Every new government inherits an economy. Yet political arguments about economic performance often begin by comparing where one government left the country with where another eventually took it—without asking the most basic question: what was the starting line? That question becomes particularly relevant when comparing the economic inheritances of Manmohan Singh in 2004 and Narendra…
In the sacred tradition of the Rigveda, Sage Śaunaka Gr̥tsamada composed a profound hymn to Rudra in the majestic metre of Trishtubh Chandas. This metre, renowned for its rhythmic dignity and solemn cadence, is traditionally employed to express elevated spiritual truths. The hymn reveals Rudra not merely as a fierce deity of storms and cosmic…
Sanjaya said: “O King, with incomparable courage and unconquerable strength, the mighty Satyaki assailed Karna upon the battlefield. His arrows burst forth like torrents of flame and caused streams of blood to flow from Karna’s body, till the son of Radha appeared like a flowering tree reddened by crimson blossoms. Satyaki shattered his standard, tore…
Sri Bhimeshvara Temple is located at Nilagunda (Neelagunda) in Harapanahalli taluk of Davangere district, Karnataka. The temple is situated in a peaceful rural setting surrounded by fields, a lake and low rocky hills. The present temple dates back to the last quarter of the 11th century CE, during the rule of the Western Chalukyas, also…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday gave assent to a Bill making the intentional disruption or prevention of the singing of the national song ‘Vande Mataram’ a criminal offence, granting it the same legal protection as the national anthem, a government statement said. With the president’s assent, The Prevention of Insults to National Honour…
Damascus: A Syrian court sentenced in absentia ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother to death on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria’s 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead. Also sentenced to death in the same case was Assad’s maternal cousin Atef Najib for…
New Delhi: The government is considering sending ‘The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026’ to a joint committee of both houses of Parliament, even as the Congress and some opposition parties have demanded that it be withdrawn, sources said on Tuesday. The Congress and TMC were among the parties that raised the issue during the…
New Delhi: India on Tuesday said the state of its border with China will reflect on the state of the “larger bilateral ties” and that maintenance of peace and tranquillity along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) is of “utmost importance”. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) also rejected China’s criticism of New Delhi identifying…
New Delhi: Opposition INDIA bloc parties staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday in the post-lunch sitting after Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge was not allowed to speak by the Chair, as the Upper House debated The Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026. The Upper House, which has been witnessing repeated adjournments as Opposition…
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed two more Bills, including one about renaming Kerala as Keralam, without debate as members raised slogans and carried placards to the Well demanding the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the House. The House reassembled at 2 pm amid uproar, with Opposition members also raising…
