The time has come for the world to stop tiptoeing around Iran. A nation that repeatedly threatens to choke one of the world’s most vital maritime lifelines cannot continue to demand respect while showing utter disregard for international law. Tehran must either introspect and behave like a responsible member of the international community or be…
New Delhi: Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal on Sunday said the Central Vista redevelopment area should be referred to as the “Kartavya Bhawan Complex” or “Kartavya Bhawan Area”, and that the name “Central Vista” should no longer be used. Speaking at the foundation day of the Central Public Works Department, the minister…
Ayodhya: A Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing embezzlement of donation money at the Ram Temple may question people associated with the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust in Ayodhya in the coming days, official sources said on Sunday. The SIT, headed by Lucknow Divisional Commissioner Vijay Vishwas Pant, was constituted by the Uttar Pradesh government…
Hanoi (Vietnam): The operator of a speedboat that capsized off Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island, leading to the death of 15 Indian tourists, was on Sunday detained, and a criminal investigation was launched in connection with the accident, media reports said. The speedboat, which was carrying 32 Indian tourists and four local crew members, capsized near…
New Delhi: India declared a one-day national mourning on Monday as a mark of respect for former Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi describing him as a “visionary leader”. Sheikh Hamad, known as Father Emir of Qatar, passed away this morning at the age of 74. He ruled…
MS Sparsha Long before fintech companies popularised “Buy Now, Pay Later” and banks aggressively marketed Equated Monthly Installments (EMIs), one visionary entrepreneur from Tamil Nadu had already discovered a far more powerful form of credit—trust. His name was Veraputhra Gnanadraviam Rajadas Panneerdas, better known as V.G. Panneerdas, the founder of the VGP Group. His journey…
When peaceful protesters are met with bullets instead of dialogue, the world has a moral obligation to speak. Yet, once again, the international community appears to have chosen silence over principle. Reports emerging from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoK) of security forces using lethal force against demonstrators demanding basic necessities such as subsidised food supplies,…
Indian railway stations have not only been hubs for passenger traffic, but they have also long symbolized the nation’s cultural and intellectual consciousness. Book stalls like Wheeler’s used to attract travellers’ attention upon entering any railway station, big or small. Buying a newspaper before embarking on a journey, selecting a magazine, or picking up a…
Lakshman Rao Upadhyayula In the measured cadence of the Tristubh metre of the Rigveda, the sage Agastya raises his contemplative voice to Agni, the radiant mediator between the mortal and the divine. Agni is not merely the physical flame that consumes the oblation, but the luminous intelligence that pervades all spheres of knowledge, the guiding…
Lakshman Rao Upadhyayula In the measured cadence of the Tristubh metre of the Rigveda, the sage Agastya raises his contemplative voice to Agni, the radiant mediator between the mortal and the divine. Agni is not merely the physical flame that consumes the oblation, but the luminous intelligence that pervades all spheres of knowledge, the guiding…
