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HCA infighting deepens as AGM proposal triggers fresh battle lines

Special Correspondent The simmering factionalism within the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has once again come to the fore, with the Acting President’s reported move to convene an Annual General Meeting (AGM) triggering a fierce debate among stakeholders over its timing, intent, legality and implications. What was initially seen as an attempt to address several long-pending…

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Columnist-M.S.Shanker

Bharat’s Energy Imperative

The advancement of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 in the United States Senate has once again cast a shadow over Bharat-US trade negotiations. If enacted in its present form, the legislation would empower the US President to impose punitive tariffs of up to 100 per cent on countries purchasing…

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The hymn of Śaunaka Gr̥tsamada to Indra: The descent of divine power through Soma, sacrifice, and sacred speech

Lakshmanrao Upadhyayula The venerable sage Śaunaka Gr̥tsamada, invoking the majesty of Indra through the resonant cadence of the Triṣṭubh metre in the ancient Rigveda, offers a hymn of profound spiritual and cosmic significance. This sacred composition is not merely an act of praise, but a carefully structured invocation in which human aspiration, ritual precision, and…

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Arjuna’s unstoppable advance toward Jayadratha

Having invoked and sanctified a celestial missile with due mantras, Arjuna discharged it against Duryodhana. Yet Ashwatthama, vigilant and deeply skilled in the science of divine weapons, neutralised that missile by releasing another celestial astra empowered by equal sanctification. Seeing his mighty shaft rendered fruitless, Arjuna was momentarily seized by astonishment and said to Krishna,…

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