I heard the sannai’s haunting notes and the distant clink of bells from a Gangireddu, that familiar sight of festival days. As I waited, the decorated bull moved closer, rhythmically nodding its head, draped in a spectacle of colour and texture. Finally, the Gangireddula duo — Ramudu the bull and Mallesham, its owner — stood…
Trivandrum: The Inspired India Foundation (IIF) awarded the prestigious Inspiring Indian Award in Journalism to P N V Nair, former editor of Deccan Chronicle, during the 6th Guru Kalam Memorial Lecture held on Saturday. Dr. S Somanath, Chairman of ISRO, presented the award. The ceremony featured notable dignitaries, including Air Marshal (Retd) S R K…
Hyderabad: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi would attend a meeting to be organised by the party’s Telangana unit here on November 5 on the caste survey initiated by the state government. Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president B Mahesh Kumar Goud said the state unit would hold the meeting to take suggestions from stakeholders on the…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said friendships are “not exclusive”, particularly in a multi-polar world. In his address at a book launch here, the minister also said India is today positioning itself as a “Vishwa Mitra” and “we seek to be friends with as many as possible”. This obviously generates goodwill…
Kanpur (UP): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said compared to earlier times, the number of terrorist attacks has decreased significantly in Jammu and Kashmir. Talking to reporters here, Singh said security forces are vigilant in Jammu and Kashmir and terrorism would be completely eradicated from the region. The Union Territory is witnessing rapid development,…
Washington: Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump will compete for Indiana’s 11 electoral votes on Election Day, with a full slate of other federal and state races rounding out the ballot. Two of the state’s top elected leadership positions will change hands after the Nov. 5 general election, with no…
New Delhi: Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Saturday asked Chief Minister Atishi to expedite the re-appointment of 10,000 civil defence volunteers (CDVs) removed as bus marshals last year. In a letter to Atishi, Saxena said that despite his express order to immediately reappoint the CDVs, he was yet to receive a proposal from the…
Ranchi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will release the Bharatiya Janata Party’s manifesto and address three rallies in poll-bound Jharkhand on Sunday. Shah arrived in Jharkhand capital Ranchi on Saturday night. “Union Home Minister Amit Shah will release the ‘Sankalp Patra’ for Jharkhand assembly elections in Ranchi on Sunday. He will also address three rallies…
Srinagar: In a huge achievement for the security forces, a top Pakistani commander of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit and two other terrorists were killed in two separate encounters in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar and Anantnag districts on Saturday, officials said. The LeT commander, identified as Usman, was active in the valley for several years…
Hyderabad’s cricket legacy, once the pride of Indian sports, is at a troubling crossroads. This season, Hyderabad’s senior, under-23, and under-19 teams have all underperformed, falling to teams like Uttarakhand, Baroda, and Chhattisgarh. Even the state’s women’s team faced defeats against Jharkhand and Bengal. Once known for producing legends like Ghulam Ahmed, ML Jaisimha and…
