Visakhapatnam: Shivam Dube flickered brightly with a fifty of exceptional quality but it was insufficient to prevent India’s 50-run defeat against New Zealand in the fourth T20I here on Wednesday. The clean-hitting Dube 65 (23 balls, 3×4, 7×6) batted all but his own in India’s steep chase of 216, but the hosts eventually finished at…
New Delhi: India and the US have made “very significant” progress in their negotiations for a trade deal, with New Delhi maintaining steady momentum in talks with Washington for a positive outcome even during the final stages of concluding its free trade pact with the European Union, official sources said on Wednesday. India’s mega trade…
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday called for a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the death of NCP leader Ajit Pawar in a plane crash, alleging that all other agencies have been completely compromised, with several opposition leaders, including Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge backing her demand. NCP (SP) president and Ajit Pawar’s…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said Operation Sindoor reaffirmed India’s strength and the valour of its armed forces, and demonstrated the advancement of indigenous weapons. Addressing a gathering at the annual National Cadet Corps’ PM Rally at Delhi Cantonment here, he said in modern warfare, battles are not just restricted or limited…
For more than seven decades, the “special relationship” between the United Kingdom and the United States has been one of the defining pillars of Western geopolitics. From NATO’s founding to intelligence-sharing through the Five Eyes alliance, and from the Cold War to the post-9/11 world, London and Washington have largely moved in strategic lockstep. Yet…
The phrase “not a crow will weep” is often attributed to the 16th-century Japanese warlord Oda Nobunaga. It conveys an absolute — so brutal and total were his purges that not even the lowliest scavenger would mourn the dead. Today, that phrase feels eerily resonant in the digital age, where tragedy is met not with…
Dr. Priyanka Saurabh is a PGT lecturer in Political Science with the Haryana Education Department and holds a PhD in the same discipline. Her children’s poetry books, “Children’s World” and “Fairy Dialogues,” are engaging, informative, and rich in moral values. These collections embellish young minds with magical fairy-tale conversations that spark imagination while gently imparting…
Bhandaru Srinivasa Rao A Sunday budget does not mean movies or outings. On Sunday, February 1, the Central government will present the Union Budget for the coming financial year in Parliament. While there have been instances in the past of budgets being presented on weekends, a Sunday—traditionally a public holiday—remains a rarity. Stock markets are…
Savithri rose before the breaking of dawn, her heart weighted with the knowledge that the destined end of her husband drew near. She completed her sacred rites with unwavering composure, served her elders with devotion, and received from them blessings for an enduring marital bond. When the day had reached its warm middle, her father-in-law…
Trinetra Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Temple is located at Shreya Nagar, Silver Town, near Gokul Road, Hubballi, in Dharwad district of Karnataka. The presiding deity of this temple is Lord Narasimha, the powerful incarnation of Lord Vishnu, worshipped here as Trinetra Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy. Goddess Lakshmi is seated beside him, representing compassion, prosperity, and divine…
