New Delhi: Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi has been appointed West Bengal Governor and Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (retd) named the new Bihar Governor as part of major gubernatorial appointments effected by President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday night. Ravi succeeds C V Ananda Bose, who resigned earlier today. President Murmu has accepted Bose’s…
Special Correspondent The slow decay of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) is no longer merely an administrative crisis. It has now evolved into something far more troubling — a test of institutional credibility. At the centre of this unfolding drama lies an uncomfortable question: why are crucial verdicts in cases concerning the future of Hyderabad…
Politics in Bihar has never been short of drama, intrigue, and sudden reversals. Yet, the latest development — the decision of Nitish Kumar to move to the Rajya Sabha, paving the way for the Bharatiya Janata Party to have its first Chief Minister in the state — marks more than a routine political transition. It…
The Indian government has launched National Monetisation Pipeline 2.0 (NMP 2.0), a scaled-up blueprint for unlocking value from public infrastructure assets to fund ambitious development goals without escalating debt. Unveiled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 23, 2026, and prepared by NITI Aayog, NMP 2.0 targets an aggregate monetisation potential of ₹16.72 lakh crore over FY26–FY30 (2025-26…
Filmmaker P. Suneel Kumar Reddy on ‘Cockroach’, his new film about crime, compassion and society’s selective empathy, releasing today (Friday) Filmmaker P. Suneel Kumar Reddy has rarely taken the familiar road. From ‘Sontha Ooru’ to ‘Gangaputrulu’, from ‘Gulf’ to ‘Valasa’, his cinema has consistently turned its gaze toward lives that rarely appear in the mainstream…
The 86th meeting of the Board of Governors of the Institute was held on December 9, 2024. The attendance pattern itself revealed a troubling picture of disengagement and institutional indifference. The meeting was attended by Dr. Sushant Sharma, Deputy Drugs Controller (India), CDSCO, Baddi Sub-Zonal Office, representing the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), Ministry…
Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao In the luminous dawn of Vedic thought, the sages were not mere poets of nature but explorers of existence. Their search was neither casual nor finite; it was a ceaseless quest to discern the subtle forces that sustain life. Having meditated upon Agni—the divine flame that bridges earth and heaven—they journeyed further…
The fervent discourse of Satyaki rose with such force that it nearly eclipsed the measured counsel earlier offered by Balarama regarding the manner of presenting the Pandavas’ cause before the Kauravas. Hope flared in every heart as Satyaki, steadfast and resolute, declared that none could justly find fault with the course adopted by Dharmaraja. Even…
The sacred Sri Kodiyidai Amman Temple is located in Thirumullaivoyal, a suburb in the western part of Chennai in Tamil Nadu. Surrounded by residential streets and an atmosphere of devotion, the temple has been an important center of worship for devotees of the Divine Mother for centuries. Sri Kodiyidai Amman Temple is believed to be…
Mumbai: A blazing knock of 89 from Sanju Samson and a disciplined bowling effort helped India beat England by seven runs in the second semifinal of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup on Thursday. Samson laid the foundation with a whirlwind 26-ball half-century as India raced to 119 for two in the first 10 overs….
