Mathura (UP): Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa on Monday said the final electoral roll under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise will be published on April 10, with the Election Commission committed to ensuring an accurate and error-free list. Rinwa made the remarks during a surprise visit to Mathura, where he chaired a…
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday rejected separate notices from the opposition to move a motion for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar from his post. The opposition had in March submitted the notices to the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Rajya Sabha…
For decades, India’s defence preparedness was accused of being reactive—slow, procedural, and often a step behind evolving threats. That criticism is beginning to lose its sting. The unveiling of the Indian Army’s comprehensive technology roadmap on unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and loitering munitions is not just another bureaucratic document—it is a signal. A signal that…
(Street carts are removed, but why not the goods in the showroom? Action is swift only where the voice of protest is weak. The footpath dwellers are criminals, but the complexes that swallow up parking are spotless.) Encroachment is not a new problem in Indian cities, but the way it is dealt with points to…
The Sensex is back to where it stood in early 2023. For a generation of investors who entered the market riding the post-pandemic bull run, this feels like a betrayal. It isn’t. It is, in fact, the most important lesson the market will ever teach them , and it is being offered for free. Let me…
In the sacred corpus of the Rigveda, the sage Nodhas raises his voice in profound devotion through hymns composed in the majestic cadence of the Tristubh chandas. These hymns are not merely poetic utterances; they are luminous expressions of cosmic awareness, revealing the harmony between the spiritual vision of the seer and the dynamic order…
The sage Vaisampayana said to King Janamejaya that after Vasudeva departed from the assembly, Gandhārī, overwhelmed and struck silent by the proceedings she had witnessed, withdrew to her private chambers. The elders of the Kauravas hastened after Kṛṣṇa, who crossed the inner gates of the palace with a heart unsatisfied by the exposition he had…
Sri Lakshmi Chandrala Parameshwari Temple is located in Sannati, in Chittapur Taluk of Kalaburagi district. The temple stands on Chandrala Hill near the banks of the sacred Bhima River. Sannati is an important pilgrimage center known for its spiritual importance as well as historical and archaeological significance. The temple is considered an ancient shrine dating…
Chennai: AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami, BJP leaders L Murugan, Tamilisai Soundararajan, Vanathi Srinivasan and DMDK leader Premalatha Vijayakanth were among the prominent personalities who filed their nomination papers on Monday, the last date of filing for the April 23 Assembly election in Tamil Nadu. Over 7,000 candidates, including a large number of independents, have…
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh High Court has sentenced Amit Jogi, son of former chief minister Ajit Jogi, to life imprisonment for the 2003 murder of NCP leader Ramavatar Jaggi, observing that he was the “mastermind” and “driving force” behind the conspiracy. A division bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Arvind Kumar Verma, in its…
