Jammu: Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday chaired a high-level security review meeting here to assess the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir, calling for innovative measures to reinforce the security grid while pushing de-radicalisation and youth outreach programmes. Shah said the terrorist ecosystem in Jammu and Kashmir, nurtured by elements hostile to the country,…
At a time when global central banks are oscillating between inflation anxiety and growth fatigue, the Reserve Bank of India’s decision to hold the repo rate steady has invited predictable criticism. With the Indian rupee under pressure against the US dollar and global financial conditions tightening, the expectation in some quarters was that the RBI…
Profiteering in the country’s hospital system, misuse of insurance and government systems and the helplessness of the common man. The state of the country’s hospital system today is no longer the suffering of a single individual, but rather the shared experience of millions of ordinary citizens. Medical care, once considered a field of service and…
Bollywood has done it again. And by ‘done it again’, one means that familiar, well-rehearsed trick of creative courage that only ever seems to kick in when Hindu symbols are involved. This time the provocation comes neatly packaged as Ghooskhor Pandit -helpfully subtitled Corrupt Priest, lest anyone miss the point. The teaser has barely finished…
Institutions do not collapse overnight. They erode slowly—through neglect, indifference, procedural abuse, and a culture of unaccountability. What is unfolding at NIPER Mohali is not an aberration but a pattern. The records of its own Board of Governors meetings provide irrefutable evidence. The 83rd meeting of the Board of Governors, held on December 15, 2023,…
To Bruhannala was entrusted the care and training of young Uttara, and thus the place accorded to him stood in quiet harmony with Indra’s gentle moderation of Urvasi’s curse. At that time Nakula reached the court of King Virata and stood watching the royal horses. The king observed his steady gaze and said to his…
Haralu Kote Anjaneya Swamy Temple is located in the Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka.This temple is traditionally regarded as the oldest and most ancient temple in the Chamarajanagar district. It is widely described as Mahabharata-kala sambandhita, meaning connected to the times of the Mahabharata, based on long-standing local belief and oral tradition. The presiding deity is…
Harare Sports Club: Riding on a record-breaking century from opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, India crushed England by 100 runs to win their sixth-ever ICC U19 World Cup title. Chasing a mammoth 412, England fought hard with Caleb Falconer scoring a blistering century but, in the end, they ran out of batters to be bowled out for…
Nagpur: The Union government’s policies have been very progressive, and the Budget 2026-27 has set the roadmap for the country’s growth till at least 2047, Adani Defence & Aerospace Director Jeet Adani said on Friday. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of `Advantage Vidarbha 2026 (Business conclave & Investment Summit)’, Adani said the Union Budget…
Islamabad: The powerful explosion, which was heard from a far distance, took place at Khadijatul Kubra mosque-cum-imambargah in the Tarlai area of Islamabad, the police said in a statement. The suicide bomber was stopped at the gate of the imambargah, but he detonated himself, police and eyewitnesses said. At least 31 people were killed and…
