United Nations: India has described the escalation in hostilities in the Middle East as “deeply worrying”, as it strongly condemned repeated attacks on civilian infrastructure, including Saudi airports, as well as on commercial shipping and Indian seafarers. “India has very high stakes in the safety, security and stability of the Middle East,” India’s Permanent Representative…
Online Sports Desk Since Ajit Agarkar’s tenure as BCCI chief selector ended earlier this month, the search has been on to find his replacement. The deadline to apply for the vacant West Zone selector’s post ended on Wednesday. Contrary to multiple reports, Parthiv Patel did not apply for the role. A report by news agency…
Online Sports Desk Former India spinner R Ashwin minced no words as he questioned the team management’s decision to drop spinner Kuldeep Yadav from the playing eleven as India lost the fourth T20I against West Indies, with the result seeing the series drawing level 2-2 after the first four matches. Expressing his confusion over the…
New Delhi: Indian Olympic Association president PT Usha on Thursday called for a stronger, athlete-centric sporting ecosystem, stressing that sporting excellence cannot happen in isolation and requires robust federations, committed coaches, quality infrastructure, and effective sports science support. Addressing a ceremony honouring India’s achievers at the recently concluded Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, Usha presented the Raja…
New Delhi: India’s Asian Games medallists on Thursday described their interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a major confidence booster, with several athletes saying his encouragement had strengthened their resolve to achieve bigger goals at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Modi met the medal-winners at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium here, congratulating them on…
New Delhi: For the first time, the Election Commission will share a “readable” version of the voters’ list with political parties in 17 states and Union Territories where it ordered the annual special summary revision of electoral rolls on Thursday. The states where SSR will be held include Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur,…
Dubai: India on Thursday issued an updated advisory for its nationals in Saudi Arabia, reminding them to continue following instructions issued by local authorities and stay indoors in case of an aerial attack due to the prevailing situation in the Gulf country. The updated advisory comes amid escalating tensions in the region due to a…
MS Sparsha Dr Rustom Jal Vakil helped bring an ancient Indian remedy for high blood pressure to the attention of modern medicine, exposing a remarkable gap between scientific evidence and its acceptance. In 1949, the medical world was still struggling to find effective ways to control high blood pressure. Yet, in India, doctors had already…
National security is too serious a matter to be reduced to political point-scoring, selective enforcement or bureaucratic procrastination. Yet, whenever allegations concerning foreign citizenship involving politically influential individuals remain unresolved, a legitimate question arises: does the law operate with equal urgency for everyone, or does the speed of investigation depend on the identity of the…
अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये तान्निबोध द्विजोत्तम । नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थं तान् ब्रवीमि ते ॥ Duryodhana, having surveyed the opposing armies assembled on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, turns towards Dronacharya and says that he will identify for him the distinguished warriors of his own army. On the surface, these words appear to be a straightforward…
