If India needed yet another reminder of how low our Opposition benches can stoop, the just-concluded winter session of Parliament delivered it in full. What should have been a forum for constructive debate on legislation turned instead into a theatre of noise, slander, and sheer irresponsibility—directed not merely against the government, but against the very…
The biggest challenge today is that the youth should not remain confined to the world of frames and clicks. Fleeting images attract them, but only history and literature give permanent self-confidence. The shine obtained from frames is momentary, but the self-truth obtained from literature gives energy for generations. There is a need for the youth…
The ten-headed king of Rakshasas, Ravana, his heart consumed with sorrow and rage, summoned his celestial chariot and bade it drive into the ranks of Rama. “I shall avenge,” he declared, “the fall of my loyal and puissant generals—I shall wipe clean the tears of Lanka with rivers of vengeance.” But in his pride, he…
Shri Karikaana Parameshwari Temple (also called Karikanamma) sits atop a hill in the Western Ghats near Honnavar, Uttara Kannada. The presiding deity is Devi Parameshwari—a local form of Kali/Parvati. The garbhagudi (sanctum) is famously fashioned from a single rock, and devotees speak of the goddess’s presence manifesting in stone at this spot. Worship here is…
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry Federation on Thursday urged the Centre to mitigate the impact of the proposed 50 per cent US tariffs on exporters. The Andhra Pradesh Chambers held a meeting with its 78 affiliated associations in Vijayawada to discuss sectoral challenges and strategies for diversifying exports beyond the American market….
Guwahati: The Guwahati Crime Branch on Thursday registered a First Information Report (FIR) against journalist and YouTuber Abhisar Sharma based on a complaint filed by a resident alleging that he had uploaded a video ridiculing both the Assam and the Union governments, a senior police officer said. The FIR invokes Sections 152 (sedition), 196, and…
Madurai (Tamil Nadu): The Assembly poll next year will see the TVK scripting a new chapter in Tamil Nadu’s political history similar to the achievements of the regional parties in the 1967 and 1977 Assembly elections, actor-politician Vijay, who heads the TVK, said here on Thursday. He ruled out an electoral alliance with any party…
Moscow: India and Russia on Thursday vowed to expand their bilateral trade in a “balanced and sustainable manner” with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar underlining the need to “swiftly” address non-tariff barriers and regulatory impediments. The resolve by the two countries to enhance two-way trade, including by increasing Indian exports to Russia, came amid growing…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a phone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron, focusing onthe resolution of the conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia. Modi described the conversation as “very good”. Macron was among the European leaders who accompanied Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his talks with US President Donald Trump…
New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday described the Monsoon Session, which was marred by the opposition’s disruptions, as “fruitful and successful” for the country and the government but “unsuccessful and damaging” for the opposition. After both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die, Rijiju said the government got all its…
