New Delhi: “Kya kamaal ki ride thi (what an amazing ride),” India’s astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla remarked as SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft entered orbit around the Earth within 10 minutes of launch from NASA’s spaceport in Florida. Shukla, who became the second Indian to travel to space, spoke in chaste Hindi to announce India’s return to space…
Nainital: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar briefly lost consciousness during a public event in Uttarakhand’s Nainital on Wednesday (June 25), prompting a swift response from his medical team. The incident occurred during the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Kumaon University. The Vice President had just concluded his address at the event when he descended from the dais…
Kurnool: In a shocking case reminiscent of the high-profile Raja Raghuvanshi murder in Meghalaya’s Shillong, a similar crime has surfaced from Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district, where a young land surveyor was brutally murdered, allegedly by his wife, her lover, and mother. The case has not only stunned the local community but has also raised disturbing…
In a watershed moment for India’s ambitions in human space exploration, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla of the Indian Air Force has embarked on a 14-day mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the multinational Axiom-4 mission. This isn’t merely another lift-off—it’s a leap for India’s aspirations to become a full-fledged human spaceflight…
This week, I set out to write about India’s curious knack for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory—five centuries in a Test and yet, no win in England! But nostalgia got the better of analysis. Especially after remembering the evergreen left-arm spinner, Dileep Doshi. I couldn’t help but slip into memory lane—back to the…
In the vaulted halls of his golden court, Ravana, lord of Lanka, sat upon his throne, his heart swelling with the pride borne of hollow victories. The air was thick with flattery, each word a mirror to his vanity, reflecting his conquests over celestials, Gandharvas, danavas, ghosts, and serpents alike. Such was the delusion that…
Shree Kshetra Bhalod – Ekmukhi Datta Mandir is in Rundh, a small village near Bhalod in Bharuch district, Gujarat. The temple is beautifully situated on the banks of the holy Narmada River. It is an important spiritual stop for devotees performing the Narmada Parikrama, a sacred pilgrimage around the river. The main deity worshipped here…
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the National Assembly, Omar Ayub Khan, has raised concerns about another attack from India, citing New Delhi’s recent arms development. Khan also issued a sharp critique of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s leadership, highlighting Pakistan’s widening military gap with India. Speaking against the backdrop of rising regional tensions,…
New Delhi: (Jun 25) Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani have partnered to sell automotive fuels by leveraging each other’s fuel retail networks — marking the second business collaboration between the two billionaire industrialists. Ambani’s fuel venture with the UK’s BP, Jio-bp, will set up petrol and diesel dispensers at CNG retail outlets of Adani Total…
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday invited industrialists to invest in the state and experience its governance, terming the next 10 years as inspiring times that they cannot afford to miss. Addressing the national executive committee meeting of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in Vijayawada, Naidu…
