My cricketing journey began in 1960, in a very different India and an even more different Hyderabad. There were no academies, no video analysis, no floodlit nets. What we had instead were heroes—real ones—roaming the streets of Secunderabad, close enough to touch, observe, and quietly dream about becoming. Names like C. D. Thangaraj, Samluck, and…
For decades, Kerala has been treated as a political terra incognita for the Bharatiya Janata Party—a state where the Communists ruled the roost, the Congress survived through alliances, and the BJP remained a peripheral force with vote share but no real power. That assumption has now been decisively shaken. The BJP-led NDA’s capture of the…
The sage Romasa spoke thus: In remote ages, upon the northern shores of the sacred Vytharani, countless sacrifices were performed by sages and gods alike. Their ritual ablutions, after the completion of those vast ceremonies, enriched the river with a fragrance celestial and enduring. For in every holy rite, the share offered to Shiva was…
Pandeshwar Mahadev Dham, also known as Padila Mahadev Temple, is located in the Padila (Pandila) area near Phaphamau in Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh. The temple is situated in a spiritually significant region and is included in the sacred Prayagraj Panchkosi Parikrama route. According to tradition, the temple dates back to the Dwapar Yuga and is…
Mumbai: The hallowed turf of the iconic Wankhede Stadium added another glorious chapter in Indian sporting history on Sunday when two of the greatest-ever sportspersons, Lionel Messi and Sachin Tendulkar, shared the centerstage in a grand event here. On his third stop during his four-city GOAT India tour, Messi spent exactly one hour at the…
New Delhi: Just 26 years of age, Nitin Nabin was fielded by the BJP from Patna West assembly seat in 2006 after it fell vacant due to the death of his father and veteran party leader Navin Kishore Sinha. In nearly two decades since then, Nabin, now 45, has been a five-term MLA after consecutive…
Amaravati: BARC is planning to set up a new Research and Development campus spread over 3,000 acres in the Anakapalli district here. The premier multi-disciplinary nuclear research centre has approached the Andhra Pradesh government for the diversion of 148.15 hectares (0.366 acres) of land for the new campus, according to sources from the Ministry of…
New Delhi: Industry lobby CII has proposed a comprehensive set of reforms for the forthcoming Union Budget 2026-27 to drive sustained investment growth spanning public, private, and foreign investments and maintain India’s momentum as one of the world’s fastest-growing major economies. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) suggested increasing central capital expenditure by 12 per…
New Delhi: Bollywood star Kajol shared throwback pictures from the 2001 film “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham” on social media as it completed 24 years from its release. Directed by Karan Johar, the film also featured Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Hrithik Roshan in lead roles. Kajol, who essayed the…
Dubai: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has met with his counterparts from Europe, the UK and Egypt on the sidelines of a high-level international summit in the United Arab Emirates, where leaders and policymakers gathered to discuss key geopolitical and security challenges. In a social media post on Saturday, Jaishankar said, “It was great to…
