New Delhi: India on Tuesday called in Bangladesh envoy Riaz Hamidullah and sought a thorough probe into killing of Bangladeshi student leader Sharif Osman Hadi amid sharp downturn in ties between the two countries. New Delhi’s move came hours after Indian envoy to Dhaka, Pranay Verma, was summoned to the foreign ministry to lodge a…
If there was any expectation that India would lose its economic nerve amid the uncertainty emanating from Washington, Narendra Modi’s third term has quietly but firmly laid it to rest. The return of Donald Trump to the White House, with his familiar unpredictability and veiled threats of punitive tariffs—sometimes as high as 50 per cent—has…
The “Ji Ram Ji” scheme has set a new benchmark for trust and development in rural India. It reaches 1.25 billion beneficiaries, ensuring rural employment, local production, women’s empowerment, and food security. Trust is built not by mere announcements but by results and consistent implementation. Criticism also suggests that a focus on long-term economic self-reliance…
It was in September 1971 that Kasu Brahmananda Reddi (KBR), the longest-serving Chief Minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh at the time, stepped down in the aftermath of the Telangana agitation, which had seen nearly 370 persons killed and thousands injured in police firings. At the peak of the movement, he had tendered his resignation in…
The sons of Pandu abode in peace at the hermitage of the sage Arishtaśenu, in obedience to the counsel of Kubera. One day, the venerable Dhoumya, raising his finger toward the northern sky, said to Yudhishthira, “Behold, O son of Dharma, that is Mount Mandara, and beyond it towers the celestial Meru, the axis of…
Rampayli Ram Temple is a famous Hindu temple located in the village of Rampayli in Waraseoni tehsil, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The temple is situated on the banks of the Chandan River, about 25–30 km from Balaghat town. The main deity of Rampayli Temple is Lord Rama, worshipped along with Goddess Sita. Lord Hanuman is…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday said his party has worked with determination during the recently concluded SIR exercise, and it continues to work now also to ensure voting rights of the people. Addressing a Christmas event here, Stalin outlined a slew of welfare initiatives, which include a hike in subsidy…
Jaipur: Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said that the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act will transform rural India, and that it is “far better” than the law brought in by the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance regime. Addressing a Kisan Sammelan at Merta City in Nagaur…
London: A British Pakistani gang member of an organised crime group was on Tuesday jailed for 21 years and six months, after the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) found 8.5 million pounds worth of drugs from Pakistan in her home. Sidrah Nosheen, 34, was found to have played a crucial role as part of the…
New Delhi/Unnao (UP): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday suspended the jail term of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who is serving life imprisonment in the 2017 Unnao rape case, saying he has already served seven years and five months in prison. Sengar’s sentence has been suspended by the high court till the pendency…
