By Vinay Rao The Hyderabad cricket ecosystem today resembles a long-running soap opera — selection controversies, corruption whispers, byelaw acrobatics, election drama and administrative flip-flops unfolding episode after episode. The latest instalment, surrounding the B-Division League semifinals under the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), reads less like sport and more like a screenplay — with the…
Chandigarh: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has said that clarity of goals, hard work, discipline, and unwavering determination are essentials for success in life. Integrity, values, and ethics, along with a sense of dedication to society and the nation, are crucial on this path, he stressed. The CJI was addressing a gathering as the…
Ahmedabad: Aiden Markram smashed a blazing half-century as South Africa steamrolled New Zealand by seven wickets to all but qualify for the Super 8s of the men’s T20 World Cup, here Saturday. Leading from the front in a highly-anticipated Group D clash, Markram’s commanding 86-run knock deflated the Kiwi attack and ensured South Africa completed…
Bengaluru: A day after police registered a case over a fake note purportedly issued from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) in Karnataka, BJP MLA V Sunil Kumar escalated his attack on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday, demanding a forensic probe into the document and questioning the CMO’s functioning. Police registered the case against an unidentified…
New Delhi: The BJP alleged on Saturday that former Union minister Kapil Sibal received an award funded by convicted American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein at an event in the US in 2010 and demanded a response on the issue from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Asked about the allegation, Sibal dismissed it as “rubbish”. The Congress…
New Delhi: Bangladesh is learnt to be in the process of inviting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other regional leaders to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the country’s next prime minister, Tarique Rahman, on February 17, people familiar with the matter said on Saturday. It is learnt that Dhaka has already communicated its plan…
The Telangana municipal results are out. Yes, the Congress has won 1,347 of the 2,582 municipal wards and secured control of 66 local bodies across municipalities and corporations. On paper, that appears respectable. In reality, it is a sobering verdict — not a triumphant one. The polls were held across 2,582 wards in 116 municipalities…
Most celebrations make us lose awareness. Mahashivratri does the opposite. It is a celebration wrapped in restful awareness — a night that brings deep rest to the body, quietude to the mind, and dissolution to the ego. In that stillness, a seeker awakens to the highest knowledge of the Shiva Tattva — the all-pervading consciousness….
This is an article series. Please read all previous articles before reading this article. The URLs for all previous articles are located at www.special thoughts.com section. Continuing on with the hierarchy of Devata-s, let’s look at the venerable Jeevaatma-s in Level 15. Bhrugu Rushi There are various stories in the Puraana-s, Raamaayana, Mahaabhaarata, and Upanishat-s which…
Know the Atman as the Lord, body as the chariot, know the intellect as the charioteer, and the mind as verily the reins. The very famous chariot metaphor, which appears in the Kathopanishad, got prominence in the Bhagavad Gita, chapter 1, verse 14. In the battlefield of Kurukshetra, the Gita was imparted in the chariot…
