Lucknow: The iconic MS Dhoni played a nice little cameo alongside Shivam Dube to guide Chennai Super Kings to a much-needed five-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants and break their five-match losing streak in the IPL here on Monday. Dhoni (26 not out off 11 balls; 4x4s, 1×6) and Dube (43 not out off 37…
New Delhi: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said Jammu and Kashmir had “turned the corner” to become a pre-eminent destination, even as he pitched for choosing “value-based tourism” instead of chasing volumes. Later, asked during an interaction at a conference in Delhi if his government planned to work with the Centre on travel advisories…
Kolkata/Murshidabad/Malda: Fresh episodes of Waqf (Amendment) Act-related violence rocked the Bhangar area in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district on Monday, even as police claimed that the law and order situation in the previous riot epicenter of Murshidabad remained largely under control. Supporters of the Indian Secular Front (ISF) clashed with the police at Bhangar…
Do the younger generation even know what the Dasavatars are? In an age dominated by modern education and Westernized narratives, many probably don’t. But in a civilisation like Bharat—one of the world’s oldest and richest cultures—shouldn’t our youth be made aware of this profound aspect of our spiritual heritage? The Dasavatars are not just mythological…
Girja Shankar Dixit The recent discourse surrounding athletes in their 40s often carries a tone of inevitable decline. While the spotlight has been on MS Dhoni’s evolving role at Chennai Super Kings, with questions arising about the impact of age on his once explosive batting, a different narrative unfolds in the realm of Indian football….
A marvel of strategy, wisdom, and meticulous planning, Sugreeva, after assembling a formidable team for the southern expedition and dispatching them with flawless guidance from inception to return, now turns his keen gaze westward. He seeks to constitute another elite search party, and to this end, he approaches Sushena—his father-in-law, the father of Tara—whose form…
The Anasuya Devi Temple is situated at Mahur in Maharashtra’s Nanded district. It is a powerful symbol of devotion, purity, and divine motherhood. Dedicated to Mata Anasuya, the wife of Sage Atri and mother of Lord Dattatreya, this temple is one of the most sacred spots in the region. The temple is believed to have…
Bengaluru: Strongly defending his government’s move to provide 4 percent reservation for Muslims in public contracts, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday, questioning why shouldn’t it be done, said giving strength to anyone who are economically and socially weak, is the mission and commitment of the Congress party. Alleging that he is being labelled as…
Patna: Former Union minister Pashupati Kumar Paras on Monday announced that his Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party was no longer with the BJP-led NDA, which has chosen to back his estranged nephew Chirag Paswan. Paras, whose party came into being in 2021 as a result of the split he engineered in the Lok Janshakti Party, founded…
New Delhi: (Apr 14) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday accused the Modi government of paying only “lip service” to B R Ambedkar’s legacy but doing nothing to fulfill his wishes and claimed the BJP-RSS were “enemies” of the architect of the Constitution. Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his criticism of the…
