New Delhi: Over 130 Indians, including many pilgrims on Mansarovar Yatra, were missing and scores of others were stranded in Nepal after flash floods swept through its central districts, unleashing devastation and cutting off affected areas, according to officials in the neighbouring country. The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu and several states, including Tamil Nadu, West…
Kathmandu: Nearly 160 people were killed and over 750, including 133 Indian nationals, remain missing after a massive flash flood originating in Tibet swept through central Nepal on Wednesday, devastating several towns and villages, washing away critical bridges, and crippling a dozen hydropower projects. Nepal Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal told the parliament that an earthquake…
New Delhi: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Wednesday said the event featuring its chief Mohan Bhagwat in New York has been organised in the spirit of open dialogue and invited “anyone interested” in knowing more about the organisation to join the discussion. The remarks by senior RSS functionary Sunil Ambekar came amid New York…
Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his “warm words of solidarity” and for offering all possible humanitarian assistance to the flood-hit country for the rescue and relief operations. Nearly 100 people were killed and over 750, including 133 Indian nationals, remain missing after a massive flash flood…
Patna: Bihar was put on high alert on Wednesday as floodwaters from Nepal entered the Gandak river and reached the Gandak Barrage, prompting authorities to open all 36 gates to control the surge, officials said. The barrage is situated at Valmikinagar in West Champaran, the northernmost district of the state that shares a border with…
K.S. Nagarajan As a retired ONGC scientist and 1971 war veteran, I have appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for urgent intervention to strengthen accountability among public servants and provide institutional support to innovators whose ideas, I believe, are being lost due to bureaucratic delays. In this open letter to the Prime Minister, I argue…
Hardly anyone outside India’s deep-tech ecosystem may have heard of NoPo Nanotechnologies. Yet, in a modest facility in Bengaluru’s Electronic City, a company born from an improbable dream is attempting to solve one of the most consequential problems in advanced manufacturing — producing carbon nanotubes at industrial scale. And it all began with Mars. Gadhadar…
Kathopanishad: Conversation between Lod Yama and Nachiketa When all the desires dwelling in the heart are destroyed, then the mortal becomes immortal. He attains Brahman even here. The text continuously reiterates and supports the concept of Jivan Mukhti, which means one can attain liberation even before death, contrary to Videha Mukhti, where one can attain…
Lakshmanrao Upadhyayula In the sacred hymns of the Rigveda, the venerable sage Vishwamitra invokes Agni, the divine Fire, in the majestic cadence of Triṣṭubh metre. Agni is not merely the visible flame kindled upon the altar; he is the conscious and luminous principle that links humanity with the celestial realms. As the first deity addressed…
As the final shades of night lingered upon the battlefield, the venerable Dronacharya surged toward the Panchala forces with the irresistible force of a raging tempest. Even before dawn had fully unfolded its light, the war had already reached a dreadful intensity. King Duryodhana advanced boldly against the Pandavas, while the eastern horizon slowly blushed…
