Chandigarh: Hours after a blast outside the Punjab BJP office here on Wednesday evening, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann lashed out at his political rivals for holding him responsible for anything that happens in the Union Territory. He said whenever he says Chandigarh belongs to Punjab, he is told to stay away from the city’s matters….
Mumbai: Amid a sharp depreciation in the rupee, the Reserve Bank on Wednesday announced more actions focused on authorised dealers (ADs). The moves follow a “review of evolving market conditions” and are applicable immediately. Authorised dealers (ADs) — banks authorised by RBI to deal in foreign exchange — will not be able to offer non-deliverable…
Welcome to April 2026—a moment many in the tech world are beginning to describe as the inflection point where artificial intelligence sheds its hype and faces hard reality. The era of dazzling demos and oversized promises is giving way to what experts are calling the “Year of Truth.” The shift is unmistakable: from building ever-larger…
Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao The sage Savya Āṅgirasa, a descendant of the illustrious lineage of Angiras, offered his prayer to Indra in the sacred hymns of the Rigveda. These hymns were composed in the majestic Tristubh and the gentle Anustubh metres. The seer’s praise, though simple in expression, possesses a depth that continues to dwell in…
Vasudeva’s address continued, observed closely by the celestial sages Narada, Kanva, and Jamadagni, in the presence of the entire Kuru assembly. With words keen and piercing, Krishna declared that those who destroy wealth without cause, driven solely by ego and pride, are traitors to the earth itself. A king who ignores such conduct invites the…
Sri Haritha Varana Perumal Temple is located at Nazarathpet (Agaramel), near Poonamallee on the Chennai–Bangalore Highway in Chennai. The area was historically known as Purusha Mangalam and later Dasarathi Pettai, eventually becoming Nazarathpet. The temple is believed to be more than 1000 years old and dates back to the medieval Chola period, reflecting an ancient…
Kolkata: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday faced protests from TMC supporters while campaigning in his Nandigram constituency in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district and later in Bhabanipur in south Kolkata. Adhikari, who is also the leader of the opposition in the state Assembly, is contesting both Nandigram and Bhabanipur, the home turf of Chief…
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met ‘Yamaraj’ on a bus during his Kerala poll campaign and said ‘Yama’ was not particularly happy to see him or the other UDF leaders due to the alliance’s promised health insurance scheme, in what seemed like a promotional interaction. Gandhi on Wednesday shared a video of his bus…
Kolkata: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday alleged that the ruling TMC and other parties used Muslims of West Bengal for votes but did nothing for the community’s development. Owaisi, while addressing a poll rally at Naoda in Murshidabad district in support of candidates of Humayun Kabir-led Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP), also claimed that…
Our Correspondent Hyderabad: Raising serious medical and public health concerns, the World Allergy Foundation (WAF) has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reconsider the proposed blanket rollout of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination across India, cautioning that a one-size-fits-all approach may expose a significant section of the population to avoidable health risks. At a press conference…
