Jerusalem: Reena Pushkarna, arguably the most well-known Indian face in Israel, a celebrity chef, restaurateur and business entrepreneur, was mentioned by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a joint press statement with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, for having played a key role in his personal life. “I think our first or second date…
When Narendra Modi landed in Israel for his two-day visit, it was not merely another diplomatic engagement. It was a calibrated assertion of India’s evolving global stature — firm against terrorism, sensitive to humanitarian concerns, and balanced in its West Asian outreach. In a world increasingly fractured by conflict, Modi demonstrated that strategic clarity and…
Somewhere in a brightly lit studio – location unknown, channel unidentified, date untraceable – a Pakistani news anchor recently discovered a shortcut to prosperity. Not through exports, innovation or painful reform. Not through productivity or fiscal discipline, but through data crunching. If you add what is visible to what is invisible, she announced with admirable…
The Nifty IT index just shed over ₹4 lakh crore in a single week because the narrative that “AI will devour white-collar jobs” has become consensus. Everyone from Dalal Street analysts to coffee-shop pundits is convinced: Artificial Intelligence is not a tool — it is a wrecking ball aimed straight at India’s $280-billion IT-BPM industry….
Are there really fewer opportunities in India or are we living in an illusion? In the past few years, a new trend has rapidly grown in Indian society—the race to send sons and daughters abroad. Sometimes in the name of education, sometimes in the name of employment, and sometimes with the dream of a better…
The health of a state’s governance is often reflected not in its speeches, but in its records — land records, property registrations, mutation files, and title deeds. In Telangana today, that vital administrative backbone — the Revenue Department — appears to be in visible distress. What should have been a model of streamlined governance risks…
Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao The central aspiration of Vedic culture is the creation and moulding of a self-sufficient, harmonious society rooted in truth, duty, and spiritual awareness. It does not merely prescribe beliefs; it establishes a living order. Food production, clothing, crafts, division of labour, taxation, governance, human relationships, and worship are not treated as isolated…
Karna had fled the field, unable to withstand the relentless onslaught of Arjuna. The divine trumpet lay shattered, and waves of thunderous force drove the Kauravas ranks into trembling dread. Though Karna stood foremost among the Kurus, only Dronacharya could now hinder Arjuna’s advance. Thus spoke Arjuna as he surveyed the wavering host. Uttara, overwhelmed,…
Periyanayaki Amman Temple is one of the most important Devi shrines in Palani town, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. Periyanayaki Amman Temple is located in the heart of Palani town, about 2 kilometres from Adivaram (the foothill of Palani Hill). While Palani is world-famous for Lord Murugan on the hill, this temple represents the compassionate motherly…
Ahmedabad: A clinical South Africa outclassed West Indies by nine wickets in their Super 8 clash to stretch their unbeaten run and all but seal a place in the semifinals of the T20 World Cup here on Thursday. A dominating show by the Proteas pacer was followed by authoritative batting. Yet again, South Africa executed…
