Guntur (Andhra Pradesh): Andhra Pradesh Police on Saturday arrested senior YSRCP leader and former minister Ambati Rambabu here, following his alleged derogatory remarks against Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. High drama unfolded on Guntur roads and also at Rambabu’s home for several hours on Saturday afternoon and running late into the night, where dozens of…
New Delhi: India and the Arab League nations on Saturday laid out a broader vision for deeper two-way ties, pitched for a sovereign and viable Palestine state living side-by-side with Israel and underlined the need for conducting international relations based on the UN charter. At the second India-Arab Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, the two sides condemned…
For Washington’s strategic planners, the temptation to view Iran through the same prism as Venezuela—or even Iraq—would be a dangerous miscalculation. Iran is not a collapsing petro-state with fractured institutions and limited military reach. It is a hardened, battle-tested regional power with layered air defences, a vast missile arsenal, and powerful allies who have a…
Politics, as every seasoned observer knows, is rarely about what is said in public and almost always about what is whispered in private. The theatre of Indian federal politics is particularly unforgiving, where symbolism often matters more than statements and timing can be more lethal than intent. Against this backdrop, a seemingly routine development in…
The artificial intelligence (AI), having come into practical use in many fields, it is revolutionizing personalizing beauty at scale. The beauty is no longer in the eye of the beholder. It’s at the fingertips of the gen AI prompter. The integration of artificial intelligence into beauty extends far beyond simple product recommendations to create entirely…
The story so far reveals Nachiketa’s noble qualities. He had shraddha, an understanding of the context of the shastras and Vedic rituals, and was mature enough to sacrifice himself and abide by the words of his father. In this mantra, Nachiketa objectively says that “I am well qualified as a student.” He says he is…
The Dharmaraja, troubled by the menace that Karna posed to Arjuna, abandoned all comfort in anxious thought. Meanwhile, the lord of the heavens, wishing to favour the Pandavas, descended in the guise of a Brahmin scholar and stood before the gates of Karna. At midday, Karna, as was his daily vow, bestowed charities upon Brahmins….
Today is *Bharat Hunnime (Pournami),* a special day at the *Saundatti Yellamma Temple* in Belgaum district, Karnataka. The *Renuka Devi Temple,* also popularly known as the *Yellamma Devi Temple,* is the most famous pilgrimage center in North Karnataka. The *Yellamma Gudda (hill),* where Goddess Renuka Devi (Yellamma Devi) resides, echoes with the chants of “Udho…
Moscow: The upgradation and modernisation of BrahMos cruise missiles is a continuous project, with an aim of transition to hypersonic technologies, a top official of the Russian JV partner said here. Equipped with advanced guidance and control systems, BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft or land. Speaking…
Khumati (Assam): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said he would file “at least 100 cases” against writer and social activist Harsh Mander after the latter filed a police complaint against him over alleged hate speech targeting Bengali-speaking Muslims. He accused Mander of “destroying” the National Register of Citizens (NRC) process in the…
