Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday criticised an opposition MLA for bringing a mobile phone inside the assembly, asserting that the excessive use of electronic gadgets could “destroy the Earth in 10 years”. Kumar’s comments came during the Question Hour when RJD’s Suday Yadav took out his phone to look for facts and…
Bijapur/Kanker: In a fresh offensive against Naxals, security forces killed at least 30 members of the banned CPI (Maoists) in two separate encounters in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region on Thursday, officials said. While 26 Naxalites were killed in the Bijapur district, four Maoists were gunned down in Kanker by a joint team of the BSF and…
Chandigarh: Following the eviction of protesting farmers from the Shambhu border, Haryana security personnel on Thursday morning started removing cemented barricades, which were erected to prevent the Punjab farmers from heading to Delhi. At the Shambhu border, JCB and other machines have been deployed to remove the concrete blocks to clear the Shambhu-Ambala road, which…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who received a jersey signed by Argentine football star Lionel Messi, described him as an “artist with the ball.” Banerjee said the jersey symbolises the unbreakable connection between Bengal and the beautiful game. “Football is a passion that runs through my veins, much like every person in Bengal…
Hyderabad: Telangana’s economy witnessed a robust expansion in the fiscal year 2024-25, with its Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) at current prices valued at Rs 16.12 lakh crore, reflecting a growth rate of 10 per cent, said Socio Economic Outlook for 2025. Its per capita income for 2024-25 at current prices is estimated at Rs…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met his counterparts from Norway, Slovakia and several other countries seeking to strengthen ties. Philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates also met Jaishankar on the sidelines of the Raisina Dialogue here. The three-day Raisina Dialogue — India’s premier conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics- had begun in…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday underscored the critical role of free and fair journalism in upholding democracy, while also cautioning against the growing threats posed by artificial intelligence (AI) and misinformation. Speaking at the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards ceremony, President Murmu also stressed on the importance of ground reporting besides having…
Chandigarh: Opposition parties on Wednesday condemned the detention of several farmer leaders including Sarwan Singh Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallewal, calling it a “cowardly act” of the AAP-led Punjab government. Several farmer leaders, including Pandher and Dallewal, were detained in Mohali while returning from a meeting with a central delegation, as the Punjab Police evicted…
Girja Shankar Dixit Thirty-three years ago, in the heat of the 1992 Cricket World Cup, a seemingly routine run-out became a defining moment in cricketing history. This was more than just a dismissal—it was an electrifying display of athleticism, precision, and sheer audacity that forever redefined the art of fielding. The Context Pakistan, cruising at…
As the ascended Gandharva, once Kabandha, departed for the celestial realms, Rama, contemplating his profound discourse, turned to Lakshmana and spoke thus: “O noble son of Sumitra! This Gandharva possessed a rare and profound knowledge of the earth. His divine insight granted him the ability to traverse the hidden and exotic corners of this vast…
