New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Vaishali Rameshbabu on winning the FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss, and said her passion and dedication are exemplary. The Indian Grandmaster won the FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss for the second time in a row and made it to the women’s Candidates tournament after a hard-fought draw against…
Pakistan’s humiliation on the cricket field is now complete. After losing comprehensively to India in the Asia Cup, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has stooped to threatening the International Cricket Council (ICC) with a boycott of the remainder of the tournament unless action is taken against the match referee. Nothing could better expose both Pakistan’s…
Dubai: A day after India’s emphatic win over Pakistan in the Asia Cup was followed by a refusal to exchange handshakes, the incident has escalated into a full-blown controversy. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has written to the International Cricket Council (ICC) demanding the immediate removal of match referee Andy Pycroft. According to PCB insiders,…
New Delhi: Prominent Muslim organisation Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court’s order putting on hold some key provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act but expressed concern over the top court’s refusal to stay the entire law including prospective de-recognition of ‘Waqf by user’. Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind president Maulana Arshad Madani said the Muslim organisation…
New Delhi: The government on Monday extended the due date for filing income tax returns (ITRs) for Assessment Year 2025-26 by a day to September 16 as technical glitches disrupted filings on the last day. A record over 7.3 crore ITRs were filed till September 15, surpassing last year’s 7.28 crore, the Central Board of…
Agam Rao For a young boy or girl growing up in the towns and villages of Telangana with a dream to play cricket, one basic question inevitably arises: What pathway has the Hyderabad Cricket Association, the custodian of the game in the state, created to help them climb the ladder of the Sport? Despite decades…
The Supreme Court’s interim order on the Waqf Act deserves acknowledgment, not blind celebration. In their considered wisdom, Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih stopped short of staying the entire Act, choosing instead to put on hold certain controversial provisions. This cautious middle path, while seemingly balanced, raises larger questions about the…
In a rare departure from diplomatic restraint, the Indian Ambassador has exposed some of the most unsettling truths shaping global politics—Donald Trump’s tariff wars, the lurking dangers of nuclear fallout in South Asia, and the tightening grip of the China–Pakistan axis. What emerges is not a polite briefing but a candid exposé of how trade,…
Changing generations over time and their impact on society With the changing times and societal environment, the thinking, lifestyle, and challenges of each generation change. The Greatest Generation and the Silent Generation faced war and hardship. Baby Boomers witnessed industrialization, Gen-X experienced the technological dawn, and Millennials lived a youthful life with the internet and…
By fate’s decree, the serpent race was denied the nectar of immortality; their near grasp of Amrta slipped away, and in that loss the worlds were preserved. Among them, the noble Ādiśeṣa, wearied of his mother’s wrath and his brothers’ misdeeds, departed in despair. He left them behind, mounting Gandhamādana and wandering to holy shrines—Gokarṇa,…
