Every year, on the full-moon night of Kartik Purnima, thousands of people gather along the banks of the Mahanadi in Cuttack, Odisha, to float tiny handmade boats on the water. Made from paper, bamboo sticks, dried banana bark and pieces of cork, these little boats are more than colourful symbols of a festival. They carry…
Imagine spending two days watching the leaders of some of the world’s most consequential countries gather in New Delhi, discussing wars, trade, global governance, economic cooperation and the future of the Global South – and then emerging with one burning question: Where was the chicken? That, apparently, is the big takeaway from the BRICS Summit…
For nearly 460 years, generations have looked at a map of the world without necessarily realising that they were looking at a mathematical compromise. The familiar world map was never designed to show the true size of countries and continents. It was created primarily to help sailors navigate. Yet a navigational tool gradually became something…
Today’s warfare is “High Tech” warfare. Its outcomes are dependent on qualitative superiority in the full spectrum of warfare; but not based on 3:1 quantitative/numerical armed forces superiority of bygone days. Compelling imperative is to understand the many faces of “High Tech Warfare”, if one wants to sustain enduring peace. For peace promotes progress, prosperity…
Lakshmanrao Upadhyayula The seer, illumined by divine vision, extols Agni through sacred hymns composed in the Anuṣṭubh, Triṣṭubh, and Jagatī metres of the Ṛgveda. These hymns reveal Agni not merely as physical fire, but as the radiant principle that unites the mortal and divine realms. He is celebrated as the celestial priest, the bearer of…
Today’s Mahabharata episode was inadvertently published as a repetition of the earlier Infinity Flow post. The inconvenience is regretted. — Editor When the appointed hour arrived for the destruction of the three impregnable cities, the great Lord Shiva blazed forth in immeasurable wrath. Standing as the Supreme Archer, He lifted His celestial bow and fastened…
Sri Mahavishnu Temple at Nidvala in Aivatoklu village of Sullia Taluk, Dakshina Kannada, is an ancient and revered Vaishnava shrine dedicated to Lord Mahavishnu in his Chaturbhuja, or four-armed, form. The temple is closely associated with the history and traditions of Tulunadu and is believed to have been established around the 14th–15th century under the…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena president Eknath Shinde on Tuesday backed Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the proposed introduction of the Uniform Civil Code in NDA-ruled states, saying Sena founder late Bal Thackeray had envisioned the common law for all. “‘Hinduhridaysamrat’ Balasaheb Thackeray’s vision was ‘one country, one law’ with equal…
Chennai: An education rights body in Tamil Nadu has urged the Centre’s High-Powered Task Force (HPTF) to dissolve the NTA and abolish all centralised tests for undergraduate admissions, the organisation said on Tuesday. In a memorandum titled “Suggestions to the HPTF on Examinations”, the State Platform for Common School System – Tamil Nadu (SPCSS-TN) raised…
Our Sports Desk Hyderabad: Several impressive batting and bowling performances marked the opening day of the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s (HCA) domestic competitions for the 2026-27 season, with the Senior Men’s Multi-day Super League, U-23 Emerging Multi-day Tournament, U-19 One-Day Super League and U-16 Boys Inter-Schools & Colleges Knockout Tournament producing some notable individual displays. In…
