Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday slammed the BJP over its poor performance in the recent by-polls, asserting that this marks the beginning of change. Calling it a combined result of the youth’s unity and outrage stemming from various other issues, he said, “Even the BJP’s safest and most traditional seats will no…
New Delhi: BJP president Nitin Nabin on Monday accepted the people’s mandate in three assembly bypolls, saying the party will conduct a “thorough introspection” of the election results in Bankipur and Datia seats in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh respectively and work tirelessly to further strengthen their trust with renewed energy. This came after the BJP…
Questions over institutional representation, financial transactions and governance demand credible answers T Shesh Narayan For nearly eight years after the Hon’ble Supreme Court ushered in sweeping governance reforms in Indian cricket through its landmark judgment in the BCCI constitutional reforms, one fundamental question continues to haunt the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA): Who is responsible for…
Lakshmanrao Upadhyayula The venerable seer Śaunaka Gr̥tsamāda, illumined by deep spiritual insight, composed exalted hymns to Shaunaka and the divine powers of Brihaspati, Brahmanaspati, and Indra in the majestic metres of Jagatī and Triṣṭubh preserved in the sacred Rigveda. These metres, with their measured cadence and resonant structure, were not chosen merely for poetic beauty;…
As Satyaki, the illustrious grandson of Sini, pressed onward through the Kaurava ranks to fulfil the command of King Yudhishthira and hasten to the side of Arjuna, the venerable preceptor Drona beheld with concern the disarray spreading among the Kaurava forces. Perceiving that the Pandava warriors were rallying behind Satyaki and that none could withstand…
Shri Ganapati Temple is located in Shegaon (Bu.) village, Warora Taluk, Chandrapur District, Maharashtra. Dedicated to Lord Ganesha, this sacred temple is one of the most revered Ganesh shrines in eastern Maharashtra. The temple is famous for its Swayambhu (self-manifested) idol of Shri Ganapati and is closely associated with the great saint P.P. Late Shri…
New Delhi: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal’s proposed march to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence on August 4 to submit petitions against E20 fuel will not be allowed, police sources said on Monday. A police source said no permission has been granted for the march and security arrangements are being made to prevent any unauthorised…
New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court’s clarification on the withdrawal of FIRs against protesters, saying it expected the Centre and BJP/NDA-ruled states to immediately implement the assurances given to agitating students under the July 25 agreement. The Supreme Court clarified that the expression “criminal antecedents” in its earlier…
Datia: The Congress on Monday retained the Datia assembly seat in Madhya Pradesh, with the party candidate Ghanshyam Singh defeating his nearest rival Ashutosh Tiwari of the BJP by 6,016 votes in the byelection marked by differences in the saffron camp over the choice of candidate. At the end of all 15 rounds of counting,…
Ahmedabad: The BJP has retained the Manjalpur Assembly seat in Gujarat’s Vadodara district, with its candidate, Satendrabhai Patel, defeating Congress nominee Bhikhabhai Rabari by over thirty thousand votes in the by-election. According to the Election Commission, Mr Patel secured 55,481 votes, while Mr Rabari polled 24,851 votes after all 20 rounds of counting. The bypoll…
