Can you guess what a 2,008x multiplier represents? It is not a cryptocurrency return. It is not the kind of eye-popping multiple promised by a high-risk venture fund. It is something far more consequential: the expansion of BharatNet’s optical-fibre footprint across rural India over the past decade. And unlike a financial multiplier, this one can…
Lakshmanrao Upayadhyayula Among the seers of the Ṛgveda, the venerable sage Śaunaka Gṛtsamāda perceived the sacred world as a living symphony in which every sound, movement, and natural phenomenon conveyed divine significance. In one profound hymn composed in the Jagatī and Atiśakvarī metres, he invokes the Kapinjala bird, also called Śakunta, as a manifestation of…
Sanjaya said: “O Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the fall of Drumasena filled Dhṛṣṭadyumna with consuming wrath. Like a lion springing upon its prey, he rushed against Karṇa and shattered his bow. Undaunted, Karṇa immediately seized another bow and continued the contest with undiminished vigor. To support him, Duryodhana and five renowned warriors joined the battle and showered Sātyaki…
Theradi Sri Anjaneya Swamy Temple is a traditional shrine dedicated to Sri Bhaktha Anjaneya at Singirikudi in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu. The shrine is located near the traditional temple car stand, or Theradi, at the end of Sannidhi Street. Sri Anjaneya faces the sacred Narasimha temple and stands with his palms joined in worship….
Alappuzha (Kerala): AICC general secretary KC Venugopal on Friday alleged that Union Home Minister Amit Shah has directed the Delhi Police not to register an FIR on a complaint filed by a 19-year-old youth who suffered pellet gun injuries during the NEET paper leak protest in the national capital. Venugopal, who is also an Alappuzha…
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has been denied permission by the Centre to visit the USA, the CMO said on Friday. Reddy, who is in London currently, has planned to visit the US and return to Hyderabad on August 30. “The official TelanganaRising delegation led by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has been…
Hyderabad: In a significant scientific breakthrough, researchers at the CSIR–Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, have uncovered a previously unknown biological mechanism that helps one of the world’s deadliest fungal pathogens transform itself into a form capable of surviving the human immune system and eventually invading the brain. The discovery, the result of…
New Delhi: Mobile phone companies, including electronics contract manufacturers, having a turnover of Rs 10,000 crore in FY26 will be eligible for benefits under the Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme, the government said on Friday. According to the guidelines of the Rs 62,500-crore Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS) issued on Friday, mobile phone companies, including electronic…
New Delhi: Two commercial vessels carrying a total of 22 Indian nationals have been hijacked by armed pirates in separate incidents off Yemen and Somalia, a senior shipping ministry official said Friday. The Indian crew members aboard both vessels are safe, according to the latest information available, the official said. The Eritrea-flagged oil products tanker…
Siliguri: Asserting that neither West Bengal nor India will be safe until its frontiers are secured, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday lamented that despite repeated requests, previous chief minister Mamata Banerjee did not provide land required for fencing the India-Bangladesh border in the state. Stating that no previous CMs of the state ever…
