New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the progress of Hindi is purposeful only when it moves forward while ensuring the dignity, promotion and protection of other Indian languages. Congratulating people on the occasion of Hindi Diwas, Shah said India is a land of linguistic diversity and cultural prosperity and asserted that…
The much-hyped “Gen Z movement” built around social-media theatrics has suffered a potentially devastating credibility blow. The arrest of nine persons, including four juveniles, by the Punjab Police in connection with two alleged ISI-backed cross-border terror modules raises questions that the self-proclaimed champions of a so-called youth uprising cannot simply wish away. The police have…
Every generation of cricket has had its favourite heroes. Players come and go, styles change, formats evolve and records are constantly rewritten. Yet, some performances become so extraordinary that they appear almost beyond the reach of another generation. As a cricketer, I have always believed that records are meant to be broken. That is the…
Salitillo (Mexico): Top-ranked Indian recurve archer Dhiraj Bommadevara scripted history on Sunday by becoming the first Indian male recurve archer to win gold at the World Cup Final, edging Japan’s Nakanishi Junya in a thrilling shoot-off here. After returning empty-handed from the 2023 and 2024 editions, the 25-year-old World No 10 Army man produced a…
Dubai: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur said her side’s record-extending eighth women’s Asia Cup title was a result of consistently matching the high standards they had set for themselves, after the team crushed Sri Lanka by 72 runs in the final here on Sunday. The opening duo of Shafali Verma (68) and Smriti Mandhana (59) struck…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated the women’s cricket team for winning the eighth Women’s Asia Cup title, convincingly defeating Sri Lanka in the final held in the UAE. In a message posted on ‘X’, he said, “India sets another milestone in Asian cricket. Heartiest congratulations to our champions on clinching the 8th…
Dubai: The Asia Cup trophy impasse continued for the second year in a row after the victorious Indian women’s cricket on Sunday did not accept the cup from Mohsin Naqvi, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chairman from Pakistan. Harmanpreet Kaur-led India defeated Sri Lanka by 72 runs here to lift their record-extending eighth Asia Cup…
Dubai: Shafali Verma and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana struck forceful fifties, while the bowlers under Sree Charani produced an equally intense effort as India crushed Sri Lanka by 72 runs to clinch a record-extending eighth women’s Asia Cup title here on Sunday. Openers Shafali (68) and Mandhana (59) produced a symphony of power and grace during…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed gratitude to the leaders of all the BRICS member countries for making the Delhi summit of the grouping productive and outcome-oriented. A video reflecting key moments of the two-day summit was posted on the social media handles of the prime minister. “Thank you to all BRICS…
U Lakshman Rao In the ancient sacred imagination of India, the story of Ganesha is not merely a tale of gods, demons and miraculous events. It is a profound spiritual allegory in which the forces of nature, consciousness, discipline, family, knowledge and social order are woven together. The traditional narrative explains how Ganesha came to…
