Lakshmanrao Upadhayula Sage Vishwamitra, one of the most illustrious seers of the Vedic age, offers profound prayers to the divine powers celebrated in the Jagati and Trishtubh metres of the Rigveda. In these sacred hymns, he invokes the Creator, Brahma, the all-pervading Vaiswanara Agni, and the mighty Maruts. Standing in the noble lineage of Kusika,…
Sanjaya continued his narration before the aged monarch. “O King, your son Duryodhana rejoices greatly, for Karna, his unwavering friend and champion, has accepted his solemn commitment with a fearless heart. Trusting completely in Karna’s valor, Duryodhana approached him with confidence. Karna declared, ‘Grant me only one favor. Let King Shalya hold the reins of…
Nagarathi Durgaparameshwari Temple is a revered shrine in Hiliyana near Avarse in Udupi district. The ancient temple is associated with the ancient coastal Karnataka traditions of Shakti and Naga worship and, according to local tradition, with Nagarathi, one of the five Nagakanyas connected with the sacred traditions of the region. The presiding deity is Sri…
New Delhi: The Global South must become a “rule shaper” and the existing “pyramid of privilege” in global governance must give way to a “platform of partnership”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday at the BRICS Summit where India secured a consensus joint declaration despite sharp differences between the UAE and Iran over the…
New Delhi: A consensus on a joint statement at the BRICS summit is a “win-win situation” for India as it signifies that New Delhi has been able to preserve its strategic autonomy while ensuring that its key concerns are reflected in the document, Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) co-convener Ashwani Mahajan said on Saturday. BRICS leaders…
New Delhi: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday hailed the BRICS bloc as the world’s most influential platform for cooperation among emerging markets and developing countries and called on the grouping to play its “due role” in bringing peace in West Asia. Addressing the BRICS summit here, Xi said China will work with BRICS members…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) on Saturday said it has made a strategic legal move to press its long-standing claim for Full Membership of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), even as the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) continues to oppose the expansion of organised cricket across Telangana. In a strongly worded…
There are a few components in heavy equipment that attract less attention than a bearing. Excavators get photographed, engines get specifications and hydraulic systems get discussed in detail, while electronics and telematics increasingly occupy the centre of the machinery conversation. The bearing generally remains somewhere inside the machine, doing its job without demanding attention. That…
New Delhi: The BRICS Delhi Declaration has backed comprehensive reform of the United Nations, including the UN Security Council, calling for greater representation of developing countries and stressing that the reform should lead to an “amplified voice of the Global South”. The declaration, adopted on the landmark occasion of the 20th anniversary of BRICS, reaffirmed…
Ranchi: The Gujarat Police arrested a man from Jharkhand’s Deoghar district on Saturday, whose email id was allegedly used to send threats to explode the secretariat in Gandhinagar and carry out a blast at the ongoing BRICS summit in New Delhi, a senior official said. The man, a native of Bihar’s Jamui, was arrested from…
