Bhubaneshwar: Union Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth on Wednesday called upon friendly nations to reaffirm their commitment to safeguarding lives at sea and to strengthen the spirit of cooperation that underpins effective Search and Rescue (S&R) across the region. The minister said this after inaugurating the Multinational Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX-2026) near…
New Delhi: INDIA bloc MPs will stage a bigger protest on the ground on Thursday against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, opposition leaders said on Wednesday, after they were stopped from reaching Jantar Mantar during a coordinated mobilisation involving the members of Parliament of several parties. The decision to hold another protest was discussed…
Questions Over Women’s Selections Special Correspondent Is performance really the only passport to Hyderabad women’s cricket teams? That is the uncomfortable question increasingly being asked within sections of the Hyderabad cricket fraternity following concerns over the manner in which players are being retained, promoted and repeatedly considered for selection despite what stakeholders describe as prolonged…
U Lakshman Rao Marriage in the Hindu tradition is not merely a social agreement between two individuals; it is a solemn passage from one stage of life into another, sanctified by prayer, sacred fire, vows, family participation and the invocation of divine witness. Every ritual has a symbolic purpose, and the sequence in which the…
Muralidhar Varaganti Jeffrey Archer spent his life inventing stories about ambition, betrayal, revenge, money, power and redemption. The irony was that he never really needed to invent very much. His own life contained enough twists and reversals to rival almost any of his celebrated page-turners. Archer joined Oxford for what was supposed to be a…
Lakshmanrao Upadhyayula In the sacred tradition of the Rugveda, the revered sage Vishwamitra invokes Indra through the majestic rhythms of the Jagati, Tristubh, and Gayatri chandas, weaving together devotion, wisdom, and sacrificial discipline. These hymns are not merely poetic compositions but living expressions of a profound relationship between humanity and the divine. Every mantra carries…
Arjuna bowed before King Yudhishthira with folded hands, his voice softened by humility and reverence. “O King,” he said, “a few moments ago I uttered harsh and unworthy words. I implore you to look upon me with the same compassion and blessing that have always guided my life. Do not allow those painful words to…
Lord Dakshinamurthy temple at Poonthottam a small town in the Cauvery delta region of Tamil Nadu. Within the Agastheeshwarar Shiva temple is a rare shrine dedicated to Lord Dakshinamurthy, worshipped as Mandala Rasi Gurubagavan. The shrine is particularly interesting for its unusual iconography and is regarded as a special place for Guru worship. The Agastheeshwarar…
New Delhi: While India’s green economy can support more than a crore jobs by 2035, key challenges, such as women’s lower access to technical education, limited green skilling and a lack of finance and policy related to the green workforce, continue to persist, according to a new report. The report says to build a green…
New Delhi: The World Bank on Tuesday raised India’s GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal to 7.1 per cent, up 0.5 percentage points from its projections in April, supported by robust domestic demand and strong exports, despite global headwinds. India remains one of the fastest-growing major economies in the world and a key contributor…
