Bengaluru: Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Friday accepted the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Siddaramaiah had submitted his resignation to the Governor’s Special Secretary at Lok Bhavan here, on Thursday, in the latter’s absence. “In exercise of the powers conferred on me under Article 164(1) of the Constitution of India, I, Thaawarchand Gehlot, Governor of…
Chandigarh: BJP on Thursday appointed Kewal Singh Dhillon as the party’s Punjab unit chief and shortly after the announcement he claimed the saffron party will form the government in the state after the 2027 Assembly polls. The 76-year-old former MLA from Barnala, who will be the first Jat Sikh face to head the party unit,…
New Delhi: Sunil Gavaskar believes that teen prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is “God’s gift to Indian cricket” and needs to be picked for their upcoming white-ball tour of England even if it comes at the cost of dropping an established top order batter from the playing eleven. Gavaskar, who saw Sooryavanshi’s astonishing 29-ball-97 against Sunrisers Hyderabad…
Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday held a meeting to review preparations for the Commonwealth Games and proposed the Olympics to be hosted in Ahmedabad. Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi and senior officials were present at the meeting. Attending the review were Sports…
Moscow: National Security Adviser Ajit Doval called for decisive action against terrorism and said there cannot be “double standards” in the fight against it, while addressing an international security forum in Russia on Thursday, according to the Indian Embassy in Moscow. Doval participated in the first International Security Forum and the 14th Meeting of High…
MP Rabindranath The political tremors in Karnataka are being watched closely in Telangana. In Indian politics, especially within the Congress ecosystem, developments in one state rarely remain confined to that geography alone. Leadership crises, factional wars, and high-command interventions have historically travelled across states like political contagion. The latest developments in Karnataka have once again…
The Supreme Court’s verdict upholding the Election Commission of India’s authority to conduct the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is not merely a legal victory for a constitutional institution. It is, in fact, a decisive victory for Indian democracy itself. At a time when certain frustrated political parties have made it a habit…
Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao The sage Puruchhepa, immersed in the solemn cadence of Athyasti Chandas, raises his prayer to Agni, the divine mediator who stands at the threshold between the mortal and the celestial. Agni is not merely invoked; he is destined to summon the gods themselves, serving as the luminous bridge that unites human aspiration…
Sanjaya spoke unto Dhritarashtra, “O King, Bhimasena moves upon the field like an approaching cataclysm, a living ruin to the Kaurava host. At his advance, thy sons and their foremost princes gathered their valour and encircled him, striving with united might to arrest his progress, for his wrath resembled a tempest that none could lightly…
Sri Mayamma Temple is located in Ganagatte village of Kudligi Taluk. The temple is situated in the rural region of Ballari district and has become one of the most spiritually significant folk goddess temples in this part of Karnataka. The exact age of the temple is not clearly known. According to local traditions and oral…
