Lakshmanrao Upadhyayula The revered sage Śaunaka Gṛtsamada, illumined by Vedic insight, invokes the divine Aśvins in the majestic Triṣṭubh metre of the Rigveda. These twin deities, known also as Nāsatyā and Dasrā, are among the most beloved gods of the Vedic seers. They are the celestial physicians, the swift rescuers, and the bringers of harmony…
Sanjaya said to Dhrutarastra: “At that moment, your ten sons advanced against Bhīmasena with the confidence of seasoned warriors. Yet their assault was short-lived. With ten irresistible shafts released in swift succession, Bhīma severed their heads and cast them lifeless upon the earth. Vṛkadhara, the brother of Karṇa, then challenged him with great audacity, but…
Shri Kalki Vishnu Mandir is situated at Kot Purvi in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh. The temple is traditionally associated with Lord Kalki, the tenth and final avatar of Lord Vishnu. Sambhal occupies a unique place in Hindu tradition as the sacred place where Lord Kalki is believed to appear at the end of Kali Yuga. The…
New Delhi: The BJP on Monday unveiled its new national team under party president Nitin Nabin, giving former Union minister Smriti Irani a significant organisational role as one of the party’s eight national general secretaries and assigning her charge of the crucial Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Irani’s appointment is among the most closely watched decisions…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a separate plea of the Nirmohi Akhara seeking a direction to the Centre to reconstitute the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, which manages the affairs of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, as a “public trust”. The Nirmohi Akhara, an ancient Ramanandi Hindu monastic order…
New Delhi: In a major relief to Rahul Gandhi, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Allahabad High Court not to proceed with a case involving allegations of disproportionate assets against the Congress leader. The top court also asked the CBI and the ED not to file any report in pursuance of the directions of…
Tarapith (WB): At least seven people were killed and several others critically injured in a fire at a hotel in West Bengal’s Birbhum district early on Monday, police said. The fire erupted around 5 am on the ground floor of the four-storey hotel in the temple town of Tarapith, when most of the guests were…
Lakshmisarai (Bihar): At least six people were killed and several others were injured in a stampede at the Ashok Dham temple in Bihar’s Lakhisarai district on Monday, officials said. The incident occurred due to a heavy rush of devotees at the temple to offer water to lord Shiva in the holy month of Shravan. Sub-Divisional…
Special Correspondent If Hyderabad cricket genuinely wants to restore its lost glory, it must have the courage to examine not merely who occupies the offices of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), but how the entire talent-to-selection pipeline functions. It is easy to speak about systemic reform in abstract terms. It is considerably harder to identify…
MS Shanker The controversy at the Congress headquarters on Independence Day may have begun with a few seconds of a video clip, but it has quickly turned into something much larger: a political test of how Bharat’s oldest national party relates to one of the most emotive symbols of the freedom struggle. During the Congress…
