Lakshmanrao Upadhyayulu In the sacred hymns of the Ṛgvedic tradition, Sage Gādhi raises his prayer to Agni through the revered metres of Anuṣṭubh and Triṣṭubh. With profound devotion, he invokes Agni not merely as the visible fire upon the altar, but as the eternal divine presence that connects the worlds of gods and mortals. Agni…
King Dhritarashtra spoke with a voice sharpened by grief and disappointment. “Sanjaya,” he said, “you have described the immeasurable fury of the war, yet you have remained silent about the conduct of my son. I heard that Dharmaraja shattered Duryodhana’s chariot, stripping away his dignity before the assembled kings. Did he abandon the battlefield in…
The Saptamatrika Temple is situated at Sanyasi Kuppam near Tirubuvanai in the Union Territory of Puducherry. This little-known shrine is remarkable for its rare group of large stone idols of the Saptamatrikas. Unlike the smaller panels commonly seen in temples, the idols here are almost human-sized, giving the shrine a distinctive appearance. The present temple…
New Delhi: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s upcoming visit to India for the BRICS summit, his first in seven years, will present a key opportunity to further normalise bilateral ties through expanded trade and investment as Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares to host him for bilateral talks on Saturday at a time of global geopolitical uncertainty….
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it is not transferring to itself the Satya Niketan building collapse case being heard by the Delhi High Court as “things have started moving”. A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R Mahdevan said it does not want to disturb the existing situation and the high court…
New Delhi: The T20 series opener between India and Afghanistan of their three-match series will go ahead as per schedule, the DDCA said on Thursday, soon after Delhi Traffic Police asked the cricketing body to reschedule the game due to the high-profile BRICS Summit. Afghanistan will be ‘hosting’ India for the three-match series here at…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday launched an unprecedented attack on Jadavpur University’s Left-leaning teachers and students, stating sympathisers of “anti-national forces” on the campus require to be administered “strict medicines”. Adhikari was defending the West Bengal Universities and Colleges (Administration and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, which was introduced and passed by…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Thursday said the EC has recognised his TVK as a registered political party in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and allotted it the “whistle” election symbol. Hailing the electoral mandate for his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, which he launched two years ago, Vijay outlined his government’s priorities while…
Bengaluru: Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani and family, along with Zerodha founders Nithin Kamath and Nikhil Kamath, are among prominent names appearing in the notice list generated during the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls in Karnataka, official sources said. Chief Minister D K Shivakumar’s mother, Gowramma, has also been flagged for a “self-name mismatch” in the…
New Delhi: Yash Thakur on Thursday replaced injured fast bowler Harshit Rana, while pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was cleared to play in India’s upcoming T20I series against Afghanistan and the Asian Games. Rana, who last played for India on the England tour, had been recovering from a hamstring injury at the BCCI Centre of Excellence…
