Bhopal: RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Sunday said India’s rise should benefit humanity rather than be aimed at dominating other nations, and that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has enhanced the country’s global stature. Addressing a gathering of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) volunteers at Lal Parade Ground here, he called for an end to caste-based…
Hyderabad is not just another cricketing centre. It is a founding member of the Board of Control for Cricket in India and has contributed to Indian cricket in almost every department — administration, umpiring, playing and coaching. Yet, when one looks back at the history of Indian cricket, there is an unmistakable feeling that Hyderabad’s…
U Lakshman Rao The transformation from money orders, demand drafts and counter-based banking to instant digital payments is not merely a technological story. It is a story about the economic value of time, the dignity of ordinary citizens, the efficiency of markets and the gradual movement of financial power from institutions toward individuals. The significance…
The Bharat-Russia relationship is no longer merely about nostalgia, diplomacy or a Cold War-era friendship. It is increasingly being built around hard economics, energy security and strategic interests. And nowhere is this transformation more visible than in hydrocarbons. The commissioning of Russia’s massive Vostok Oil project and its first Arctic oil shipment mark a significant…
India’s recent patenting of BAM-H24, a boron-rich energetic compound developed by scientists associated with ACRHEM, now DIA-CoE, at the University of Hyderabad under DRDO, has understandably attracted attention. But the significance of the development lies not in the broad claim that India has “cracked boron rocket fuel”, but in something more specific: an Indian team…
I am a tennis fanatic. At the risk of sounding immodest, I can claim to remember, until a few years ago, the winner of almost every Wimbledon event since the 1950s. The man responsible for my lifelong love for this sport was my brother-in-law, Kotamraju Venkata Krishnamurthy of Bapatla. We called him Bava. Bava was…
Whether you light a lamp or not is a personal decision. To adhere to a religious tradition, to distance yourself from it, or to practice it in your own way—in a democratic society, this is a matter of individual freedom. But when personal preference or the expression of political disagreement escalates to the public mockery…
Lakshmanrao Upadhyayula In the ancient hymns of the Rigveda, the sage Vishvamitra invokes Indra in the majestic cadence of the Tristubh meter, celebrating him as the mighty guardian of cosmic order, the protector of righteous beings, and the unconquerable force who sustains harmony between heaven and earth. These hymns reveal not merely a warrior deity…
Karna, with unwavering confidence, addressed the King of Madra, Shalya, declaring that if he emerged victorious over Arjuna, death itself would never approach him. This conviction was firmly rooted in his heart. He proclaimed that he would stand fearlessly before Arjuna, the peerless wielder of celestial weapons, and maintained that if his chariot did not…
The Dhaneshwar Mahadev and Lokeshwar Mahadev Temple is a sacred Shiva temple located at Rampura (Mangrol) in Narmada district of Gujarat, on the southern bank of the Narmada River. Situated on the Narmada Parikrama route, the temple is unique for housing the Shiva Lingas of Dhaneshwar Mahadev and Lokeshwar Mahadev under the same roof. The…
