Bengalur: Punjab Kings produced an inch-perfect bowling effort, the cornerstone of their five-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a truncated IPL match here on Friday. Tim David (50 not out, 26b) scored well over fifty per cent of RCB’s woefully inadequate 95 for nine after an evening round of rain forced the match to…
Tiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday slammed Union Home Minister Amit Shah for accusing the DMK regime of using issues such as NEET and delimitation as a diversionary tactic and challenged him to give “clear answers” to prove his point. He also said: “Do you believe you can win by intimidating…
If the hijab controversy during the BJP’s tenure in Karnataka was condemned for politicizing religion in education, what should one make of the Congress government now allegedly asking a student in Shimoga to remove his jenuvu—a sacred thread worn discreetly under the clothes by Hindu Brahmin males? Is this tit-for-tat politics at the cost of…
MS Shanker Hyderabad’s cricketing legacy is rich, but its current state tells a different story. The decline of Hyderabad cricket has been a matter of concern for players, administrators, and fans alike. In this fourth part of our series on reviving Hyderabad cricket, we speak with Kanwaljit Singh, a stalwart who defied odds to carve…
The High Court’s stay on declaring Group-I recruitment results did not come as a surprise. Ever since the marks memo and GRL (General Ranking List) were announced by the TGPSC (Telangana State Public Service Commission) the air was ominous. There was palpable unease in all sections concerned with the recruitment, which gathered steam by the…
Dr Burgadda Srinadh Follow the Trump model—fund learning, not lobbying. “Universities are for education, not agitation. Politics can wait. Education can’t.” Russia, China, and Trump have one thing in common: they understand universities are meant for learning, not lobbying. India should take note. The Trump administration took a clear stance against universities becoming hubs of…
In the southern lands, a search party, unbound by time yet subtly aware of its passage, pursued their mission with unwavering resolve. United in purpose, they believed their efforts would bear fruit. Hanuman and Tarana, under the decree of their sovereign, meticulously charted search locations. Leading his valiant entourage, Hanuman arrived at Mount Vindhya, delving…
Nestled in the peaceful countryside near *Shiggaon Road, close to Hubballi in Karnataka, lies a sacred space born not of architecture but of pure devotion and divine will — the **Sri Sitarama Anjaneya Devasthana. Here, the Lord did not arrive through ritual alone, but **rose from the very soil*, answering the silent prayers of generations….
Mumbai: An emotional India captain Rohit Sharma on Friday recalled his journey from standing outside the Wankhede Stadium as a young player to catch a glimpse of Mumbai Ranji Trophy stars to having a stand named after him at the iconic venue, terming it as an “unreal feeling”. The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) had recently…
New Delhi: Teen shooting sensation Suruchi Singh’s fingers already had the talent to execute any shot when she met Jitu Rai at the national camp but the “basic tips” from the pistol stalwart proved decisive at the ISSF World Cups in South America, where she struck gold more than once. Having won a flurry of…
