Washington: Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton has cautioned that the US-Israel conflict with Iran could deepen further if the temporary ceasefire, reached “under political compulsions” by President Donald Trump, does not hold through. In an interview with PTI Videos, Bolton said Trump pushed for a ceasefire because of the political implications of rising…
New Delhi: A ministerial grouping headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday undertook a fresh review of India’s preparedness in view of the impact of the evolving situation in West Asia. The Informal Empowered Group of Ministers (IGoM) was set up to monitor the situation in West Asia. The meeting was attended by Finance…
New Delhi: Gujarat Titans secured their first win of the season following a roller coaster last over as a rampaging David Miller’s momentary indiscretion cost Delhi Capitals dearly in an IPL match here on Wednesday. Miller refused the single off the penultimate delivery of the final, bowled by Prasidh Krishna, underlining his lack of trust…
New Delhi: India has withdrawn its offer to host the United Nations annual climate Conference Of the Parties (COP33) in 2028, sources said on Wednesday. During his address at COP28 in Dubai in 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had proposed India as the host country for COP33. Usually, the venue for a COP edition is…
India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has once again demonstrated why diplomacy is not about theatrical activism, but about calibrated restraint. His blunt assertion that India cannot become a “dalal nation” — a broker in global geopolitics — is not just justified, it is strategically sound. At a time when geopolitical vanity projects are tempting…
The two-week US-Iran ceasefire reveals much more than it hides. Just imagine a Boxing championship with the world’s heavyweight champion in one corner of the ring and on the other side is a much lesser-known boxer from a local club in a so-called third-world nation. But this lesser-known guy is someone who is reasonably well-trained…
Development and welfare schemes for vulnerable groups are often criticized as discriminatory. At first glance, the argument may seem appealing: when the government targets certain groups for benefits, it’s unfair to others. But when examined more deeply, it becomes clear that this approach challenges the very spirit of social justice. In a country like India,…
There is something deeply revealing about a society that can install a lift, polish its brass buttons, paste a sanctimonious notice beside it – and then deny its use to the very people who keep that society functioning. ‘Delivery boys are not allowed to use the lift.’ A sentence that manages to be both efficient…
By 2026, artificial intelligence has shed its early reputation as a novelty act and settled into something far more consequential—a foundational layer of the global digital economy. What began as a curiosity that could draft poems or mimic human conversation has rapidly evolved into an engine that powers entire ecosystems of content creation. Today, AI…
The sage Nodhas, son of Gotama, intones his hymns to Indra in the measured cadence of Tristup, wherein thought and rhythm are harmonized into a disciplined yet living expression. His mind, refined by observation, dwells deeply upon the interwoven fabric of nature, the vast universe, and the subtle cosmos, linking them inseparably with human striving….
