New Delhi, India’s batting talisman Virat Kohli on Monday announced his retirement from Test cricket, ending a glorious run in the format which celebrated him as its saviour at a time when T20 cricket took centre-stage globally. The 36-year-old Kohli, who admitted that it wasn’t an easy call to make, turned up in 123 Tests…
New Delhi: The BJP asserted on Monday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has delivered on his promise of inflicting on terrorists behind the Pahalgam terror strike a punishment beyond their imagination and razing to the ground their safe havens. Addressing a press conference, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra noted that Modi had vowed that India…
New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, who faced trolling on social media in the wake of India and Pakistan reaching an understanding on May 10 to halt all military actions, received support from veteran diplomat Nirupama Menon Rao and politicians Asaduddin Owaisi and Akhilesh Yadav. Samajwadi Party chief Yadav wrote a long post on X…
Indore: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Sunday that the Narendra Modi government has made things worse for Pakistan by giving the Indian armed forces a free hand to destroy hubs of terrorists through Operation Sindoor. Addressing a job fair in Indore, Yadav said the Modi government had prepared well ahead to deal…
New Delhi: Indian Navy’s carrier battle group, submarines and aviation assets were immediately deployed at sea with full combat readiness in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, a top Navy official said on Sunday. The naval forces remained forward deployed in the northern Arabian sea in a “dissuasive and deterrent” posture, with full readiness…
New Delhi: India on Sunday said it inflicted tremendous losses to the Pakistan military, including downing its fighter jets featuring the latest technologies and damaging key military installations close to even the capital Islamabad, during the three-day confrontation between the two sides. Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai said 35-40 Pakistani…
From 2007 to 2022, a shadow regime of bureaucrats functioned at the helm of the National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPERs), making critical decisions worth thousands of crores, without legal sanction under the very law that governs these Institutes of National Importance. The NIPER Act, 1998, did not empower them, yet they controlled…
U Lakshman Rao On a serene full-moon day, as the Vasantha season graced the land with fragrant blossoms, gentle breezes, and birdsong, Queen Mahamaya gave birth to a son in the Lumbini Grove near the Himalayas. The child, named Siddhartha, was born while she was journeying to her parental home. Tragically, Queen Mahamaya passed away…
Amidst the towering ramparts and veiled recesses of Lanka’s palaces, the son of Vayu coursed with the swiftness of the tempest, his form a fleeting flash among the somber clouds. No corner escaped his keen survey, yet his search yielded naught but the shrouds of uncertainty, casting his mind into a storm of doubt and…
Sri Dutikeswar Mahadev Temple is located in Deuli village near Nayagarh, Odisha.At the foot of the Sulia hills, 32 km from Nayagarh, stands the shrine of Sri Dutikeswar Mahadev. A centuries-old banyan tree, popularly known as Kalpabata, stands majestically in front of the temple beside a pond. The temple’s main deity is Sri Dutikeswar Mahadev,…
