Hyderabad: Konda Laxma Reddy, veteran journalist, former Chevella MLA, and senior Congress leader, passed away in the early hours of today at Apollo Hospital, here. He was 84. Laxma Reddy’s body will be kept at his Jubilee Hills residence in Journalist B Colony, allowing relatives, friends, and colleagues to pay their last respects. The last…
Special Correspondent If there’s anything more farcical than Hyderabad Cricket Association’s cricketing decline, it is the spectacle of its truncated apex council—a body that has become a byword for hypocrisy and legal absurdity. The same members who once petitioned the Telangana High Court accusing the previous HCA regime of “reckless spending” and “financial impropriety,” now…
Ashtami Tithi Begins: Today (October 13) at 9:15 am Ashtami Tithi Ends: October 14 at 7:10 am Tara Darshan Muhurat (fast breaking time): 6:45 PM to 7:15 PM (local time) Yogas: Ravi Yoga, Shiva Yoga, Paridhi Yoga Nakshatra: Punarvasu Nakshatra Purpose of the fast: To wish for the long life, happiness, prosperity and good health…
CAIRO: Israel said Sunday that it expected all of the living hostages held in the Gaza Strip to be released Monday in its breakthrough cease-fire deal with Hamas, as Palestinians awaited the release of hundreds of prisoners held in Israel and a surge of aid into the famine stricken territory. “In a few hours, we…
Colombo: India on Sunday launched the second stage of Phase IV of its housing project in Sri Lanka’s central hill town of Bandarawela, strengthening development ties between the two neighbours. The Indian housing project is a major development assistance initiative by the Indian government to build 65,000 houses in the island nation. The multi-phase program…
Puducherry: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari will lay the foundation stone for a Rs 436 crore, four-km elevated corridor linking the Indira Gandhi Square and the Rajiv Gandhi Square here on Monday during his visit to the Union Territory, officials said. Gadkari, the Minister of Road Transport and Highways, will dedicate to the nation three national highway…
Visakhapatnam: Skipper Alyssa Healy unfurled a hundred touched with genius and grit as Australia achieved the highest-ever successful run chase in women’s ODI to register a three-wicket win over India in their World Cup match in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. Healy (142, 107 ball, 21×4, 3×6) toyed with the Indian bowlers as the seven-time champions ended…
The ongoing visit of Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, to India has clearly unsettled Pakistan’s fragile establishment. Even as the Afghan Minister continues his week-long engagement in New Delhi — now in its fifth day since his arrival on Thursday — Islamabad has responded in the only way it knows: by lashing out at…
Menstrual leave should be implemented in every state – a new chapter in women’s dignity The Karnataka government’s implementation of the menstrual leave policy is a commendable and sensitive initiative. This decision provides a new direction to women’s health, dignity, and workplace equality. A day of paid leave during menstruation provides them with physical relief…
The forefathers of Aurva, rising like ancient flame from the unseen realms, addressed the young sage with grave compassion: “O child of the Bhrigu line, we have beheld the dread of thy penance and the terrible brilliance of its blaze that makes the worlds tremble. Restrain thy wrath, that it may remain without master. Know…
