The venerable Bhishmacharya stood encircled by the forces of the Pandavas, while many valiant warriors advanced to engage him with arrows keen and rapid as lightning. With shafts discharged in unceasing succession, he afflicted all who approached him, sparing none in his wrath save Sikhandi, whom he deliberately refrained from striking. Bhimasena, observing the tumult…
Hatisila Ganapati Temple is located at Hatisila near Chandrapur in Kamrup district, Assam, close to Guwahati. The temple lies within the ancient cultural landscape of Pragjyotishapura, a region historically associated with the Brahmaputra valley and the sacred geography of Nilachal Hills and Kamakhya traditions. The temple has no exact recorded date or inscriptional evidence. Its…
Bhubaneshwar: Volatility has shot up in the financial markets due to the ongoing West Asia conflict, but the Indian bourses have the capacity to “absorb different types of shocks”, Sebi Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Monday. When there is a crisis in one part of the world, it also impacts the rest of the…
Oslo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called for a resolution of the West Asia crisis and the Ukraine conflict through dialogue and diplomacy, asserting that military action alone cannot achieve lasting peace. Modi made the remarks after holding wide-ranging talks with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store that focused on boosting the overall trajectory…
New Delhi: The government’s fertiliser subsidy bill for 2026-27 may surge by Rs 70,000 crore to Rs 2.41 lakh crore, driven by rising import costs of urea and other fertilisers amid the ongoing West Asia crisis, a senior official said on Monday. Aparna S Sharma, Additional Secretary, Department of Fertilisers, on the sidelines of inter-ministerial…
New Delhi: The Central Information Commission on Monday said the Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) in India is not a “public authority” under the RTI Act as it is neither owned, controlled nor substantially financed by the government. The Commission dismissed an appeal seeking information regarding the provisions and authority under which BCCI represents…
Oslo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has landed in Oslo, where he will hold talks with his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Store on trade, technology and other key sectors. Modi, who is on a four-nation European tour, arrived here from Sweden on Monday. He was received at the airport by PM Store and other top leaders of…
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Monday arrested AAP leader Deepak Singla in an alleged money laundering case following searches in Delhi and Goa, officials said. Singla was a candidate for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) from the Vishwas Nagar assembly seat in Delhi. He was raided by the ED in 2024 too as part…
New Delhi: Observing that bail is the rule and jail is an exception even in UAPA cases, the Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to a man facing trial in a high-profile narco-terror case for his alleged involvement in a cross-border syndicate engaged in drug trafficking and financing terror in Jammu and Kashmir. A bench…
Vinay Rao The Sunrisers Hyderabad versus Royal Challengers Bengaluru fixture on May 22 is more than a marquee IPL clash. It is an extraordinary opportunity — for cricket, or for the black-market ecosystem that has long thrived within the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s allocation system. The question is which one HCA’s new administration intends to serve….
