New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had a phone conversation with Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi during which he spoke to him about India’s concern regarding hostilities in the Middle East. In a post on X, Jaishankar said that India condemns attacks on commercial shipping and seafarers by any party. He also stated…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday appealed for restraint and forgiveness after abusive slogans directed at him during student protests over alleged paper leaks at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar led to a police case against a 25-year-old woman, saying that “abuses never solve anything” and urging society to guide, rather than punish, those who…
Kolkata: The Special Task Force (STF) of the West Bengal Police arrested Mohammad Hamim Mondal from his rented apartment at a housing estate in Bardhaman town on Thursday. A native of Kusumgram in Purba Bardhaman district, Mondal was produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s court on Friday amid tight security. The STF sought 14 days’…
There are moments in a nation’s journey that deserve political unanimity rather than partisan discord. Bharat achieving the distinction of being ranked the world’s fourth most equal society, according to the World Bank’s latest consumption-based Gini Index data, is undoubtedly one such milestone. The World Bank’s figures place Bharat’s Gini Index at 25.5, behind only…
The greatest tragedy of our times is that a patient today enters a hospital not merely with a disease but with two things that instantly determine his fate — his health insurance card and the size of his insurance cover. The bigger the cover, the bigger the smile at the reception. Welcome to India’s new…
Jantar Mantar is a public forum in democratic India where citizens gather to convey their views to the government and society. This place symbolizes the freedom of expression guaranteed by the Constitution. But when language is violated during protests, profanity is used as a tool of resistance, and obscenity is celebrated as a symbol of…
There is a particular kind of frustration every serious investor eventually meets. The price-to-earnings ratio looks reasonable, the balance sheet is clean, the discounted cash flow model says the stock is undervalued, and the market still refuses to cooperate. Sentiment turns sour for no visible reason, volatility spikes without a headline to explain it, and the usual…
Education and learning both produce results, but they shape human life in very different ways. Knowledge without wisdom may sharpen the intellect, while value-based education transforms the individual into a responsible member of society. The Vedic seers clearly distinguished between the accumulation of information and the cultivation of character. According to them, true learning consisted…
Lakshanrao Upadhyayula In the sacred tradition of the Rigveda, the venerable sage Śaunaka Gṛtsamada invokes Lord Indra in the majestic cadence of Triṣṭubh chandas, a metre reserved for lofty spiritual insight and heroic revelation. The hymn is not merely a prayer for material success, but a profound meditation on the cosmic power that overcomes darkness,…
The sons of Draupadī, burning with youthful ardour and eager to avenge the injuries inflicted upon their kinsmen, poured a tempest of arrows upon the rakshasa Alambusha in support of Bhīmasena. Skilled in sorcery and master of deceptive warfare, the fierce demon resorted to his illusory arts and assailed the Pāṇḍava heroes with relentless fury….
