Hyderabad: India skipper Shreyas Iyer on Wednesday stressed the need for better execution and the right mindset going forward after the hosts suffered a 24-run defeat against the West Indies in the fourth T20I here. India’s innings ended at 223/9 in 19.3 overs after Arshdeep Singh retired hurt while chasing the West Indies’ imposing total…
Hyderabad: Keemo Paul produced a match-winning five-wicket haul to wreck India’s chase after Shai Hope’s stunning hundred, as the West Indies secured a 24-run victory in the fourth T20 International here on Wednesday to force a series decider in Bengaluru. Paul returned figures of 4-0-41-5, claiming his second five-wicket haul in T20 internationals, after his…
New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday met the parents of Ankita Bhandari, who were protesting at India Gate demanding justice for their daughter, and expressed solidarity with them. Bhandari, who was an employee at a resort in Uttarakhand, was murdered in September 2022. Bhandari’s parents staged a…
MS Shanker In 1955, British naval historian and author C. Northcote Parkinson published an observation in The Economist that began as satire but evolved into one of the most enduring criticisms of bureaucracy: “Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” Seven decades later, the principle remains remarkably relevant. Its real…
Bharat’s ambition to become a developed nation by 2047 demands a fundamental rethink of how its cities are planned, governed and prepared for the future. Economic growth cannot be sustained by infrastructure spending alone. It requires enduring institutions capable of converting scientific evidence into sound policy, investment into public value, and urbanisation into an opportunity…
The conflict between Saudi Arabia and Houthi rebels is one of West Asia’s most serious security challenges. The conflict is a result of Yemen’s long-running civil war, political instability, regional power struggles, and international strategic interests. The conflict escalated after Houthi rebels seized the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, in 2014. The intervention of a Saudi-led military…
Day and night are verily the Prajapati, of which day is prana and night is matter. Those who unite in love during the day waste their prana. Those who unite in love at night are as good as celibacy. Spirituality is like science, applicable to all classes of people. If science has invented a medicine,…
Lakshmanrao Upadhyayula The revered sage Vishwamitra, while composing this profound hymn in the Jagatī meter of the Rigveda, raises his voice in praise of Indra and the illustrious Rubhavas. The hymn celebrates the extraordinary transformation of the Rubhavas, who were once born as mortal sons of Sudhanva. Through unwavering righteousness, disciplined action, sacred knowledge, and…
Sanjaya continued his solemn narration to Dhritarashtra, revealing that before the long-awaited encounter between Karna and Arjuna commenced, an extraordinary assembly unfolded in the celestial realms. The gods themselves gathered to witness the decisive hour that would determine the destiny of kings, the restoration of righteousness, and the fulfilment of divine purpose. What was about…
Shubh Navaratri Day 5 ॥ Om Devi Skandamatayai Namah ॥ ॥ Simhasanagata Nityam Padmanchita Karadvaya। Shubhadastu Sada Devi Skandamata Yashasvini ॥ Skanda Mata Temple is located in Jaitpura, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. This sacred shrine is associated with the worship of Maa Skandamata, the fifth form of Goddess Durga, and holds special significance during Navaratri. Devotees…
