Vinay Rao This is not incompetence. It is not administrative decay. And it certainly is not an unfortunate accident. What has unfolded within the Hyderabad Cricket Association is far more sinister — a deliberate, layered, and deeply entrenched system that now resembles a cartel in both structure and intent. What began as quiet manipulation has…
One of India’s sharpest tech minds, Sridhar Vembu, has articulated what many in the country’s strategic and technological circles have long believed—but hesitated to say so bluntly. Coming in the backdrop of a US President dismissively calling India a “hellhole,” his appeal to the Indian diaspora in the United States to “come back home” is…
If political reinvention were as easy as changing a party’s nameplate, every fallen outfit would be reborn overnight. Kalvakuntla Kavitha seems to believe precisely that. Her reported attempt to float a “Telangana Rashtra Sena” — a cosmetic rehash of the old Telangana Rashtra Samiti — is not political innovation. It is desperation dressed up as…
India-South Korea relations are gaining new importance in today’s global era. Both countries are champions of democratic values, economic development, technological progress, and regional peace. The shifting balance of power in Asia, China’s growing assertiveness, supply chain crises, the Ukraine war, Middle East tensions, and growing competition in the Indo-Pacific region have provided opportunities for…
Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao The sage Gouthama, son of Rahugana, in the elevated cadence of Jagathi, Virat, and Trishtup metres of the Rigvedic hymns, unfolds a prayer that is at once delicate, analytical, and profoundly transformative. His invocation to the Visvedevas is not merely an act of devotion but an intellectual and spiritual exercise, where prayer…
Sanjaya reported to the blind king how, by the divine will of Śrī Krishna, the entire battlefield stood revealed before Arjuna. As Arjuna gazed, his eyes rested not merely on opposing ranks but on faces long known and loved. He saw fathers and grandsires, teachers and venerable elders, brothers and cousins, friends and companions, bound…
Kamalambika Temple is located inside the large and famous Thyagaraja Temple in Tiruvarur which lies about 60 km from Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu. The temple is very ancient and is believed to be more than 1000 years old, dating back to the Chola period (around 9th century CE). Over time, it was expanded and maintained…
Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Uttar Pradesh beginning Tuesday, during which he will participate in a women’s conference in Varanasi and inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development projects worth around Rs 6,350 crore. He will also address a gathering on the occasion in his parliamentary…
New Delhi: India and New Zealand on Monday inked a ‘once-in-a-generation’ trade pact, giving duty-free access to 100 per cent of domestic exports, including textiles, leather footwear, and gems and jewellery, in the island nation. The pact is expected to be implemented by the end of this year as it requires New Zealand Parliament’s approval….
New Delhi: Union Road Transport and Highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday reviewed the quality and maintenance progress of National Highway projects in Karnataka and Kerala, acting on feedback received through media and social media. According to an official statement, the review meeting was held in New Delhi. During the meeting, the statement said Gadkari…
