Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday rejected reports that President Droupadi Murmu returned the anti-goonda bill to the state government for reconsideration, and said the proposed legislation is currently “under consideration” of the home ministry. It was reported by a section of the media that the President had returned the bill, after…
United Nations: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met his counterparts from Iran and Russia, with discussions ranging from bilateral issues to cooperation in the BRICS grouping and the Gulf conflict. Jaishankar met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and discussed bilateral issues as well as cooperation in the BRICS grouping. “A good meeting with…
MS Sparsha When the world hears the name Mount Everest, it usually remembers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, the first confirmed climbers to reach its summit in 1953. Some may also remember Sir George Everest, the British Surveyor General after whom the mountain was eventually named. But long before human beings stood on its summit,…
M Radha Madhavi धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः । मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय ॥ The Bhagavad Gita begins not on the battlefield with a weapon being raised, but with a question. King Dhritarashtra asks Sanjaya what happened when his sons, the Kauravas, and the sons of Pandu, the Pandavas, assembled at Kurukshetra, having come together with…
M Jaishree The sky is infinite, the ocean is immeasurable, the earth is enduring, and the Divine is eternal. Life appears in countless forms, passing through birth, growth, decline, and renewal, yet existence itself continues beyond the limits of individual experience. In this vast order of creation, the Veda occupies a unique place in the…
The reopening of the controversial Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case involving granite industrialist R. Veeramani has predictably triggered a political confrontation in Tamil Nadu. The ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government, headed by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, has ordered an intensified investigation after a Special POCSO Court rejected the earlier police…
The death of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode has once again brought to the fore a serious question hidden behind the glittering buildings of the country’s most prestigious educational institutions—are our higher education institutions merely testing talent, or are they also fulfilling the responsibility of nurturing it? The investigation into the circumstances of Sahil’s death…
Lakshmanrao Upadyayula The sage Vishwamitra, chanting in the sacred Gayatri Chandas of the Rigvedic hymns, invokes the mighty Indra, the fulfiller of noble aspirations and the bestower of divine abundance. With reverence and devotion, the sage invites him to partake of the purified Soma, carefully prepared according to the eternal ordinances of the yajna. This…
As Karna’s mighty conches and martial fanfare resounded across the vast plain of Kurukshetra, the Kaurava host surged forward with renewed confidence, believing that the hour of their triumph had finally arrived. Opposite them, the Pandava warriors stood unshaken, their hearts aflame with steadfast resolve and unwavering devotion to righteousness. The clash of those immeasurable…
Chitthi Wale Hanuman Ji Temple is located near Budha Talab, at the Kailashpuri–Tikrapara turn in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The temple is popularly known as Chitthi Wale Hanuman Ji because devotees write their wishes and prayers on paper and offer these letters at the feet of Lord Hanuman. This unique tradition has made the temple a special…
