For a man who built his political brand on unpredictability, bluster, and transactional diplomacy, United States President Donald Trump appears to have finally encountered a geopolitical truth he cannot bulldoze through — India is no longer a nation that can be pressured, patronized, or pushed around. After months of erratic signalling during his second term,…
Mobile crime in the classroom, but department orders on WhatsApp! The debate over teachers’ mobile phone use in schools has once again intensified. New orders are being issued, teachers are being warned during inspections, and comments like “Mobile phones in the classroom are a sign of teacher negligence.” At first glance, this seems reasonable in…
Whenever petrol and diesel prices rise in the country, governments, officials, and politicians suddenly become concerned about “fuel savings.” Messages begin to air on TV channels, advertisements appear in newspapers, and public platforms urge the public to stop unnecessary vehicle use, adopt carpooling, travel shorter distances on foot, and conserve fuel in the national interest….
Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao The sage Kakṣīvanta, standing in the luminous lineage of the Angirasas, raises his voice in the solemn cadence of Trishtup metre, invoking Indra, the mighty guardian of existence and sustainer of human life. In this sacred hymn, Indra is not merely praised as a deity of strength but revered as the conscious…
When unrighteousness rose in arrogance, and the balance of dharma trembled upon the field, Sri Krishna, seized by virtuous fury, leapt down from the chariot, the radiant discus blazing upon his right hand. Clad in soft and resplendent silken garments that shimmered amidst the dust of war, he advanced with unrestrained resolve. The Sudarshana shone…
Sri Kateramma Temple is located at Kambalipura village near Hoskote in the Bengaluru Rural region of Karnataka. The temple is situated amidst a peaceful rural landscape surrounded by greenery and traditional village surroundings and is considered an important local Shakti shrine by devotees of the region. The exact historical age of the temple is not…
New Delhi: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on Thursday strongly refuted in the Supreme Court the Centre’s claim that the company and its two offshore partner firms allegedly siphoned from the Krishna-Godavari basin deposits gas which migrated to their area from the state-owned ONGC gas field. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday said Bangladeshi infiltrators detained in the state would be directly handed over to the BSF for deportation, instead of being produced before courts, in line with a new rule that came into effect in the state a day ago. Speaking to reporters after an administrative review…
Kolkata: The repolling in West Bengal’s Falta Assembly constituency on Thursday saw more than 74 per cent of the 2.36 lakh electors exercising their franchise till 3 pm, with no untoward incident reported from anywhere, a poll panel official said. The total electorate in the constituency comprises 1,21,300 men, 1,15,135 women and nine third-gender individuals….
Thiruvananthapuram: The swearing-in of members to the 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly on Thursday became more than a formal constitutional ceremony, as the House witnessed moments reflecting the state’s diversity, simplicity and political culture. While some newly elected MLAs walked to the Assembly or arrived on bicycles, others took oath in different languages and in the…
