Ranchi: Jharkhand witnessed one of its most intense monsoons in a decade this year, leaving behind a trail of destruction across the state. Between June and September, heavy rainfall and associated disasters claimed at least 458 lives, damaged thousands of homes, and ravaged farmlands, official data showed. According to figures compiled from various state departments,…
Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held wide-ranging talks with his British counterpart Keir Starmer, broadly focusing on boosting the India-UK ties in areas of trade, defence and security, and critical technology. The British leader, accompanied by a delegation of 125 of the UK’s most prominent business leaders, entrepreneurs and educationists, landed in Mumbai…
Special Correspondent Hyderabad: Tension prevailed across Telangana on Thursday as police detained several Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leaders, including the party’s working president K.T. Rama Rao and senior leader T. Harish Rao, ahead of the party’s planned ‘Chalo Bus Bhavan’ protest. The BRS had announced the agitation demanding the immediate rollback of the recent hike…
Washington: A group of members of the United States Congress on Wednesday (Local Time) wrote to President Donald Trump urging him to take immediate steps to reset and repair the country’s partnership with India, following recent tariff measures that they said have strained relations with the world’s largest democracy. In their joint letter addressed to…
Sydney: A group of leading IPL franchises offered Australia captain Pat Cummins and his deputy Travis Head staggering multi-year deals worth AUD 10 million (Rs 58.46 crore) each to play exclusively in T20 leagues, but both players turned them down, according to a report. The offers, nearly six times more than what top Australian players…
Sydney: In what could be a significant blow to Australia, captain Pat Cummins is set to miss the Ashes opener against England, starting on November 21 in Perth, due to a stress injury to his back, according to a report. The injury could limit his participation through the five-Test home series, with Steve Smith expected…
Dhaka: A key adviser in the Muhammad Yunus-led Bangladesh interim government on Wednesday rejected claims by its key ally, the student-led National Citizen Party (NCP), that the advisers were now looking for a “safe exit” amid a visibly changing political scenario. “I am not seeking any exit at all,” environment and climate change affairs adviser…
Special Correspondent Can we call it a good beginning for the Hyderabad T20 team in the BCCI tournament after their win over a ‘mediocre’ Odisha side? Perhaps. A victory is a victory, at the end of the day. Yes, Hyderabad beat Odisha in their opener by five wickets. They restricted Odisha to 108 and chased…
In the annals of Indian athletics, few partnerships have proven as transformative as that between middle-distance runner Sriram Singh and his coach, Mohammed Ilyas Babar. Their collaboration not only rewrote Indian sporting history but also established a coaching legacy that influenced generations of athletes. The story of Sriram Singh’s meteoric rise is incomplete without acknowledging…
The tale, as narrated by Ugrasrava to the sage Sounaka and his company, moved from the fall of Bakasura to the quiet life of the Pandavas, dwelling in disguise as Brahmins within the house of a learned scholar at Ekachakrapura. In those days, a wandering traveller, fatigued from his journey, sought shelter with them, and…
