Rajkot: New Zealand batter Daryl Mitchell says adapting to conditions and finding options against wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav was crucial after his unbeaten 131 guided his side to a series-levelling win over India in the second ODI here on Wednesday. Mitchell had attacked Kuldeep immediately after the leg spinner was introduced to the attack, building pressure….
New Delhi: There is “a lot at stake” for both India and the US in bilateral trade talks, and it’s been a significant problem that both sides have not been able to resolve issues more quickly, former National Security Adviser (NSA) of the United States, John Bolton, said on Wednesday. In an interaction with PTI…
New York/Washington: The Trump administration on Wednesday announced pausing immigrant visa processing for individuals from 75 countries, including Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Russia, as part of increasing crackdown on foreigners likely to rely on public benefits in the US. “The State Department will pause immigrant visa processing from 75 countries whose migrants take welfare from…
Mumbai: As many as 1,700 candidates will vie for 227 seats in the key elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) with the civic body saying on Wednesday all arrangements have been made for peaceful and orderly polling on Thursday. In a press release, the civic body said preparations for polling were completed on Wednesday…
Donald Trump’s politics have never been subtle. It is coercive, transactional, and unapologetically destabilising. When he threatens Iran today with military action, sanctions, and economic strangulation under the familiar pretext of “regime behaviour,” the world would be naïve to see it as an isolated episode. Iran is merely the current theatre. The method—pressure, humiliation, internal…
The killings of Hindus in Bangladesh have been reduced to arithmetic. Numbers circulate where names should be spoken. Incidents are counted, not mourned. Lives are lost, families erased, entire neighbourhoods emptied – and the response is a careful. Since the political upheaval in Dhaka in August 2024, violence against Hindus and other minorities has surged….
For decades after Independence, India spoke eloquently about women’s empowerment but acted timidly. Gender equality was celebrated in speeches, referenced in policy documents, and showcased on paper—but rarely backed with sustained budgets, institutional urgency, or political competition. That inertia decisively broke after 2014. Especially, with the ban on Triple Talaq, which indeed remove gender inequality,…
The son of Subala, wise in guile, continued his words to Duryodhana, the lord of the Kurus: “O prince, the sons of Pandu are your own kin; unite with them and rule this vast kingdom together. Peace shall dwell between your hearts, and glory shall encircle your crown like light upon the summit of a…
Sri Suryanarayana Temple at Bisalakoppa is an ancient and spiritually important Sun-God temple located in the Western Ghats region of Karnataka. Situated in Bisalakoppa village near Sirsi, the temple is surrounded by dense forests, hills, and streams, creating a serene and powerful spiritual atmosphere. It is especially revered during Makara Sankranti, when devotees gather in…
New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “suppressing the voice of Tamil people”, calling his remarks “extremely shameful and baseless”. The party described the Congress MP as a “textbook example” of separatism in Indian politics and asked him to refrain from indulging in divisive…
