Mahashivaratri observed with traditional fervour across Tamil Nadu

Chenna: Lakhs of devotees across Tamil Nadu celebrated Maha Shivaratri with traditional fervour and night-long vigils at Shaivite shrines on Sunday, with major gatherings reported in Chennai, Thanjavur, and Coimbatore. At the historic Kapaleeshwarar Temple in Mylapore, a diverse crowd of pilgrims, including international tourists and students, queued for hours to offer prayers. A visiting…

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Govt doing a ‘very thorough study’ of non-scheduled flight operators, uncontrolled airfields: Naidu

New Delhi: The government is conducting a “very thorough study” of flight operations by non-scheduled operators and uncontrolled airfields to look at areas where steps need to be taken, according to Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu. Flight operations by Non-Scheduled Operators (NSOPs) have come under increased regulatory scrutiny in the wake of the fatal…

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India’s AI approach must be sovereign by design; data control, capabilities to benefit everyone: BCGX

New Delhi:  AI in India will drive productivity, quality, and role redesign in the near term rather than mass unemployment, but the country must pursue a “sovereign by design” approach, maintaining control over its data and capabilities while staying globally integrated to ensure AI benefits everyone, according to BCGX. India’s talent base is a real…

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India ‘very successful’ emerging economy; right place to host AI summit: UN Chief Guterres

United Nations:  India is a “very successful” emerging economy with a bigger influence in global affairs, and is the “right place” to host the AI summit, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said. In an exclusive interview with PTI at the UN Headquarters ahead of the India–AI Impact Summit 2026, Guterres underscored that Artificial Intelligence should…

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Faith, Votes, and Hard Truths

The Telangana municipal election results have triggered more than political chatter. They have sparked a raw, uncomfortable question within sections of the Hindu community — one that is being debated not just in Hyderabad drawing rooms but also among the Telugu diaspora abroad. A viral social media post, shared widely after the results, raised a…

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Unending Saga in Hyderabad Cricket — One League, Two Rulebooks

By Vinay Rao The Hyderabad cricket ecosystem today resembles a long-running soap opera — selection controversies, corruption whispers, byelaw acrobatics, election drama and administrative flip-flops unfolding episode after episode. The latest instalment, surrounding the B-Division League semifinals under the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), reads less like sport and more like a screenplay — with the…

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