Former Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi is perfectly entitled to disagree with the Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. In a democracy, former constitutional functionaries not only enjoy the freedom to express their views but are often expected to contribute to public discourse on institutions they once led. But such criticism must…
Kathopanishad: Conversation between Lord Yama and Nachiketa If here — one can comprehend (Brahman) before the death of the body (is liberated), if not, one is fit to take a body in the worlds of creation. A human being alone has the capacity to comprehend Brahman and can attain the ultimate goal of liberation within…
Lakshmanrao Upadhyayula In the sacred cadence of the Jagatī chandas, the venerable sages Sounaka and Grutsamada raise their luminous invocation to Agni, the divine mediator who stands at the confluence of the mortal and the immortal. Their hymn, woven within the timeless fabric of the Rigveda, reveals not merely a ritualistic appeal but a profound…
Overwhelmed by a grief too fierce to be contained, Arjuna, the son of a noble warrior lineage, gave way to bitter lamentation, his voice trembling with anguish as he cried that it was neither just nor fitting for his beloved son to depart alone into the unknown realm, especially when his maternal uncle, Lord Krishna,…
Rath Yatra Special Wishing everyone a blessed and joyous Rath Yatra! જય જગન્નાથ ॥ Jai Jagannath! Shri Jagannath Temple is located in the sacred coastal city of Puri in Odisha. Situated on the famous Grand Road (Bada Danda), the temple is one of the Char Dham pilgrimage sites established by Adi Shankaracharya and is also…
Sultapur/Harithas: A court in Uttar Pradesh’s Sultanpur on Wednesday rejected a revision petition seeking forensic test of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s voice sample in a 2018 defamation case related to his remarks against Home Minister Amit Shah while another court in Hathras issued notice to him on a complaint linked to the 2020 Boolgarhi rape…
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved two highway projects for Varanasi, entailing a total investment of nearly Rs 25,500 crore. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the development of a 43.218-kilometre link connecting NH-31 and the Varanasi Ring Road along the River Varuna to decongest…
New Delhi: Former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi has hit out at the Election Commission over the ongoing SIR exercise, saying the process is focused more on “exclusion” and has “played havoc with democracy” with free and fair elections having been “disturbed”. The emphasis in the ongoing SIR process is on how many to…
New Delhi: India and the UK on Wednesday operationalised a free trade agreement under which a host of domestic goods will enter the British market at zero duty. A social security agreement has also been operationalised from July 15. “With the coming into force of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement and the Agreement on…
Our Sports Desk Hyderabad: Alleging that justice continues to remain elusive despite repeatedly approaching the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) and various government authorities, a group of parents of aspiring women cricketers has sought urgent intervention to ensure a fair, transparent and merit-based selection process for Hyderabad Women’s Cricket teams for the 2026-27 season. In what…
