If you are unable to meditate—if your mind keeps chattering and nothing seems to work—simply feel that you do not know anything. The moment you drop the burden of knowing, you will find yourself sinking deep within. Your intellect is only a small part of your total consciousness. But when you get trapped there, you…
The Congress party’s increasingly desperate attempt to manufacture a narrative of “vote chori” has suffered a serious blow—not from the BJP or the Election Commission of India (ECI), but from within its own INDIA bloc. Rahul Gandhi’s reckless allegations questioning the integrity of India’s electoral process and casting aspersions on a constitutional body were meant…
New Delhi: Newly appointed BJP national working president Nitin Nabin on Tuesday met party patriarch L K Advani, BJP chief J P Nadda and Home Minister Amit Shah, seeking their “blessings” and “guidance” on his first day in office after taking charge. The BJP headquarters was abuzz since morning as Nabin met current and former…
Jerusalem: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday condemned the terror attack during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, saying that India and Israel both have a policy of “zero tolerance” against terrorism. Jaishankar, who arrived here on Tuesday on a two-day visit, called on President Isaac Herzog and also held discussions with his…
Addis Ababa: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday was conferred with Ethiopia’s highest award ‘The Great Honour Nishan of Ethiopia’ by his Ethiopian counterpart Abiy Ahmed Ali. The award was conferred upon Prime Minister Modi in a special ceremony hosted at the Addis International Convention Centre on Tuesday. Prime Minister Modi was conferred with the…
Addis Ababa: India and Ethiopia on Tuesday elevated their historical ties to a strategic partnership, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with his Ethiopian counterpart Abiy Ahmed Ali during which they discussed issues of bilateral and mutual interest. Modi, who arrived here from Jordan on his maiden bilateral visit, was accorded a ceremonial…
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is once again in the news—but regrettably, not for his governance credentials or administrative record. Instead, a recent public interaction has triggered an avoidable controversy after he was seen adjusting, or pulling down, a minority woman’s hijab while handing over an employment certificate under his government’s job guarantee promise. The…
A falling currency is never merely a number flickering on a trading screen. It is a mirror — reflecting confidence and caution, global power shifts and domestic discipline, history replaying itself in quieter, more sophisticated forms. The Indian rupee’s gradual decline against the US dollar has triggered anxiety, political rhetoric, and headline alarmism. Yet beneath…
For decades, Japan has quietly anchored the global financial system as its largest marginal provider of liquidity. The Bank of Japan (BOJ), through its Yield Curve Control (YCC) regime, has suppressed long-term bond yields, artificially lowering borrowing costs worldwide and subsidising duration risk across asset classes. This imported stability has inflated risk assets—from US Treasuries…
The sage Chyavana, deeply delighted with the devotion and virtue of Sukanya, resolved to test her with a subtle trial, knowing well its consequences and the extent of his own ascetic power upon the world and his kin. With calm detachment, he said to her, “Follow the counsel of the divine twins, the Asvins.” Obedient…
