For decades, India’s engagement with the Gulf rested on a narrow, transactional foundation—oil in, remittances out, and diplomacy confined to ceremonial courtesy. Strategic depth was limited, political trust was cautious, and security cooperation remained largely off the table. That conservative grammar of foreign policy, rooted in post-Independence non-alignment and ideological balancing, has been decisively rewritten…
Sugriva, with Rāma and Lakshmana beside him, waited in charged stillness for tidings that might bear the weight of destiny. At length, a band of vānaras descended before them, bowed with folded hands, and cried, “O Sugrīva, once Vāli’s charge and now yours—Madhuvana, the grove of honey, is thrown open and laid waste. Its richest…
Vembuli Amman & Lord Hanuman Temple is located at Vandalur, a historic suburb on the southern outskirts of Chennai, close to the busy GST Road. The temple follows a traditional South Indian village temple style. The structure is simple, modest, and spiritually vibrant rather than ornate. The sanctum of Vembuli Amman forms the heart of…
Raipur: Ishan Kishan justified his national recall with a sensational 32-ball-76 while captain Suryakumar Yadav scored his first fifty after 23 innings as India decimated New Zealand by seven wickets for a 2-0 lead in the five-match T20 series here on Friday. Ahead of the all-important T20 World Cup, it all seems to be falling…
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Police Commissioner V C Sajjanar on Friday issued a notice to BRS leader and former IPS officer R S Praveen Kumar over his claim that seven criminal cases had been registered against him. Referring to SIT’s questioning of BRS Working President K T Rama Rao in the alleged phone-tapping case, Praveen Kumar claimed…
Davos: As world leaders walked past slipper and snow-laden lanes of this ski resort town for five days of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, they often made pit stops to savour masala chai, samosas, pakodas, paranthas and even khichdi. Also on the platter at places were biryanis and various Indian curries, attracting large crowds…
Kathmandu: Nepal’s Prime Minister Sushila Karki on Friday instructed paramilitary forces to maintain high alertness while performing their duty and ensure proper security arrangements during the March 5 general elections. Addressing a function organised by the Armed Police Force (APF), the paramilitary forces of Nepal in Kathmandu to mark its 25th anniversary, Karki said that…
London: Britain-based supporters of Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan have suffered targeted attacks, which are now being investigated by the Metropolitan Police’s counter-terrorism command, a media report said on Friday. According to ‘The Guardian’, one arrest has been made in connection with a series of four attacks which began just before Christmas. The…
New Delhi: Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday called on the people of the country to overthrow the Muhammad Yunus-led regime, saying free and fair elections will not be possible if it remains in power. In her first public address to a gathering in India since fleeing Dhaka 17 months ago, the Awami…
New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump has said that working with the Board of Peace is going to be a “good thing” for the United Nations, which has “failed” to live up to its potential. “…it’s going to do great work with Gaza, and maybe other things, you know, could be beyond Gaza, and we’ll…
