Mumbai: Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Wednesday demanded the government launch a decisive battle to reclaim Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), asserting diplomatic efforts have not yielded results and the territory must be brought back under Indian control. The veteran politician from Maharashtra, who heads the Republican Party of India (Athawale), a BJP ally, praised the Modi…
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said the lesson taught to Pakistan this time has inflicted so much pain that it will not be forgotten, and if it attempts another terror attack, the response will be stronger and harsher. Quoting the defence minister while talking to reporters in Poonch, the…
New Delhi: India on Wednesday mounted a spirited campaign to highlight its views on terrorism emanating from Pakistan as multi-party delegations started reaching out to world capitals following Operation Sindoor. Delegations led by JD(U) MP Sanjay Jha and Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde left for Japan and the UAE, respectively, to highlight Pakistan’s policies of…
Four decades ago, during my playing days, there was an unwritten rule: don’t mix politics with sport. Cricket, we believed, was sacred ground — immune to the tides of geopolitical tension. Sport, like the Olympic Games envisioned by Pierre de Coubertin, was meant to transcend borders, race, and religion — a unifying force in a…
When is the real birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, the monkey god revered by Hindus as the embodiment of strength and energy? Your e-paper sought to clarify this enduring question. Traditionally, Hanuman Jayanti has been observed for generations on the 12th day following Sri Rama Navami—the day that marks the celestial wedding of Lord Rama….
Hearing her defiance, the demonesses seethed with fury, their howls rising like the wails of night creatures. Their fists clenched, their tongues lashed, their mouths spewed threats most vile. They raised their weapons, their eyes filled with the lust to terrify. Vinatha, hideous in form, bellowed, “Enough of this insolence! Should you utter one more…
Vedarajan Temple is located in Thirunagari, a village in Mayiladuthurai district, Tamil Nadu. It is dedicated to Lord Vishnu, worshipped here as Vedarajan, along with his consort Amruthavalli (Lakshmi). Built in Dravidian style, the temple is one of the 108 Divya Desams praised in the Naalayira Divya Prabandham, the sacred hymns of the Alvar saints…
New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday defended the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 in the Supreme Court and said though waqf was an Islamic concept, it was not an essential part of Islam. Arguing before Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said, “Waqf is an Islamic concept. But…
New Delhi: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi “abused” her position as the then AICC president for personal gains to herself and her son Rahul Gandhi by converting public money for self use through the Young Indian (YI) company, the ED is understood to have alleged in its chargesheet filed in the National Herald case. Both the…
Hyderabad: Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Wednesday said that the elimination of 27 Maoists in Chhattisgarh—including the organisation’s general secretary Nambala Keshav Rao—and the arrest of several ultras as part of an anti-Maoist operation, is a “decisive strike” in the country’s war on Naxalism. He hailed the security forces for…
