New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump warned Friday of cataclysmic consequences on the US economy if a court rules that his imposition of sweeping tariffs constitutes an illegal power grab. If a “Radical Left Court” strikes down the tariffs, “it would be impossible to ever recover, or pay back, these massive sums of money and…
Uttarkashi: Sniffer dogs nosed their way through high piles of rubble, drones circled overhead, and rescue personnel searched for the missing through the sludge in disaster-hit Dharali on Friday, four days after raging waters buried half the village and left scores missing. Since Tuesday, 650 people have been rescued, 400 on Thursday and 250 on…
New Delhi/Mumbai: Air India has decided to increase the retirement age for pilots to 65 years and for non-flying staff to 60 years, sources said on Friday. At present, the retirement age for both pilots and non-flying staff at the airline is 58 years. The announcement about increasing the superannuation age was made at the…
New Delhi: The Delhi Assembly on Friday passed the School Fee Regulation Bill, 2025, which gives veto power to parents in decisions regarding fee hikes, ensuring that school managements cannot unilaterally impose fee increases. Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood, in the Assembly, said, “If even a single parent member disagrees, the proposal for fee hike…
For decades, India’s taxpayers have slogged through a byzantine web of rules, archaic forms, and enough legal jargon to make a Supreme Court judge reach for an aspirin. The Income Tax Act of 1961, while a landmark in its time, had turned into a creaky, overgrown forest of clauses, sub-clauses, exceptions, and obscure circulars. Every…
MS Shanker Mohan Bhupathy, former selector, speaks out: No more experiments, we need results In the wake of the state CID’s recent crackdown on the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), a long-overdue clean-up operation finally seems to be underway. The arrests of three HCA officials, including the sitting President, in connection with the IPL ticketing scam…
The thread of Rakshabandhan is not just tied on the wrist, but on the heart. It is a promise – to stay together, to protect, and to understand without saying. There is an innocent prayer in the sister’s Rakhi that cannot be expressed in words, and there is a resolve in the brother’s eyes that…
There was a time when the first signs of greying brought with them a quiet acceptance of ageing, a casual shrug of the shoulders, and a new pack of hair dye – usually ‘natural black’ that fooled no one. Today, they bring internet meltdowns. A recent photo of Virat Kohli in London did not show…
At either end of the field, the warriors strove in battle, seeking not victory, but death. Prince Angada, lion-hearted son of Vali, met the demon Kampana in single combat. The rakshasa, with a terrible mace, struck the prince and shook him. Yet Angada rose unshaken, seized a great stone, and hurled it upon Kampana. Struck…
Suryanjaneya Temple is located in Suryapura village, Koratagere Taluk, Tumkur District, Karnataka. The presiding deity is Lord Suryanjaneya Swamy, a rare combination of the Sun God and Hanuman. As per local tradition, devotees first visit the Gutte Ganapati Temple before coming here for darshan. The temple is believed to be more than 600 years old….
