New York: India is a relationship of critical importance to the United States, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said as he met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar here and voiced “appreciation” for New Delhi’s continued engagement on bilateral issues, including trade, defence, and energy. He met Jaishankar here on Monday morning on the sidelines…
Kolkata: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday returned as the president of Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) after six years and picked out boosting of Eden Gardens’ capacity to one lakh and securing marquee fixtures during next year’s T20 World Cup among his top priorities. Ganguly was elected unopposed at the CAB’s 94th annual…
Lahore: Taking a jibe at Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi, jailed former cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan has said that he, along with Army Chief Asim Munir, should bat as openers if they want to win a cricket match against India. Khan’s sarcastic comments came after India comfortably defeated Pakistan in two matches in the…
New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met with US Ambassador to India-designate Sergio Gor on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly session, and the two leaders look forward to promoting the success of the bilateral relationship. “US Special Envoy for South and Central Asia and Ambassador Nominee to India Sergio…
New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump will meet Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif here on Tuesday on the margins of the high-level 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Trump will address the General Debate of the UN General Assembly today, his first address to world leaders in his second term as president from…
The sage Mathinarā performed a twelve-year sacrifice upon the banks of the sacred river Sarasvatī, upholding with steadfast discipline the eternal order of rites. With mind and soul poured into every act, he conducted the sacrifice with faultless devotion. The river, long observing his austerities, was moved to favor him, and, assuming human form, became…
|| Om Devi Brahmacharinyai Namah || || Dadhana Karpadma Abhyamaksh Mala Kamandalu | Devi Prasidatu Mayi Brahmacharinya Nuttama || Brahmacharini, also known as Tapasvini, Tapasyacharini, or Parvati, is the second form of Goddess Durga. Her name means one who practices penance or brahmacharya, with “Brahma” meaning penance and “Charini” meaning a female follower. The Goddess…
Agartala: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the redeveloped Tripureswari temple in Tripura’s Gomati district and offered prayers at the shrine. The more-than-500-year-old temple, one of the 51 ‘Shakti Peethas’, has been redeveloped under the Centre’s Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) scheme at Rs 52 crore. The Prime Minister also visited an…
Rabat: Indian armed forces were given complete freedom to appropriately respond to the cowardly terror attack on innocent civilians in Pahalgam, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said. Singh also said that India’s actions in response to the attack were “measured and non-escalatory.” The defence minister made the remarks in an address to the Indian community…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted the Jewish community across the world, his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, and the people of Israel on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. In a post on microblogging site X, he said, “Shana Tova! Warmest Rosh Hashanah greetings to my friend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the…
