New Delhi: Italian Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani on Wednesday described his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “very positive”, highlighting the strong bilateral relations between India and Italy. Tajani, who is also the foreign minister, is on a three-day visit to India. Speaking to PTI Videos after the meeting with Modi Wednesday evening,…
UNESCO’s inscription of India’s Deepavali festival into the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity is far more than a symbolic pat on the back. It is a global affirmation that one of India’s oldest and most unifying civilisational practices stands tall among humanity’s living treasures. And the timing could not have been…
Vinay Rao Hyderabad’s junior cricket system is staring at an abyss. The decline is neither accidental nor sudden—it is the predictable result of years of unchecked mismanagement, whimsical selections, and a culture of entitlement that has seeped deep into the structure. The question now is painfully straightforward: Will someone step in before the system collapses…
In the story of Indian cricket, left-arm spinners have always held a place of romance and reverence. And among them, few embodied the pure, classical craft of slow left-arm orthodox bowling quite like Sagi Lakshmi Venkatapati Raju. For purists, Raju was the most elegant successor to Bishan Singh Bedi — the closest India came to…
The king of Vidarbha, Nagnagit, and his queen, Mithravaruni, were at length relieved from the tormenting anxiety that had long clouded their hearts when their daughter Lopamudra, in serene devotion, declared her willingness to accept the sage Agastya as her lord. Yet, even as they yielded to her resolve, faint shadows of doubt lingered. They…
Maddileti Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple is located at Maddileru (R.S. Rangapuram village) near Betamcherla in Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh. The temple stands on the banks of the Maddileru canal, surrounded by rocky terrain and peaceful greenery. The divine atmosphere and natural surroundings make the temple a spiritually uplifting destination for devotees. The exact historical…
Mumbai: A revision of contracts for Indian superstars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, along with those of women players in domestic cricket, will be discussed during the Annual General Meeting of the BCCI’s apex council on December 22. The 31st AGM of the apex council will be held online, where decisions are expected on the…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court held on Wednesday that the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) formed in one department can entertain a complaint of sexual harassment under the POSH Act against an employee of a different department. A bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi said a narrow interpretation of the provisions of the…
New Delhi: Bollywood actor Salman Khan has approached the Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality rights. The plea is scheduled to be heard on Thursday by Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora. Khan has moved the high court seeking to restrain various social media platforms and e-commerce websites from unauthorisedly using his name, images,…
New Delhi/Mumbai: Aviation watchdog DGCA will station its personnel at IndiGo’s headquarters as it steps up oversight on India’s largest airline, which continues to cancel dozens of flights despite saying operations have stabilised. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has formed an oversight team of eight senior captains, and two of them, along with…
