Chhatrapati Sambhajingar: As the crash of the Air India flight in Ahmedabad has shocked the country, a resident of Parbhani in Maharashtra recalled another aircraft accident that took place 32 years ago and claimed 55 lives. Vasant Shinde, a former municipal council president of Jintur in Parbhani district, told a news channel on Friday that…
Hyderabad: Dr. Zelalem Birhanu Taffesse, UNICEF Chief of Field Office for Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Telangana, has complimented MNR University’s holistic community-centric and service-oriented education. Accompanied by Dr. Sridhar, UNICEF Health Specialist, Dr Zelalem visited the MNR University’s sprawling campus at Fasalwadi, Sangareddy, and interacted with the university leadership, faculty, staff, and students on Friday….
Kochi: The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) on Friday said that capping and plugging of all identified fuel oil tanks of the Liberian-flagged ship, which sank off the Kerala coast last month, has been completed, and there is no evidence of oil leakage in the vicinity of the wreck. According to a situation report issued…
Marseille (France): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday held wide-ranging discussions with French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrot on a range of issues and the two sides agreed to intensify bilateral cooperation in areas like defence, security, space, and civilian-nuclear collaboration. Jaishankar also expressed India’s “deep appreciation” to France for the strong condemnation of the cross-border…
Ahmedabad: While the families of the Ahmedabad plane crash victims are already finding it tough to come to terms with the loss of their loved ones, what is adding to their woes is the long wait they have to endure to get their mortal remains. More than 30 hours have passed since the horrific crash…
In the early hours of June 13, the Middle East was jolted by a stunning development: Israel launched “Operation Rising Lion,” a sweeping aerial campaign against Iran. The strikes reportedly targeted Iranian leadership, nuclear enrichment sites, and military installations deep inside Tehran and beyond. While the world gasped, the Israeli government justified the mission as…
Los Angeles (LA) is burning today, not by the Californian wildfires but by the fire ignited by protesters in the streets by torching vehicles, attacking police, putting road blockades, and hoisting flags of different countries and burning the American flag. The fire erupted because of the high-handedness of Marines and National Guards deployed by President…
Vanka Pratap: A Voice from the Inside MS Shanker In the continuing series on resurrecting Hyderabad cricket, we turn the spotlight this week on former Ranji all-rounder and one of the more vocal figures in the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) ecosystem—Vanka Pratap. A gritty cricketer-turned-administrator, Pratap is no stranger to the political undercurrents of Hyderabad…
Across centuries and continents, history proves one brutal truth: timid nations get conquered; strong ones survive. Invaders don’t stop out of conscience. They stop when the cost of conquest is too high. Here are concrete historical examples from around the world—cases where strength deterred aggression, and where weakness brought disaster. Weakness doesn’t earn mercy. It…
The once-prosperous, fortified land of Lanka had, in mere moments, been reduced to a burning inferno—fear-stricken demons fled amidst the devastation, trees lay broken, creepers uprooted, and ashes blanketed the ruined city. The transformation from grandeur to desolation was swift and total. Hanuman, the mighty son of Vayu, surveyed the destruction with a measure of…
