New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday had a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump to evaluate progress in bilateral ties, and the discussion covered major areas of mutual interest and strategic cooperation, including trade, defence and energy. The two leaders spoke against the backdrop of heightened trade friction following the enactment of…
Chinese AI tool raises fresh concerns over misuse MS Sparsha The intensifying race in artificial intelligence between the United States and China is producing remarkable advances. But it is also exposing a darker question: what happens when increasingly capable AI systems can be persuaded to cross the very safety boundaries their developers have built to…
BG Srinivas There was a time when a family had one doctor. Not a cardiologist for the heart, a nephrologist for the kidney, a neurologist for the brain, a dermatologist for the skin and an orthopaedician for the knee. There was simply the family doctor. He knew you. He knew your blood pressure, your blood…
There is a difference between political rhetoric and political irresponsibility. Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy appears to be coming dangerously close to crossing that line. His latest attempt to explain the Congress’s political fortunes through a supposed North-South religious divide has raised precisely the questions that a Chief Minister should avoid creating. Speaking at…
There is something wonderfully democratic about entitlement. It does not care whether you are sitting in the White House or waiting outside the gates of 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. It can make a person believe that the world’s highest honours – or the country’s highest office – are simply overdue. Donald Trump appears convinced that…
Lesson of mankind’s history: None learn from its lessons. War, violence, and peace are cyclical. Peace follows wars. But peace treaties often create the conditions for the next war. Wars follow peace. And the sheer destruction and exhaustion of war eventually forces nations to seek stability, building structures of peace to prevent further bloodshed. Let…
Lakshmanrao Upadhyulu In the sacred tradition of the Ṛgveda, the revered sage Vishwamitra invokes the mighty Indra through hymns composed in the exalted Bṛhatī chandas, a meter distinguished by its majesty and expansive spiritual vision. These hymns are not merely poetic praises but profound revelations of cosmic principles, where divine forces are understood as active…
Dhrishtadyumna, the valiant commander of the Pandava army, advanced fearlessly against Ashwatthama with sword and shield held high. Yet, before he could close the distance, Ashwatthama shattered his assault with a relentless shower of razor-edged arrows that splintered his defenses. Though his shafts had checked Dhrishtadyumna’s advance, Ashwatthama found himself unable to overpower his determined…
The ancient Sri Nrusimha Temple at Shankatirtha is on the banks of the sacred Godavari River, about 19 kilometres from Nanded in Maharashtra. Surrounded by the river, old ghats, and several ancient shrines, this relatively little-known temple is an important sacred centre dedicated to Lord Nrusimha. Shankatirtha itself is traditionally associated with the sacred Godavari…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the Union Cabinet’s approval of the Green Energy Corridor Phase-III (GEC-III) scheme and the raising of the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat. Modi said the approval of the Green Energy Corridor will strengthen power grids across states and UTs, besides creating more jobs in manufacturing,…
