Jaipur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday accused the Congress of insulting the national song ‘Vande Mataram’ and demanded that the party apologise to the people and to Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay who wrote the song. Addressing a public meeting in Chittorgarh, Shah alleged that during the Independence Day programme at the Congress headquarters, party…
Kochi: ‘Athachamayam’ celebrations, heralding the start of the 10-day ‘Onam’ festivities in Kerala, saw a colourful rally of caparisoned elephants, floats and folk-dance performances at Tripunithura here on Sunday. The celebrations were officially inaugurated by Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan, who said that since the time of the royal era, the Kochi kingdom and…
Bhubaneshwar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a ‘red warning’ for extremely heavy rainfall in parts of Odisha as a fresh low-pressure area has formed in the Bay of Bengal. It advised fishermen not to venture into the sea along and off the West Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh, Odisha and North Andhra Pradesh…
Ranchi: Students protesting alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment examinations announced they would burn effigies of Chief Minister Hemant Soren and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in all 24 districts of the state on Sunday, alleging that the ruling JMM-Congress alliance “failed to take concrete action” on their demands. The protest under JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch entered its…
Pallaburusu may not sound particularly appealing. It may even make you chuckle if you are unfamiliar with the Telangana usage. For many Telugu speakers, particularly in rural Telangana, pallaburusu is simply a toothbrush. And it becomes the unlikely centrepiece of a village drama that is far less about dental hygiene than about an ageing father’s…
Special Correspondent The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) appears to have reached a stage where merely changing office-bearers, issuing fresh circulars or seeking judicial intervention may no longer be enough to restore confidence in its administration—and, more importantly, in its player-selection system. For years, allegations of corruption, nepotism, favouritism and the emergence of a ‘pay-to-play’ culture…
Shrikant Rao A few months ago, in April, standing on the observation deck of the Eiffel Tower for the ninth time in my journalistic career, looking out over the grey slate roofs of Paris and the rise of Montmartre in the distance, I felt a familiar tug of history. But this time, the emotion wasn’t…
This is an article series. Please read all previous articles before reading this article. The URLs for all previous articles are located in the SPECIAL THOUGHTS section. Continuing on the topic of Bhaarati Devi and her Avataara as Draupadi Devi, let’s now ponder over the incident of Draupadi Vastra Apahaara attempt by the evil Dushaasana. Shree…
New Delhi: ‘Suryapath Tiranga’, a first-of-its-kind campaign involving over 50 Indian missions from east to west, under which images of the tricolour were being “digitally relayed” across multiple time zones, was held on Saturday to mark the country’s 80th Independence Day. The unique global relay began with the Indian High Commission in Suva in Fiji…
Herzliya (Israel): Israeli President Isaac Herzog congratulated India and its people on the 80th Independence Day, calling for strengthening the “beautiful friendship” between the two countries. “On behalf of the State of Israel, I warmly congratulate President @rashtrapatibhvn, Prime Minister @narendramodi, and the wonderful people of India on your 80th Independence Day!” Herzog posted on…
