New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) has approved the implementation of the university’s student union constitution, setting May 15, 2027 as the deadline for its completion, and directed the protesting students to immediately call off their agitation. In an order dated October 29, the university said the competent authority had considered a request letter submitted…
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday revised the schedule for the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Maharashtra, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Telangana and Nagaland. The revisions follow requests from the chief electoral officers of the concerned states. The poll panel wrote separately to the five states and the Union territory of Delhi…
MS Sparsha Venkatesh Bapuji Ketkar: The forgotten genius who looked beyond Neptune, challenged convention and lived largely outside the spotlight What if an Indian schoolteacher, struggling to make ends meet, calculated the possible existence of a planet beyond Neptune nearly two decades before Pluto was discovered? What if he named it Brahma, only for the…
A sharp correction in precious metals shows why inflation alone cannot sustain a rally. Interest rates, the dollar and investment flows will determine whether lower prices attract durable demand. Gold and silver are confronting an uncomfortable reality: rising inflation does not automatically translate into rising precious-metal prices. As of October 26, the supplied market figures…
अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमवस्थिताः । भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि ॥ Having surveyed the two armies standing ready for the great war, Duryodhana once again reveals the state of his mind. He has already assessed the strength of the Pandava forces and the formidable warriors assembled on his own side. Yet, beneath his outward confidence,…
“तच्चक्षुर्देवहितं शुक्रमुच्चरत्। पश्येम शरदः शतं जीवेम शरदः शतम्। शृणुयाम शरदः शतं प्रब्रवाम शरदः शतम्। अदीनाः स्याम शरदः शतम्। भूयश्च शरदः शतात्॥” This profound Vedic prayer embodies humanity’s timeless aspiration to live not merely for a hundred years, but to experience those years with clarity of perception, strength of mind, dignity of character, wisdom of speech,…
Lakshmanrao Upadhyayula Among the ancient hymns of the Rigveda, the sage Vāmadeva offers profound prayers to Lord Indra in the majestic Virāṭ and Triṣṭubh metres. These hymns are not merely poetic invocations but luminous expressions of Vedic philosophy, where nature, divinity, and human aspiration are woven into a single cosmic fabric. Indra emerges as the…
Sanjaya said, “O King Dhritarashtra, your son Duryodhana, hissing like an enraged serpent, seized his mighty mace and hurled it with irresistible force at the great Vrishni hero Chekitana, who fought on the side of the Pandavas. The weapon, as formidable as Indra’s Vajra, cleft the air with the speed of a tempest, flashed like…
Bailur Sri Mahishamardini Temple is an ancient Shakti shrine situated at Bailur (Bailoor), in Badagubettu, about 2 km from Udupi town in Karnataka. Dedicated to Goddess Mahishamardini, the powerful form of Goddess Durga who destroyed the demon Mahishasura, the temple is regarded as one of the twelve important Shakti Peethas of Udupi. The shrine holds…
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday urged people to join the opposition INDIA bloc’s November 1 ‘Chalo Dilli’ march, asking them not to worry about police and their “lathis”. The leader of the opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha asserted that the BJP “will not have the guts to try any of their…
