Baharampur (WB): (Apr 8) Stones were allegedly hurled and police vehicles were set on fire during a protest over the Waqf (Amendment) Act in the Muslim-dominated Murshidabad district of West Bengal on Tuesday, officials said. The incident happened on the NH-12 in the Jangipur area, where a large number of people had assembled in the…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the first-ever World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) will encourage Indian artists to create content and make them global. Addressing the Rising Bharat Summit organized by the News18 television channel, Modi said that WAVES will also invite artists from around the world to collaborate in…
C Pradeep Kumar We often boast that we have the world’s lengthiest Constitution. But what is the worth of a voluminous document that demands constant correction? It brings to mind an old adage: “The more you write, the more mistakes you make.” Our Constitution has been amended over a hundred times — and yet it…
With a keen eye, Rama beheld Lakshmana, instantly sensing the tempest of emotions that arose within him. The steadfast prince, ever loyal to his elder brother, observed the sorrow and disappointment that darkened Rama’s countenance. His voice, laden with indignation, rang out: “O noble one! Sugreeva, the monkey king, seems to have strayed from the…
Sri Lakshmi Hayagriva Temple is situated near the renowned Sri Parthasarathy Temple in Triplicane, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The temple is dedicated to Lord Hayagriva, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu depicted with a horse’s head and human body. It symbolizes knowledge and wisdom. The temple’s architecture reflects traditional South Indian design, featuring intricate carvings and a…
Kolkata: Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant on Tuesday said the message to the bowlers was to stick to the plan and not experiment much after the Kolkata Knight Riders batters came out all guns blazing in the powerplay. Chasing a daunting 239, KKR raced to 129/2 at the halfway mark but suffered a late…
Kolkata: Lucknow Super Giants held their nerve in a high-octane, high-scoring contest to edge past Kolkata Knight Riders by four runs in a pulsating IPL encounter at Eden Gardens on Tuesday. On a night dominated by batting fireworks, KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane rolled back the years with a reinvented, power-packed 61 off 35 balls, nearly…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court would likely on April 15 hear a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The Centre, however, on Tuesday filed a caveat in the apex court and sought a hearing before any order was passed in the matter. Caveat is filed by a party…
Hemanth Reddy Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Meteorological Centre has issued a rain alert for Telangana, forecasting showers across several districts over the next three days. Authorities have placed multiple regions under a yellow alert, urging residents to remain vigilant. According to MET officials here, light to moderate rainfall accompanied by gusty winds, thunder, and lightning is…
Hyderabad: The Telangana unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has raised a red flag over what it described as the disturbing emergence of a parallel, extra-constitutional power structure within the state’s governance. The party has alleged that the Congress government, led on paper by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, is in fact being remotely…
