From reactive restraint to muscular retaliation — a tale of two doctrines When it comes to tackling terrorism, India’s approach has seen a decisive shift under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Gone are the days of polite condemnations and backroom diplomacy. In their place: surgical strikes, air raids, and global isolation campaigns against Pakistan. From 2014…
Sambhar, Rajasthan — known globally for its vast saline lake and a magnet for migratory birds from Siberia and northern Asia — has made headlines this summer not for its ecological beauty, but for a desperate cry for help. In an unprecedented move, residents of this Ramsar-recognized wetland area have begun pasting “House for Sale”…
All the warriors gladly accepted Jambavantha’s wise advice — that their next action must follow the will of Rama. With that decision made, they immediately set off on their mission. Led by the mighty son of Vayu, Hanuman, the great vanaras soared into the sky with excitement and purpose. Their enormous forms seemed to cover…
Sri Viswaroopa Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple is located in Kattavakkam, a serene village about 10 km from Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. The main deity here is Lord Narasimha, the fierce Man-Lion incarnation of Lord Vishnu. In this temple, He is known as Viswaroopa Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy. The presiding deity is Sri Vishwaroopa Lakshmi Narasimha, an awe-inspiring…
Jacksonville, Florida: The city of Jacksonville has officially declared June 16 as Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Peace and Wellness Day, honoring the global spiritual leader’s contributions to peace, unity, and holistic well-being. Mayor Donna Deegan presented the proclamation during a special University of North Florida ceremony. With this, Jacksonville becomes the 32nd city worldwide to recognize…
Hyderabad: The Telangana BJP has held Chief Minister Revanth Reddy squarely responsible for failing to fulfil the Congress party’s poll promises, accusing him of deflecting blame onto the previous BRS government led by K. Chandrasekhar Rao. State BJP Chief Spokesperson and media in-charge N.V. Subash said that Revanth’s repeated admissions of financial strain expose his…
MP Rabindranath Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy seems to have discovered that running a government is a tad trickier than running a campaign. Just a year and a half after storming to power with grand promises and “guarantees,” the man now finds himself doing the political equivalent of backpedalling on a treadmill—blaming the previous…
Lucknow: Congress is in the middle of a month-long organisation-building campaign across all 75 districts in Uttar Pradesh (UP) to strengthen its grassroots presence, and the party is hopeful of striking a “respectful and suitable” alliance to take on the BJP in the 2027 assembly polls. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress-Samajwadi Party…
New Delhi: Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, who was hospitalised owing to a stomach-related issue, is responding well to treatment, but her discharge date has not yet been decided, the hospital said on Tuesday. The 78-year-old Congress leader was admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on Sunday evening. In a statement, the chairman of…
Bengaluru: The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Congress leader D K Suresh, younger brother of Karnataka deputy CM D K Shivakumar, for questioning in an alleged cheating case linked to a money laundering probe against a local woman, official sources said on Tuesday. Suresh, a former MP, has been asked to depose on June 19 and…
