Peshawar: A Pakistan Army captain and at least seven terrorists associated with a banned outfit were killed during a gunfight in the country’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday, sources said. The intelligence-based operation was conducted in the Karri Malang area of the Dera Ismail Khan district bordering South Waziristan. Three more soldiers were…
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday advised the members of the Assembly to avoid making comments on religious affairs that hurt people’s sentiments. Talking to reporters outside the Assembly here, Abdullah also said that nobody should feel that they are not heard in this government. He also expressed confidence of resolving…
Washington: US President Donald Trump slammed the high tariffs charged by India and other countries including China, calling it “very unfair” and announcing reciprocal tariffs will kick in from next month. The president made his case for his reciprocal tariffs, which will commence on April 2. He wants to impose the same tariff on imports from…
Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged Gujarat’s Bharwad community to adopt natural farming and plant trees as part of the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign. He also urged the community, which is mainly into cattle rearing, to contribute towards making India a developed nation by 2047. PM Modi was virtually addressing the…
Dr Buragadda Srinadh Historically, before independence, India witnessed the emergence of various political entities, notably the Communist Party, inspired by Karl Marx’s ideology against capitalism in 1848, and the Indian National Congress, established in 1882 by British national Allan Octavian Hume to foster civil and political dialogue among educated Indians. Both institutions were foreign in…
The battle against Naxalism, the left-wing extremism that has plagued India for decades, appears to be nearing its decisive end. The recent elimination of 31 Naxals in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur marks one of the most significant security victories in recent history. This strike, backed by the BJP-led NDA government’s intensified operations, reinforces the Union Home Minister…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has once again imposed penalties on NIPER Mohali and the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Union of India, for their persistent delays in addressing the petition filed by Dr. Animesh Roy, a former scientist at NIPER Mohali. On March 18, 2025, the court levied a fine of Rs. 50,000 while hearing…
Rama, though eager to join Sugreeva for the sacred task of locating and safely bringing back Janaka’s daughter, found his thoughts stirred by the tide of time and the harmony of nature. The gentle surroundings of the Pampa River awakened in him a stream of emotions, each moment in its beauty drawing him into the…
Chandanakkavu Bhagavathy Temple is a revered Hindu temple in Kurumbathur, Malappuram district, Kerala. Bhagavathy is a revered Hindu goddess and a powerful form of Shakti (the divine feminine energy). Depending on regional traditions, she is often identified with Durga, Parvati, or Kali. Chandanakkavu is renowned as the birthplace of Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri, the esteemed Sanskrit…
Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Thursday, lifted the COVID-imposed ban on using saliva on the ball in the impending 2025 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after the majority of the captains agreed to the proposal. The International Cricket Council (ICC) banned the age-old practice of applying saliva to…
