As someone who has spent most of my life following cricket with unmatched passion, I never imagined that athletics, boxing, wrestling or long-distance running would one day command my attention with the same excitement. Yet, the recently concluded Glasgow Commonwealth Games made me rethink my own sporting preferences. Like many sports lovers, I too wondered…
Rajarao Pochiraju Japan has long been admired as an economic miracle. From the ashes of the Second World War, it built one of the world’s most technologically advanced and prosperous economies. For decades, Japanese manufacturing, innovation and financial discipline became benchmarks for the rest of the world. Yet today, the world’s third-largest economy finds itself…
Lakshmanrao Upadhyayula The venerable sage Śaunaka Gṛtsamada, endowed with profound insight into the mysteries of the Veda, raises this majestic hymn to Brahmaṇaspati, the Lord of the sacred utterance, in the exalted metres of Jagatī and Triṣṭubh as preserved in the Rigveda. In these resonant verses, Brahmaṇaspati is invoked as the sovereign of wisdom and…
Vaiśampāyana said unto King Janamejaya: When the valiant Sātyaki was dispatched by Yudhiṣṭhira to follow the path of Arjuna, the blind monarch Dhṛtarāṣṭra, hearing thereof, spoke anxiously unto Sanjaya: “When Sātyaki hastened to the aid of Arjuna, how was he suffered to pass? Did not our foremost warriors oppose him with all their might?” After…
Unkeshwar Mahadev Temple is located in Unkeshwar village, Kinwat Taluka, Nanded district, Maharashtra, near the Maharashtra–Telangana border. Surrounded by lush forests and scenic hills, the temple is situated beside a perennial natural hot water spring that has been revered since ancient times. Dedicated to Lord Shiva, this sacred shrine is one of Maharashtra’s most unique…
Glasgow: A restaurant in Glasgow has sparked controversy after star boxer Lovlina Borgohain alleged that napkins used by the establishment featured an incomplete map of India. The restaurant recently hosted members of the Indian contingent for a dinner following their successful campaign at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2026. Lovlina pointed out that the map on…
Kolkata: Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen on Sunday, August 2, strongly pitched for the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code in India, asserting that such a law was essential to eliminate discrimination, particularly against women. She also stressed the need for such a law in neighbouring Bangladesh and Pakistan. “All advanced countries have UCC-like laws. Bangladesh,…
New Delhi: Premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah is set to miss India’s two-Test tour of Sri Lanka as he is yet to recover from his knee injury. Jammu and Kashmir seamer Auqib Nabi is all set to earn his maiden call-up to the national team. Nabi will be the third player after Parvez Rasool and Umran…
Thiruvananthapuram: Eight people have been killed while an equal number of people remain missing after heavy rainfall wreaked havoc across Kerala on Saturday, 1 August. The incessant rains, which began on the night of Friday, 31 July, triggered landslides, waterlogging and flash floods, causing widespread damage to property and lives. At least 13 people have…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked the country’s youth to take a pledge against substance abuse, saying drugs can give them a “high” for some time, but would make their entire career and personal life “low”. Launching the ‘Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan’, PM Modi said the country’s youth…
