United Nations: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated his claim that he settled the war between India and Pakistan last year, as he addressed world leaders at the UN General Assembly here. “Since I took office, it has been my great honour to settle eight wars, and in so doing, become friendly with the…
New Delhi: A delegation of Japanese parliamentarians from the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) have met Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, and both sides held “productive” discussions on continuing the positive momentum in the bilateral ties, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday. The delegation, led by Director General of ruling LDP’s International Bureau Taro Kono,…
MS Shanker The All-India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), once largely identified with Hyderabad and the politics of the old city, has spent the past decade trying to transform itself into a party with a wider national footprint. Its electoral presence has extended beyond Telangana, with victories in Maharashtra and representation in other States. Yet one of…
History has a curious way of leaving clues in places historians sometimes overlook. One such clue may be standing quietly in our fields: the Indian humped cattle, or zebu. For more than a century, the idea that a nomadic race of “Aryans” invaded India around 1500 BCE, destroyed the Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC), and introduced…
Lakshmanrao Upadhyayula In the sacred Trishtubh hymns of the Rigvedic seers Ghora and Vishwamitra, a solemn invocation rises toward Indra, the mighty sovereign of celestial power. The sages call upon him to arrive accompanied by the Maruts, the radiant deities of wind and storm, whose dynamic energies symbolize movement, vitality, and the forces of nature….
Sanjaya said to King Dhritarashtra, “O Lord of the Kurus, while the celestial hosts looked on from the heavens with wonder, Sushena, the valiant son of Karna, shattered Bhima’s bow and pierced his broad chest with a keen spear. He then lost seven swift arrows upon the mighty son of Vayu, and the gods themselves…
Sri Prasanna Venkatesha Perumal Temple is an ancient Vishnu temple situated at Kotturpuram in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The east-facing temple is dedicated to Sri Prasanna Venkatesha Perumal, who is worshipped in a standing posture similar to Lord Venkateswarha at Tirumala. Kottur itself is an ancient settlement and is mentioned as Kottur Nadu in Chola-period inscriptions….
Thiruvananthapuram: Australia will be the guest nation at the Kerala Literature Festival to be held from January 21 to 24 at Kozhikode Beach. The announcement was made by Chief Minister V D Satheesan here. The official declaration was made in the presence of Transport Minister C P John, Australian Consul-General Silai Zaki, Vice Consul Katrina…
New Delhi: Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have termed as “abuse of the process of law” a plea filed in the Delhi High Court by the Enforcement Directorate challenging a trial court order refusing to take cognisance of its charge sheet against them in the National Herald-linked money laundering case. In their response,…
New Delhi:) The Congress on Tuesday took a swipe at SEBI for settling adjudication proceedings against five Adani group companies, with the firms collectively paying Rs 1.5 crore as the settlement amount, saying what “amazing courage” the market regulator has demonstrated. Sebi settled adjudication proceedings against five Adani group companies over alleged violations related to…
