Nagpur: More than two weeks after he took the oath of office, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday allocated portfolios to his council of ministers, retaining the crucial Home department with him. Fadnavis will also handle Energy, Law and Judiciary, General Administration Department and Information and Publicity departments, an official statement said here. Deputy…
Mumbai: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday India can never permit others to have a veto on its choices and will do whatever is right in the national interest and for the global good without being intimidated to “conform”. In a video message for a function in Mumbai, he said when India is…
Kuwait City: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday attended the opening ceremony of the 26th Arabian Gulf Cup as the chief guest at the Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium here, on his two-day visit to the Gulf nation, the first for any Indian prime minister in 43 years. Modi is visiting Kuwait at the invitation of…
India’s Parliament, once a revered arena for the exchange of ideas, seems to be sinking further into disrepute with yet another unfortunate incident. The recent brawl, which led to serious allegations of assault against the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, is a troubling sign of the chaos afflicting our democratic institutions. While political confrontations…
A known Zoology lecturer namely Ms Pramila came to me in agony last week and told me Doctor that “my father aged around 65 years complaints sharp gas pains in the abdomen and bloating and whenever went to the washroom he did not come out of it for 45 minutes to one hour. The other…
Goda repeats her sermon about bathing in Margali month. Tiruppavai is also called SnanaVrata, the mission with many baths in the early hours, without fearing the morning cold and shedding laziness to praise and pray to God not for any selfish gains but for rains to help the whole of the countryside to prosper. Goda’s…
The noble prince Rama expressed his intent to cross the sacred Ganga. Guha, the tribal king and Rama’s devoted ally, gathered his trusted aides and instructed them: “Prepare a sturdy, well-crafted boat, one fit to endure the turbulent currents and rough tides. Select an experienced seaman, one well-versed in the river’s winding courses and hidden…
Sri Swayambhu Nagaraja Bala Subramanya Swamy temple is near the Bangalore-Mysore Railway track, which is situated in the Padarayanapura layout in Jagajeevaramnagar. It came to light on 1969 Thursday, i, e (Sri Soumyanama Samvatsara Karthika Krishna Dashami) afternoon at about noon. The owners of this land are B. Veeranagoudru and Mandi Rudrappa. There was a…
Chennai: India’s ace spinner Ravichandran Ashwin’s wife Prithi Narayanan has penned a heartfelt tribute for her husband following his recent retirement from the game, saying “it is time to set the burden of being you down” and embrace life beyond the game. Ashwin made a surprise announcement of his retirement after the drawn third Test…
Pune: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat has said the education system should act as a facilitator and not a barrier to learning and asserted it was essential to remain rooted in “our basic foundational values” while adapting to changing times. The RSS chief, who was speaking after inaugurating LokSeva E School in Baner here…
