Kathopanishad: Conversation between Lord Yama and They perceive that indescribable highest bliss as “This is That”. How shall I know that? Does it shine by itself or does it shine by another (light)? When one goes through the process of contemplation, a journey of culminating in meditation, that is when you reach a point where…
Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao In the sacred lineage of seers, the son of Angiras, the venerable Kutsa, raises his voice in devotion to the divine Ushas through the measured cadence of Trishtubh chandas, as preserved in the hymns of the Rigveda. His chant flows not merely as poetry but as a revelation of cosmic order, where…
Sanjaya, beholding the field of Kurukshetra through his divine sight, hastened to report, which only deepened the anxiety of King Dhritarashtra, who pressed him again and again for instant tidings, eager to know how the mighty warriors were faring while the younger combatants sported with weapons upon the field of death. Perceiving the king’s troubled…
Charan Mandir is an ancient Krishna temple located in the Nahargarh hills near Amer and Jaipur in Rajasthan. The temple stands inside the forested Aravalli region on the old route leading toward Nahargarh Fort and overlooks Jaipur city, Jaigarh Fort, and the surrounding valleys. The shrine is situated in the ancient forest region traditionally known…
Our Business Desk India has slipped to the sixth position among the world’s largest economies in nominal GDP terms, according to the International Monetary Fund’s April 2026 estimates, sparking debate over the country’s economic trajectory. Economists, however, maintain that the decline is largely technical and does not reflect a structural slowdown in the Indian economy.”…
New Delhi: The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) on Wednesday said operational sewage treatment capacity across the Ganga basin has increased 10-fold in the last seven years, from 351 MLD in 2018 to 3,805 MLD in 2024-25, highlighting it as an “unprecedented” scale of infrastructure delivery in India’s water sector. In a post on…
Jaipur: Rajasthan’s Urban Development and Housing Minister Jhabar Singh Kharra has apologised to students over the alleged NEET paper leak and subsequent cancellation of the examination. Speaking to reporters after a programme in Jhunjhunu, the minister said, “I apologise on behalf of the Government of India, the Rajasthan government and also at a personal level…
Our City Desk Researchers at CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology have uncovered a remarkable defense strategy used by plants to combat viral infections, shedding light on how plants deploy “sticky” molecular traps to immobilize invading viruses before they can multiply. The groundbreaking study, led by scientist Dr. Mandar V. Deshmukh and published in the…
Our Businessdesk India’s economic growth story over the past decade has quietly achieved an important structural milestone — the country is becoming significantly less oil-intensive. That means the economy today requires far less petroleum consumption to generate the same level of GDP compared to a decade ago. Oil intensity refers to the amount of oil…
New Delhi: A fugitive wanted in a major narcotics case was brought back from Azerbaijan by the Special Cell of Delhi Police, who secured his extradition in coordination with the CBI, officials said on Wednesday. The accused, Prabhdeep Singh, was wanted in a 2021 case involving the recovery of 358 kilograms of heroin and had…
