Can there be a more stirring tribute to India’s 77th Republic Day than a roaring 3–0 lead over a visiting New Zealand side at Guwahati—just days before the T20 World Cup countdown begins? As the tricolour rises each January, so too does a familiar rhythm in Indian life: the crack of willow, the hum of…
With a rich cultural heritage, intellectual achievements, and a deep spiritual tradition, India has consistently produced stalwarts in various fields of science and technology. The contributions of ancient India in the field of mathematics, astronomy, medicine, philosophy, religion, and literature have a lasting impact on the world and continue to be studied and revered today….
Chandigarh: Former BCCI president Inderjit Singh Bindra, who passed away in the national capital on Sunday, is credited with laying the foundation for modern cricket infrastructure in Punjab. The former IAS officer-turned-cricket administrator had a long tenure as the president of the Punjab Cricket Association. Bindra, who played a major role in ushering in a…
New Delhi: India and Europe have made a “clear choice” to build a strategic partnership by leveraging their complementary strengths to show a new way of engagement to a “fractured world”, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday ahead of summit talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. European Council President Antonio Costa…
New Delhi: Veteran journalist Mark Tully, a chronicler of India and an acclaimed author, passed away at a private hospital here on Sunday after suffering multi-organ failure, hospital authorities said. He was 90. The award-winning journalist had been ailing for some time and had been admitted to Max Hospital at Saket in south Delhi on…
New Delhi: Veteran Bollywood star Dharmendra, singer Alka Yagnik, Malayalam superstar Mammootty, and R Madhavan were among the 131 individuals recognised with Padma Awards for their distinguished contributions in the field of arts. Veteran actor Dharmendra, who died in November last year at the age of 89, was conferred the Padma Vibhushan, the country’s second-highest…
Every January, as winter sunlight softens the edges of India’s capital and the rumble of tanks meets the quiet awe of schoolchildren lining Rajpath, the nation pauses for more than a parade. Republic Day is not merely a celebration of constitutional ceremony. It is an annual audit of the Indian state itself — of what…
As the Tricolour rose against the winter sky on India’s 77th Republic Day, its flutter carried more than ceremony. For one among many decorated soldiers who have fought three wars from the frontlines, it carried memory, muscle, and meaning. My eyes followed the marching columns not merely with pride, but with perspective—earned through decades of…
On this 77th Republic Day, I choose to salute the nation through something deeply personal – my experience of growing up with Indian cinema, and watching it evolve from myth-making to meaning. For many in my generation, cinema was not merely entertainment. It was an informal classroom. Long before we learnt to read history critically,…
When tidings reached the demon-king that his legions had been swept aside by Vibhīṣaṇa’s counsel and prowess, he summoned his war-ministers and marched forth, the tread of his hosts shaking the earth. Under the fierce design of Śukrācārya, the demons advanced in a storm of fury, pressing hard upon the simian ranks. But Śrī Rāma,…
