Patna: Inclement weather cast a shadow on the election campaign in Bihar on Saturday, where leaders like Union minister Amit Shah, BJP president J P Nadda, and Congress general secretary Priyanka Vadra had to either cancel their rallies or address them virtually. Shah had rallies scheduled in Gopalganj, Samastipur, and Vaishali districts, but since he…
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Saturday ordered the transfer of Patna Superintendent of Police (Rural) and action against three other officials, taking a stern view of violence in Bihar’s Mokama in which gangster-turned-politician Dular Chand Yadav was killed during poll campaigning. The incident occurred on Thursday in Mokama, which falls in Patna district but…
In the pantheon of Olympic legends, few names shine as brightly as Edoardo Mangiarotti, the Italian fencing maestro who dominated his sport across an unprecedented five Olympic Games. Born on April 7, 1919, in Renate, Italy, Mangiarotti became the most decorated fencer in Olympic history — a record that still stands as a testament to…
We are happy to introduce our new contributor, Shashikanth Bhargava — a student of Vedic philosophy who refers to himself as a “primary school level teacher of Vedic Philosophy.” He is a software engineer by profession and currently lives in Rochester, NY, USA. He earned his B.E. from NITK, Surathkal, and his M.S. from Kansas…
When the celestial sage Narada had unfolded before Dharmaja the splendour of other royal halls, he spoke with gentle urgency: “Your father Pandu charged me to remind you that the Rājasūya, rightly performed, shall lift your glory in both worlds and release your forefathers from the wheel of birth and death. The treasure you have…
Sri Kote Kallappana Betta Temple is situated in Chickegowdanaroppa village near Madhugiri in Tumkur district, Karnataka. The main deity worshipped here is Lord Vishnu in the form of Udbhava Murthy (self-manifested idol) enshrined inside a cave. Along with him are idols of Goddess Sridevi, Bhudevi, and the divine gatekeepers Jaya and Vijaya. The temple and…
Navi Mumbai: India women’s skipper Harmanpreet Kaur on Saturday welcomed the unusual “pressure” of arranging tickets for their World Cup final against South Africa here, calling it a positive sign for the game’s growth. The demands and requests for players to arrange tickets for matches have been a constant with the men’s team, and Harmanpreet…
Raipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday interacted with around 2,500 children who were successfully treated for congenital heart diseases at Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Hospital in Nava Raipur in Chhattisgarh and emphasised that good health is essential to achieving any goal in life. During the interaction at the event ‘Gift of life’, which was…
Time to silence the needless nitpicking? Vinay Rao The Hyderabad Under-19 team has gifted the city a moment to cherish — a historic maiden triumph in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy 2025, crowned by a campaign that was nothing short of spectacular. We have waited 39 years for a BCCI event win with the previous being…
Patna/Gopalganj: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday raked up the ‘high-handedness’ of Sadhu Yadav, former Bihar CM Rabri Devi’s estranged brother, to warn people of the poll-bound state that “jungle raj” will come back if RJD returned to power. Shah, who was scheduled to address an election rally in Gopalganj district, spoke virtually as…
