New York: Global pharmaceutical company Dr Reddy’s Laboratories rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to commemorate 25 years of its listing on the world’s largest stock exchange. Dr Reddy’s Chairman Satish Reddy, accompanied by the company’s senior management team, rang the closing bell at the NYSE on Friday afternoon. In…
New Delhi: Top Congress leaders were engaged in hectic deliberations on Friday over the new government formation in Karnataka on a day Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot formally accepted the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and dissolved the cabinet. The Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in Karnataka will meet on Saturday at 4 pm in the conference hall…
Amaravati: Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh on Friday met Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who sought the establishment of a NIFT campus in Amaravati and a PM MITRA Park in Chittoor district. During the meeting at the Secretariat, Naidu submitted a series of proposals aimed at strengthening the state’s textile ecosystem and creating…
Mullanpur: Shubman Gill produced a conventional batting masterclass in the age of muscle on the way to a majestic hundred here on Friday, leading Gujarat Titans to a dominating seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals and a third final in five seasons of the Indian Premier League. First it was boy wonder Vaibhav Sooryavanshi who played…
Special Correspondent The noise surrounding the proposed TG20 Premier League has once again exposed the deep fault lines within the corruption-ridden Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA). Ironically, many of those now shouting the loudest against the league are the very individuals who presided over the steady decay of Hyderabad cricket administration for nearly two decades. In…
For nearly one-and-a-half decades, West Bengal under Mamata Banerjee and the All India Trinamool Congress was repeatedly accused of turning a blind eye to unchecked illegal infiltration from neighbouring Bangladesh. What was once dismissed by critics as “political rhetoric” now appears to have exploded into a national security concern. Reports emerging from the border districts…
For decades, the United States symbolised unmatched military dominance. Its weapons inventory was considered virtually inexhaustible. From the Gulf War to Afghanistan and Iraq, Washington fought conflicts thousands of miles away without ever appearing worried about ammunition depletion. Today, that illusion is cracking. The ongoing West Asian conflict has exposed an uncomfortable reality: even the…
The chilling slogan ‘Raliv, Galiv, Chaliv’ still haunts the collective memory of Kashmiri Pandits. Roughly translated from Kashmiri, it meant: ‘Convert, Leave, or Die.’ In the winter of 1990, these words echoed from mosque loudspeakers across the Kashmir Valley, accompanied by threats and intimidation that forced an entire community into exile. Thousands of Kashmiri Hindus…
Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao The sage Puruchhepa, immersed in profound spiritual insight, raises his voice in sacred invocation through the measured rhythms of Athyasti, Athisakvari, and Astibha chandas of the Rigveda. His hymns are not mere words, but resonant currents of devotion, aligning cosmic forces with human aspiration. In this elevated state of consciousness, he invokes…
Duryodhana burned with humiliation, for Bhīmasena had struck him down before the eyes of friend and foe alike. As midday declined and the sun moved westward, the battle did not slacken. Bhīmasena, the terror of hostile ranks, and Duryodhana, sovereign of the Kauravas, contended like rival titans, neither granting the other a moment’s respite. Elsewhere,…
