Jaipur: Teen sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s thrill-a-second 103, the third fastest IPL hundred off 36 balls, was eclipsed by a collective batting effort by Sunrisers Hyderabad as the visitors etched a commanding five-wicket win here on Saturday, April 25. Ishan Kishan smacked a 31-ball 74 while Abhishek Sharma rode on a couple of lifelines to make…
Johannesburg: Seasoned Deepti Sharma produced a stirring all-round effort, including her maiden fifer in the shortest format, to inspire India’s 14-run win over South Africa in the fourth women’s T20I here on Saturday. South Africa had already taken an unassailable 3-0 lead coming into this match, and they appeared all set to extend the run after…
Vinay Rao For years, Hyderabad cricket didn’t run a selection system — it ran a quiet, well-oiled arrangement. Performance was the brochure; access was the currency. Now, with the Telangana High Court stepping in and calling out a “disturbing state of affairs,” the pretence has finally cracked. Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka’s order for a Special Investigation…
Politics, much like history, has a habit of repeating itself—first as conviction, then as convenience. The latest attempt by K. Kavitha to resurrect the Telangana Rashtra Sena (Samiti) (TRS) name falls squarely in the latter category. It may evoke nostalgia, but nostalgia alone does not win elections, nor does it revive a sentiment that has…
The present generation, particularly Generation Z, who have been earning very high salaries and particularly working in software with different working hours, are psychologically disturbed. In one study, we found that these youth are presenting with several complaints, such as mood disturbances and psychological issues. It is also noted that during this particular disturbance period,…
Water has never been just a natural resource—it is power, strategy, and often, the silent trigger of geopolitical conflict. Across centuries, control over water bodies, canals, and river systems has shaped alliances, redrawn borders, and even ignited wars. What we often dismiss as “routine disputes” under the umbrella of conflict management are, in reality, fault…
This is an article series. Please read all previous articles before reading this article. The URLs for all previous articles are located in the SPECIAL THOUGHTS section. Aniruddha Previously, we learnt that Pravaha Vaayu, a.k.a Sparsha Vaayu, is the Devata in Level 11 of Devata hierarchy and that he soaks up the intensity of the…
In the context of the theory of reincarnation, there are references in the Bhagavad Gita – Chapter 2 – verse 13 देहिनोஉस्मिन्यथा देहे कौमारं यौवनं जरा । तथा देहान्तरप्राप्तिर्धीरस्तत्र न मुह्यति ॥ 2.13 ॥ Just as the embodied in this body (passes through) childhood, youth, and old age, so does it pass into another body,…
Upadhyayula Lakshan Rao In the sacred hymns of the Rigveda, the sage Gautama, son of Rahugana, raises a profound and many-layered prayer to the Maruts, the radiant storm deities, in the majestic metres of Trishtubh and Jagati. His invocation is not merely a call to celestial beings, but a contemplative unfolding of cosmic principles, where…
Dharmaraja, having sought the blessings of the elders, returned to his ranks with a mind absorbed in the coded exchange he had held with Bhishma and Drona. Their counsel demanded subtlety to decipher, and their intricate, suggestive words swirled ceaselessly in his thoughts. The most difficult task before him was to understand Dharma. In the…
