Bhubaneshwar: The annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath began in Puri on Friday, drawing lakhs of devotees from across India and abroad. The coastal pilgrim town has been turned into a high-security zone with an elaborate deployment of forces, AI-enabled surveillance, and real-time monitoring. As the grand chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Devi…
Bengaluru: It was a proud moment not just for Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla (call sign Shooks) but for the entire country as the first Indian piloted the Dragon spacecraft and docked ahead of the planned schedule into the International Space Station as a part of the Axiom-4 mission. Shortly after the docking, Shukla thanked Peggy…
Gaza/Madrid: Israel on Thursday killed at least 56 Palestinians, including 6 people who were waiting for aid at the distribution sites of the notorious Gaza Human Rights Foundation (GHF), an aid system backed by the US and operated by the Israeli military. According to Gaza’s health ministry, Israel has killed more than 500 Palestinians at…
Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the signing of a trade agreement with China and hinted that a major trade deal with India could be in the pipeline. Speaking at a White House event focused on government spending, Trump said, “We just signed a trade deal with China. We’re not going to make…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday met the family of astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, who made history as the first Indian to enter the International Space Station (ISS). Shukla’s mother, Asha Shukla; fathe,r Shambhu Dayal Shukla, sister Suchi Mishra, and nephew Vaishvik Mishra made a courtesy call at the chief minister’s official residence….
New York: Indian-American Zohran Kwame Mamdani’s victory in the Democratic mayoral primary has shaken up New York City politics, the community members said, even as US President Donald Trump lashed out at the young lawmaker, calling him a “100% Communist Lunatic”. Mamdani, 33, son of renowned Indian filmmaker Mira Nair and Mahmood Mamdani, a Ugandan…
New Delhi: The RSS on Thursday called for reviewing the words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ in the preamble of the Constitution, saying these were included during Emergency and were never part of the Constitution drafted by B R Ambedkar. Addressing an event on 50 years of Emergency here, RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabole said, “Babasaheb Ambedkar…
Guna: In a rare and light-hearted moment, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia was seen embracing a musical mood during his journey on a special train going from Gwalior to Bengaluru on Thursday. As the train rolled through scenic stretches, Scindia delighted fellow passengers by singing the iconic Bollywood classic, “Suhaana Safar Aur Yeh Mausam Haseen…”– a song…
11 Years of Decisive Leadership vs. Decades of Drift In the annals of Indian democracy, few contrasts are as striking as that between the eleven-year administration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the decades-long rule of the Congress Party. Where one is marked by decisiveness, delivery, and disruption of the status quo politics, the other…
In the heart of Lanka, where golden towers kissed the moonlight and shadows whispered omens, the noble soul Vibhishana stirred with unease. The stillness of the palace belied the storm within him. He had spoken firmly, wisely—for the salvation of his land and its riches, entreating Ravana to reconsider the perilous path ahead. Yet, the…
