Though his spies returned with truth, revealing the divine might and noble lineage of each monkey warrior stationed at Lanka’s borders, Ravana, the ten-headed king, sat in the shadows of unrest. He knew now in the depths of his cunning heart that these were no ordinary foes. Born of gods, gifted with celestial strength, the…
Sri Chakra Temple is located on a hillock called Oothumalai near Salem on the Seelanaickenpatti bypass in Tamil Nadu. Though Oothumalai is most popularly known for the Sri Balasubramania Swamy Temple, there is also a Sri Chakra Temple within the same sacred hill complex, making the entire area spiritually rich and significant. The main deity…
Guwahati: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday said 50,000 youths from the northeastern states will be trained for maritime jobs over the next 10 years as the Centre mulls Rs 5,000 crore investment to develop waterways-related projects in the region. Addressing a press conference here, the Union Ports, Shipping, and Waterways Minister Sonowal announced a…
Mumbai: Maharashtra minister for Marathi language Uday Samant on Monday said the government will table in the assembly the Mashelkar Committee report recommending Hindi as a mandatory third language from Class 1 in state schools. Speaking in the assembly on the debate on supplementary demands of the Marathi language department, Samant said the Mashelkar Committee…
Kochi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said he hopes a criminal investigation will be launched into the large stash of cash found at a judge’s official residence in New Delhi, comparing the incident to the “Ides of March” — a reference to Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and a symbol of looming misfortune. Referring to the…
Raipur: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday accused the ruling BJP of reneging on its pre-poll promises and asked people to remain united in the fight to protect their ‘jal, jungle and zameen’ (water, forest, land). He alleged the BJP was trying to intimidate “everyone” in the country and misusing central probe agencies against its…
Patna: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be in Patna on Wednesday for a “chakka jam” against the new labour code and special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, leaders of the INDIA bloc said. The announcement was made on Monday at a press conference, which was attended by the Leader of the Opposition in…
India, the land where unity in diversity is a motto, has now updated that to ‘uniformity through division’. The latest frontier in our great civilizational squabble? Language. Yes, we have now outsourced regional pride to our vocal cords. Every linguistic state wants visitors, migrants, even tourists to ‘respect the culture’ by doing the verbal equivalent…
Speculation is the lifeblood of political commentary. But what we’re witnessing today from a growing breed of so-called political analysts is not just lazy conjecture — it borders on absurdity. The current buzz over who will succeed JP Nadda as the BJP’s national president is a perfect example. Far from reasoned analysis, much of what’s…
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday said the Telangana government has set a target of planting 18 crore saplings under ‘Vana Mahotsavam 2025’. Addressing a gathering at the launch of ‘Vana Mahotsavam 2025’ at PJT Agricultural University, Reddy recalled Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to plant a sapling in the name of one’s…
