New York: President Donald Trump said on Monday that the US will be receiving more than USD 600 billion in tariffs, asserting that America is “far stronger” in national security and financially because of the levies it has imposed on countries around the world. “We have taken in, and will soon be receiving, more than…
The Supreme Court’s refusal to grant bail to the alleged conspirators, Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid, in the Delhi violence case is not merely a judicial determination—it is a rare and welcome moment of constitutional clarity in an age of semantic sabotage. By firmly denying bail based on strong prima facie evidence pointing to an…
Earlier, the Telangana Assembly was noisy, argumentative, and partisan, but it still remembered that it was a legislature, not a street corner. Members shouted and interrupted often. But they stopped short of dragging the vocabulary of the gutter into the sanctum that was once called the temple of democracy. That fragile line has now been…
With tranquil wisdom and ripened spirit, the sage Kausika thus addressed Dharmavyadha: “The approach of good and the decline of evil alike disturb the ignorant mind; the heart sways between elation and sorrow. But the wise perceive both in equal light. They seek remedies to balance the body and calm the spirit. The unlearned grieve…
Sri Varasiddhi Vinayaka Temple is located in Chamarru village in Achampet Mandal, in the Palnadu region (earlier Guntur district) of Andhra Pradesh. The temple stands close to the banks of the sacred Krishna River, surrounded by peaceful greenery and village fields. The presiding deity is Lord Ganesha, worshipped as Sri Varasiddhi Vinayaka. He is believed…
New Delhi: Senior Election Commission (EC) officials held a “preparatory” meeting on Monday with the chief electoral officers (CEOs) of four states and a Union Territory that are going to Assembly polls in the coming months. Officials said the CEOs of Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and the Union Territory of Puducherry discussed poll…
New Delhi: India on Monday urged its nationals to avoid non-essential travel to Iran as the country has been rocked by a wave of protests over inflation and currency devaluation. New Delhi also advised Indian citizens in Iran to exercise due caution and avoid travelling to areas witnessing protests or demonstrations. “In view of recent…
Hyderabad: Suspended BRS MLC K Kavitha on Monday hit out at her father K Chandrasekhar Rao-led party, alleging corruption in Telangana during the previous party regime and also called the BRS Constitution a “joke”. Speaking in the Legislative Council, Kavitha, who was often overcome by emotions, also said she was not party to certain “unpopular”…
New York/Washington: US Senator Lindsey Graham has claimed that Indian Ambassador to the US Vinay Kwatra informed him about New Delhi reducing its purchases of Russian oil and asked him to convey to President Donald Trump to “relieve the tariff” imposed on India. Graham, accompanying Trump on Air Force One Sunday, spoke about his tariff…
Jalna: Life in cities had become unbearable due to a lack of development under Congress rule as the party neglected civic issues for decades, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday. “Since 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has consistently emphasised that India lives both in villages and cities, and the BJP has worked with…
