Raipur: BJP national general secretary and Chhattisgarh in-charge Smriti Irani on Sunday called for strengthening the party organisation at the grassroots level, asserting that electoral success depends on the hard work of party workers and their connect with the people. Addressing a series of organisational meetings at the BJP’s state headquarters in the Kushabhau Thakre…
Patna: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday sparked a controversy with his remarks “Modi ka baap bhi jayega”, in response to an audience member’s comment that “the PM would not go anywhere”, during an event in Bihar’s Patna. The incident took place while Kharge was speaking at the programme to celebrate the 139th birth anniversary…
New Delhi: Two men, aged 60 and 36, are suspected to be trapped under the rubble after a slab of a house under construction collapsed in northeast Delhi’s Harsh Vihar area on Sunday, prompting a rescue operation involving the NDRF, fire services and police, officers said. The incident took place in Milan Garden, triggering panic…
Cricket has always possessed a unique charm. Unlike many sports that demand specialised facilities, expensive equipment or carefully prepared playing surfaces, cricket can find a home almost anywhere — on an open ground, a street, a terrace or even a backyard. A few friends, an improvised lincid bat and a ball are often enough to…
N Nagarajan Those of us born in the baby-boomer era, when the father was usually the sole earning member, grew up seeing our mothers and, in some families, elder sisters labelled “housewives”. The term carries a long history, yet even today schools have not adequately encouraged children to use the gender-neutral word “homemaker”. Ask a…
The cybersecurity developments of the past 72 hours offer a timely reminder that the digital world, while making life faster and more convenient, is also exposing individuals, businesses and governments to increasingly sophisticated threats. The emerging risks are not evidence of an impending internet collapse. Rather, they highlight how rapidly cyberattacks are evolving—and how Artificial…
On Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti, a community’s unfinished struggle for recognition raises a question: how much longer must it wait? Gajula Ramesh Kumar Maharshi Valmiki’s transformation from Ratnakara into the revered sage who composed the Ramayana remains one of India’s most enduring stories of personal transformation. Celebrated as the Adi Kavi, or the first poet, and…
Bheema Sena (continued) This is an article series. Please read all previous articles before reading this article. The URLs for all previous articles are located in the SPECIAL THOUGHTS section. Let’s continue to ponder over this really amazing Avataara of Shree Mukhya Praana Devata, namely Bheema Sena. 10. Galactic fury unleashed in the battleground at Kurukshetra I’m sure…
Lakshmanrao Upadhyayula The revered sage Vāmadeva offers this profound hymn to Lord Agni in the majestic Triṣṭubh Chandas, one of the most celebrated metres of the Ṛgveda. In the Vedic vision, Agni is not merely the physical fire kindled upon the sacrificial altar but the eternal divine presence that unites the earthly realm with the…
King Dhritarashtra, your sons had already witnessed the fall of the mightiest pillars of their strength. They had seen Bhishma, the grandsire of the Kurus, pierced by Arjuna’s arrows; they had watched the invincible Drona lay down his life; they had also beheld the mighty Karna, whose valor they believed unmatched, collapse upon the battlefield…
