Amsterdam: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the Netherlands on Friday on the second leg of his five-nation tour, during which he will hold talks with his Dutch counterpart Rob Jetten to further deepen bilateral cooperation in areas such as trade, technology, defence and renewable energy. The prime minister arrived in the Netherlands after a…
New Delhi: In a rare move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday strongly rejected a media report that the government is considering levying a tax, a cess or a surcharge on foreign travel and termed the news “totally false”. The prime minister’s strong rebuttal came after the media report suggested that the government is considering…
Lucknow: Mitchell Marsh’s 38-ball 90 was a stunning rhapsody of power, carrying an already-eliminated Lucknow Super Giants to a seven-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in an IPL match here on Friday. Once the Super Kings posted a healthy 187 for five, which was built around Kartik Sharma’s prudent 71, the Super Giants’ task was…
New Delhi: The government on Friday imposed a windfall gains tax of Rs 3/litre on the export of petrol, while reducing the levy on diesel to Rs 16.5/litre and aviation turbine fuel to Rs 16/litre effective May 16. The Finance Ministry, in a notification, said that the road and infrastructure cess will be nil on…
Our Sports Correspondent Hyderabad: The much-anticipated TG20 League, an ambitious initiative of the Hyderabad Cricket Association, has officially taken a major step forward with the Governing Council of the tournament announcing the commencement of player registrations for the 2026 season. The TG20 Governing Council, headed by Agam Rao, formally opened registrations for aspiring cricketers across…
The suggestion by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that India could emerge as a long-term mediator in the worsening West Asia crisis is not merely diplomatic courtesy. It reflects a changing geopolitical reality. The old power centres are exhausted, mistrusted, or too deeply invested in regional rivalries to act as honest brokers. Amid that vacuum,…
The Narendra Modi government’s decision to finally increase petrol and diesel prices after nearly four years was not merely inevitable — it was economically unavoidable. In fact, the bigger question is not why the government hiked fuel prices now, but how India managed to delay the burden for so long despite one of the worst…
The Supreme Court’s remarks have sparked a new debate on marriage, equality, and women’s freedom. The recent observation by the Supreme Court of India is not merely a legal observation, but a historic message challenging the deeply ingrained mindset in Indian society that often limits a woman’s identity after marriage to her husband, family, and…
“Cities standing on heaps of garbage and animals swallowing polythene” These days, cities are overflowing with garbage. Rotting heaps on the roadsides, foul smells permeating the streets, filth trapped in drains, and animals searching for food among them—this scene not only reflects the failure of the sanitation system, but also our collective social consciousness. Often,…
The venerable Kutsa, born of the illustrious lineage of Angirasa, raises his contemplative voice in the sacred verses of the Rigveda, composed in the stately cadence of Trishtubh chandas. His hymn to Surya is not merely an act of devotion, but a profound meditation upon the harmony of nature, the resilience of the human spirit,…
