MS Sparsha For years, the equation was brutally simple. If India wanted advanced artificial intelligence, cloud computing and massive computing power, it had to largely depend on technology companies from the United States and other global giants. The servers were owned by companies such as Google, Amazon and Microsoft. Computing power was rented, often in…
MS Shanker The Congress and its political allies may not like it, but they can no longer conveniently dismiss the RSS as a communal organisation without confronting a rather uncomfortable question: what exactly does its chief, Mohan Bhagwat, mean when he unequivocally says that a Hindu who believes Muslims should not live in Bharat is…
Why has the ongoing US-Iran confrontation suddenly gone strangely quiet? The thunderous rhetoric has faded. The threats have softened. Washington is no longer shouting from the rooftops, while Iran’s spiritual and political leadership appears equally reluctant to keep the microphone switched on. What happened? The simple answer is that geopolitics is not cricket. There are…
There are some infrastructure projects whose importance goes far beyond the concrete, steel and wires that go into building them. They change the destiny of an entire region. The Srinagar–Alusteng–Drass–Kargil–Khaltsi–Leh 220 kV Transmission Line is one such project. On February 3, 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally dedicated this remarkable piece of high-altitude infrastructure to…
Lakshmanrao Upadhyayula The great sage Vishwamitra, endowed with profound spiritual insight, invoked the divine presence of Agni through the majestic metres of Bruhathi and Tristubh found in the sacred hymns of the Rigveda. In these exalted invocations, Agni is not merely the visible flame kindled upon the sacrificial altar, but the eternal cosmic principle hidden…
The true spirit of unity was powerfully expressed by Dhrishtadyumna, who reminded the warriors that they were assembled for a single sacred purpose—the triumph of righteousness. He questioned why personal hostility should endanger an opportunity secured through immense labour, sacrifice, and the blood of countless warriors, kings, and princes. Yet his words failed to calm…
Sri Kadambavaneswarar Temple is a small and lesser-known ancient Shiva temple located at Erumbur in Cuddalore district, on the Sethiyathope–Virudhachalam road. During the Chola period, Erumbur was known as Urumur, and the temple was referred to as Urumur Siru Tirukkoyil Perumanadigal. Though modest in size, it preserves an important chapter of early Chola temple history….
Mathura: Days before the Krishna Janmashtami festival, additional police forces have been summoned from all districts of the Agra Zone to manage devotees’ influx, with over 4,000 police personnel to be deployed for security and traffic arrangements, officials said on Sunday. While the festival is being celebrated on September 4 at all major temples —…
Shimla: Lieutenant General Devendra Sharma, PVSM, AVSM, SM, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Army Training Command (ARTRAC), Shimla, has superannuated from the Indian Army after 39 years of distinguished service. A second-generation officer, Sharma’s father, late Wing Commander Shiv Kumar Sharma, was an Indian Air Force fighter pilot who saw combat in four operations –…
Tashkent: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid floral tribute at the Shastri Memorial, honouring the legacy of former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, and jointly planted a tree with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Tashkent. Shastri’s “timeless call of ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’ continues to inspire generations,” the Ministry of External Affairs said, adding…
