For decades, India lived under the shadow of an internal war waged not by foreign enemies but by self-styled revolutionaries with blood on their hands and Marx in their pockets. The Naxalite movement, born in 1967 in Naxalbari, West Bengal, spread like a cancer through India’s tribal belt, feeding off poverty, ignorance, and political apathy….
Four decades ago, during my playing days, there was an unwritten rule: don’t mix politics with sport. Cricket, we believed, was sacred ground — immune to the tides of geopolitical tension. Sport, like the Olympic Games envisioned by Pierre de Coubertin, was meant to transcend borders, race, and religion — a unifying force in a…
When is the real birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, the monkey god revered by Hindus as the embodiment of strength and energy? Your e-paper sought to clarify this enduring question. Traditionally, Hanuman Jayanti has been observed for generations on the 12th day following Sri Rama Navami—the day that marks the celestial wedding of Lord Rama….
Hearing her defiance, the demonesses seethed with fury, their howls rising like the wails of night creatures. Their fists clenched, their tongues lashed, their mouths spewed threats most vile. They raised their weapons, their eyes filled with the lust to terrify. Vinatha, hideous in form, bellowed, “Enough of this insolence! Should you utter one more…
Vedarajan Temple is located in Thirunagari, a village in Mayiladuthurai district, Tamil Nadu. It is dedicated to Lord Vishnu, worshipped here as Vedarajan, along with his consort Amruthavalli (Lakshmi). Built in Dravidian style, the temple is one of the 108 Divya Desams praised in the Naalayira Divya Prabandham, the sacred hymns of the Alvar saints…
New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday defended the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 in the Supreme Court and said though waqf was an Islamic concept, it was not an essential part of Islam. Arguing before Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said, “Waqf is an Islamic concept. But…
New Delhi: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi “abused” her position as the then AICC president for personal gains to herself and her son Rahul Gandhi by converting public money for self use through the Young Indian (YI) company, the ED is understood to have alleged in its chargesheet filed in the National Herald case. Both the…
Hyderabad: Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Wednesday said that the elimination of 27 Maoists in Chhattisgarh—including the organisation’s general secretary Nambala Keshav Rao—and the arrest of several ultras as part of an anti-Maoist operation, is a “decisive strike” in the country’s war on Naxalism. He hailed the security forces for…
Deragaon (Assam): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday dismissed a purported map, published by a few individuals in Bangladesh, claiming parts of the northeastern state as the territory of the neighbouring country. He asserted that Bangladesh is a “small” country and does not deserve “so much attention” as it “cannot match” India in…
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Wednesday that it was his decision to promote Army chief Gen Asim Munir to the rank of field marshal for his role in the recent conflict with India. The decision to promote Gen Munir was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz on Tuesday. Munir…
