I am rather crestfallen, like many millions of citizens, to see your conspicuous absence from the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament. At my advanced age, I must admit that this absence has disappointed me deeply. In that context, I personally feel that it is time to revisit the question of leadership behaviour. It is never…
The question may sound like science fiction, but governments across the world are taking it seriously as climate change makes rainfall increasingly erratic. For Hyderabadis, the question became particularly relevant after weeks of sweltering heat, cloudy skies and frustratingly brief showers. If the clouds are already there, why can’t we persuade them to rain? Countries…
New Delhi: Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan expressed confidence in legendary cricketers and his former teammates Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli and backed them for the 2027 ODI World Cup, saying they will add value to the Indian squad and help them win the tournament. Now exclusively ODI players, Rohit and Kohli enjoyed a productive…
Washington: The US Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve a bill to punish Russia and key buyers of its petroleum products, such as China and India, claiming that such trade helps fuel the Ukraine war. The bill, renamed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, was approved by the Senate by an…
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand Cabinet on Friday approved a proposal to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Uttar Pradesh government for extending the Ganga Expressway from Meerut to Haridwar. Briefing reporters after the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, Director General of Information and Additional Secretary to the Chief Minister Banshidhar…
Raipur: The Centre has approved the establishment of an Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC 2.0) in Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon district, which is expected to attract investment of more than Rs 3,000 crore and generate nearly 9,000 direct and indirect employment opportunities, officials said on Friday. The approval by the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)…
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam remained grim on Friday, with the death toll rising by one to 98, even as the number of affected districts declined to 13, and the number of people impacted by the deluge came down to 1.55 lakh, according to an official bulletin. The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA)…
Special Correspondent The Telangana High Court’s latest intervention involving five members of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) Apex Council, including Acting President Sardar Daljit Singh and Joint Secretary Basavaraju, over alleged non-compliance with court directions is more than another legal episode in an organisation that seems to have developed an extraordinary appetite for litigation. It…
If there is one politician in contemporary Bharatiya politics who has perfected the art of converting political desperation into convenient fiction, it is Arvind Kejriwal. His latest claim on ethanol is not merely misleading; it is a spectacular demonstration of how far political rhetoric can travel when facts are treated as an inconvenience. Kejriwal wants…
What if one of the oldest images of human relationships found in India quietly challenges one of our most familiar assumptions about women in the past? At Bhimbetka in Madhya Pradesh, among hundreds of prehistoric rock paintings preserved across natural shelters, there is an intriguing depiction of a man and a woman in which the…
