Dhaka: Bangladesh’s interim government plans to proclaim an ordinance to protect from prosecution the 2024 “July warriors” whose violent street protests toppled then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League regime, media reports said on Tuesday. The mass circulation Prothom Alo and Ittefaq newspapers said that initiatives were underway to proclaim the ordinance to protect the…
Luxembourg: India views Luxembourg as a “very important” partner, and the two countries can enhance bilateral cooperation in various fields, including fintech, space, and AI, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday. Jaishankar, who is on a six-day visit to France and Luxembourg, held talks with Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden on “growing” bilateral…
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “not that happy with me” because of the tariffs imposed by Washington on Delhi for its purchases of Russian oil. Trump, delivering remarks at the House GOP Member Retreat, also claimed that “Prime Minister Modi came to see me, ‘Sir, may…
The Madras High Court’s emphatic verdict upholding the lighting of Karthigai Deepam atop the Thiruparankundram hillock is not merely a legal win—it is a moral, constitutional, and civilisational assertion. It delivers a stinging rebuke to the ruling DMK’s persistent attempt to trivialise Hindu faith while weaponising minority appeasement for narrow political gains. By affirming the…
In the last seven decades, Indian Railways has been synonymous with slowness, ticketless travel, poor value for money, dirty environment, security problems, and corruption. Introduction of the first indigenous state-of-the-art Vande Bharat train in 2019 marked the completion of Modi’s mantra cycle of Reform, Perform, and Transform in land transportation. In the last half-decade,164 Vande…
Road accident compensation is not limited to a technical system; it is deeply intertwined with the fundamental philosophy of the Indian Constitution—equality, dignity, and a welfare state. Millions of road accidents occur in India every year, resulting in the loss of life or permanent disability of thousands of people. In such circumstances, compensation is not…
We live in an era where finding even a handful of readers who meticulously go through three physical newspapers every day has become rare. Many now scroll through a dozen newspapers in a jiffy on mobile phones or on various “tops” and “pads”—laptops, desktops, iPads, and notepads. This writer, however, still belongs to the physical,…
Once, when the great Yudhishthira humbly sought from the sage Mārkaṇḍeya the knowledge of how the divine Kumāraswāmi was born, nurtured by the Kṛttikās, and came to be known as the son of Śiva, the ancient seer thus narrated: In the days of yore, when the gods waged fierce war against the hosts of demons,…
Adi Brahma Temple is located in Khokhan village in the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh. The temple stands on a small hill overlooking the beautiful Beas Valley, surrounded by greenery and snow-covered Himalayan The present wooden temple structure of Adi Brahma at Khokhan is believed to have been built around the 14th century CE. However,…
Jammu: Expressing concern over growing traffic congestion in urban centres, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday instructed the PWD to prepare well-thought-out and technically sound Detailed Project Reports for flyovers and road projects in the twin cities of Srinagar and Jammu. Abdullah reviewed projects being executed by the Public Works (Roads &…
