New Delhi: The Indo-Pacific must remain a driver for global growth and stability, and the Quad must work towards ensuring maritime security and promoting economic choices in the region, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday. In his opening remarks at the Quad foreign ministers’ meeting, he specifically called for “trusted and transparent” partnerships…
From the silver screen to the rough terrain of electoral politics, the journey is never easy. Cinema and politics may appear similar from a distance because both deal with crowds, emotions and public adulation, but in reality they are worlds apart. In cinema, a hero fights scripted villains, delivers punch dialogues and emerges victorious within…
Srinagar: Over 300 tourists were left stranded mid-air for hours inside 65 cabins of the famous Gulmarg Gondola cable car after a major technical snag halted Asia’s highest ropeway, causing panic among the holidayers before they were safely rescued. A massive, multi-agency operation that lasted seven hours ensured the evacuation of all the people, some…
Guwahati: Bhutan Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay met Assam governor and chief minister on Monday, and discussed with them ways to enhance cooperation with India’s northeastern region. Tobgay, who arrived in Assam earlier in the day, called on Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya at the Lok Bhavan. There, he held a meeting with the governor and…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday conferred the Padma Vibhushan on Bollywood actor Dharmendra posthumously and classical musician and violinist N Rajam at a Civil Investiture Ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. As the name of Dharmendra’s wife Hema Malini, a BJP MP, was announced to receive his award for his exceptional and distinguished service…
This e-paper is not claiming that everything is perfect under Justice P. Naveen Rao or HCA Secretary Jeevan Reddy. There are legitimate questions that deserve scrutiny — about selection, player welfare, governance, finances, and the structure of TG20 itself. Those debates are necessary, and this paper will continue to ask those questions fearlessly. But what…
Unsung Heroes: Seth Amar Chand Banthia MS Sparsha History remembers the warriors who charged into battle with swords raised high. It remembers queens who died on horseback, generals who led rebellions, and kings who lost empires. But hidden behind every revolution are quieter figures — men who never wore armor, never commanded armies, yet changed…
Dr Sandhya Rani At a time when political rhetoric in Tamil Nadu continues to target Sanatan Dharma with shallow slogans and sweeping accusations, a young Vedic scholar, Velukkudi Krishnan, has delivered what many seasoned intellectuals failed to articulate — a calm, precise, and devastatingly effective rebuttal. His response to Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi…
Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao In the sacred cadence of the Rigveda, composed in the dignified movement of the Trishtubh metre, the sage Kakshivantha raises a profound hymn to the divine principle of dāna, the eternal law of charity. His vision does not merely praise the act of giving but unfolds its deeper spiritual and cosmic significance….
At the break of dawn, a strange and terrible enthusiasm seized the Kaurava hosts. Adorned with glittering ornaments, clad in shining armour, bearing shields and keen-edged weapons, they advanced under the supreme command of Bhishma. Their movement resembled the surging of oceanic waves, vast and unrestrained, rolling toward inevitable collision. So splendid was their ordered…
