New Delhi: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi began a three-day official visit to India on Wednesday, marking the first high-level diplomatic engagement from Tehran since the outbreak of the US-Israel war with Iran more than two months ago. Araghchi is visiting India primarily to attend a two-day meeting of BRICS foreign ministers beginning Thursday. The…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held “productive” talks on Wednesday to advance bilateral cooperation in energy and trade amid shifting geopolitical tensions. Jaishankar met Lavrov shortly after the Russian foreign minister landed in New Delhi to attend a two-day conclave of the BRICS member states beginning Thursday….
As a responsible citizen and Editor of this e-paper, I felt deeply disturbed by certain observations made during the hearing on petitions related to women’s entry into the Sabarimala Temple, particularly remarks describing Hinduism merely as a “way of life” and suggesting there is no compulsion to visit temples. For millions of devotees, temples are…
For decades, the United States has behaved like the self-appointed headmaster of the world — issuing sermons on democracy, human rights, sovereignty, and “rules-based order” while simultaneously bombing nations, toppling regimes and funding wars across continents. But the latest developments surrounding the U.S.-Iran conflict have exposed a painful truth Washington desperately wants buried: the so-called…
There was a time when TV interviews at least attempted to maintain the pretence of neutrality. The anchor asked difficult questions, the guest replied, and viewers decided who made more sense. In today’s hyper-polarised media climate, however, the mask often slips. The interviewer’s ideological discomfort becomes more visible than the answers he seeks to challenge….
The ever-rising debt-to-GDP ratio of Indian states is no longer just an economic indicator but a serious warning for the country’s financial stability and cooperative federalism. Public debt in most states has risen sharply over the past few years. Revenue deficits, populist schemes, weak tax collection systems, and off-budget borrowings have weakened state finances. The…
The repeated breakdown of trust in the name of transparency, and the inevitable challenge of reform The uncertainty surrounding NEET-2026 and the fear of its cancellation have increased the anxiety of millions of students and parents. Competitive exams are not just a selection process, but the foundation of a young person’s future, hard work, and…
On the evening of May 10, in Hyderabad, the Prime Minister of India stood before the country and asked a question that no head of government asks lightly. He asked Indians to stop buying gold. Not forever, he said. Just for twelve months. Defer the jewellery. Skip the coin. Redirect that impulse toward something more…
Kathopanishad: Conversation between Lord Yama and They perceive that indescribable highest bliss as “This is That”. How shall I know that? Does it shine by itself or does it shine by another (light)? When one goes through the process of contemplation, a journey of culminating in meditation, that is when you reach a point where…
Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao In the sacred lineage of seers, the son of Angiras, the venerable Kutsa, raises his voice in devotion to the divine Ushas through the measured cadence of Trishtubh chandas, as preserved in the hymns of the Rigveda. His chant flows not merely as poetry but as a revelation of cosmic order, where…
