recitation but a cosmic dialogue that united the visible and invisible dimensions of existence. Agni, the radiant intermediary between humanity and…
King Duryodhana approached the mighty King Salya with profound courtesy and deliberate wisdom. Bowing to his greatness, he declared, “Among all warriors, there is none who surpasses your mastery of warfare, not even Karna. You are the sharp arrow lodged in the hearts of enemies; therefore you are rightly called Salya. The responsibility I now…
Dodital Ganesh Temple is situated beside the beautiful Dodital Lake in the Assi Ganga valley of Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand. Located at an altitude of around 3,000 metres above sea level and surrounded by dense forests of deodar, oak, pine and rhododendron, Dodital is one of the most serene sacred places in the Himalayas. The lake…
New Delhi: India began their Afghanistan series with a comfortable seven-wicket win, chasing down 157 with six wickets and 36 balls to spare. Afghanistan struggled to find momentum with the bat apart from a crucial partnership between Azmatullah Omarzai and Mohammad Nabi. Jasprit Bumrah gave India the perfect start by dismissing Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the…
Mumbai: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the Centre under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ushered in a new era of “politics of performance” by moving India away from corruption, casteism and dynastic politics. Addressing a press conference to announce a month-long campaign from September 17 to mark Modi’s birthday and 25 years…
