Chandigarh: The Punjab Police on Sunday said it has busted a cross-border arms smuggling module with links to Pakistan following the arrest of one person. Five pistols were recovered from the arrested individual, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said. The accused has been identified as Sandeep Singh, a resident of the Khalra village in…
For nearly eight decades, India’s cultural core has been chipped away not by foreign powers, but by the very political establishment that claimed to defend the Republic. The Congress-led governments, since Independence, presided over the systematic dilution of India’s civilisational narrative — rewriting, pruning, and often amputating the symbols that shaped our national consciousness. And…
After the battering India endured in the Test series, the ODI leg against South Africa felt less like a bilateral contest and more like a test of character. And in that space—where nerves jangle, confidence wavers, and the dressing room can slip into self-doubt—two men stood tall once again: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Much…
KS Nagarajan There are moments in human history when civilizations pause to ask themselves: What anchors us? What protects us from descending into chaos? For India, the answer has always been clear. The world without Bharat Dharma—not religion, but a profound way of life—would resemble a vast and dangerous forest, governed not by conscience but…
IndiGo did not shut down; it simply behaved like a Jaspal Bhatti episode that forgot to end with laughter. In Bhatti’s 1990s skit ‘S.O.S Airlines’, he is a baggage handler, a reservation clerk, a check-in guy, and a pilot. He keeps changing shirts and reappearing, a one-man airline with bad tailoring and worse planning. Complaint…
When a large state like Gujarat lags while tiny Haryana leads in toll collection, this is not a mere coincidence; it is a sign of policy imbalance. A response to a question in the Lok Sabha revealed a truth that the people of Haryana have been feeling for years—the burden of increasing toll charges, irregular…
The right to independent journalism is important, but the dignity and cultural sanctity of the nation cannot be ignored. The way one sits, the style of speaking, and the way one presents oneself to the world—these are not just individual choices, but symbols of a nation’s collective identity. The debate in India surrounding Russian President…
The sage Nārada, in the manner of one preserving the sacred balance of worlds, narrated to the sons of Pandu the discourse once delivered by the sage Pulastya to Bhīṣma, wherein were contained the glories of pilgrimages and the immeasurable worth of the tirthas. His intent was not merely to recount old tales but to…
Kavala Caves Kavaleshwar Shiva temple is located deep inside the Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary, about 24–25 km from Dandeli town in Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka. The caves lie inside the lush green forests of the Western Ghats, surrounded by hills, wildlife, and scenic beauty. Devotees must first travel through the sanctuary and then trek through a…
Leh: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said India’s defence production has risen from Rs 46,000 crore in 2014 to a record Rs 1.51 lakh crore, and the country that was import-dependent has emerged as a producer-exporter. He said India once lacked a robust system to manufacture arms and equipment domestically, but has witnessed a…
