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Any language or action contemplating end of civilisation unacceptable: Rahul after Trump’s warning to Iran

New Delhi:  With US President Donald Trump threatening that a whole civilisation will die on Tuesday night, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said any language or action that contemplates the end of civilisation is unacceptable in the modern world and asserted that the use of nuclear weapons can never be justified. In a post on X,…

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Columnist-M.S.Shanker

Defeat Stares Mamata

The writing is no longer on the wall—it is etched into the electoral rolls. With the Election Commission of India identifying nearly 91 lakh (9.1 million) questionable or illegal entries during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal under judicial scrutiny, the political ground beneath Mamata Banerjee has begun to crack—perhaps irreversibly. This is…

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Literature becomes ‘content’ in reel culture

(Literary values ​​diminish in the race for momentary popularity) So-called poets are promoting a presentation primarily focused on attraction, using superficial or artificial lines as a guise of literature. While poetry should be a genuine expression of emotions, it is often reduced to a mere means of attracting attention. This not only compromises the credibility…

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Rewriting Representation: Women, Delimitation, and India’s Democratic Reset

India’s democracy has long prided itself on scale, diversity, and resilience. Yet, beneath this grand narrative lies a persistent imbalance—one that has quietly shaped governance for decades. Representation, the very backbone of democracy, has often been uneven, exclusionary, and outdated. Today, however, a set of structural reforms promises not just correction, but a decisive reset….

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Krishna Enlightens Karna

The unwearied efforts of Krishna to avert the coming war reached their height when, with gentle dignity and winning composure, he drew Karna upon his chariot. The design was twofold, either to restrain him from the path of destruction or to turn him away from a ruinous resolve. With measured words Vasudeva addressed him, praising…

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Mancherevula Sri Veerabhadraswamy Temple

Sri Veerabhadraswamy Temple is located in Manchirevula village near Narsingi on the outskirts of Hyderabad. The temple stands on a small hill known as Veeranna Gutta, close to the banks of the Muchukunda (Musi) River. The serene hilltop setting, surrounded by rocks and greenery, gives the temple a peaceful and spiritual atmosphere. The temple is…

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Manipur govt decides to hand over probe into bomb attack that killed 2 kids to NIA: CM

Imphal:  Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh on Tuesday said the state government has decided to hand over the probe into the bomb attack in Bishnupur district, which claimed the lives of two children, to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Addressing a press conference here, Singh condemned the incident in the strongest terms and said…

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