Guwahati: The Congress on Wednesday appointed Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, and former Jharkhand MLA Bandhu Tirkey as the party’s senior observers for the upcoming Assam assembly elections. In a statement, All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal announced teams of senior observers for the…
New Delhi: With the world witnessing a fractious geopolitical environment, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday said that India and France working together have become important to stabilizing global politics. The external affairs minister made the remarks during a meeting with his French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot in Paris. The two ministers largely focused on…
The recent notice issued to Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami to appear for a Special Intensive Review (SIR) hearing in Kolkata has predictably triggered a political and emotional storm. Predictable, because in West Bengal today, even routine constitutional processes are immediately framed as persecution—or worse, communal targeting. Yet stripped of noise and motivated outrage, the episode…
By Shesh Narayan As someone who has spent decades within the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), watching its evolution from the inside, I write today not with anger but with deep concern. What is unfolding within the HCA is not mere administrative dysfunction—it is a systematic breakdown of governance, ethics, and respect for constitutional and judicial…
The gods hastened to Indra with tidings of Kartikeya’s sudden ascendancy and entreated him to restrain the boy lest he fall into peril under his hand; Indra summoned the Saptamatrikas—Brahmī, Maheshvarī, Kaumārī, Vaiṣṇavī, Varāhī, Indrāṇī, Chamundā—the concentrated powers of the universe, and bade them overwhelm the youth by their dread; they went forth and, awed…
Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple is located in Viprulapalle village, under Rompicherla Mandal of Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. According to local tradition and temple records, the Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple at Viprulapalle was constructed around the 14th century, making it a site with many centuries of history. The shrine is believed to be very…
Washington: The United States, on Wednesday, seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker which was being shadowed by a submarine from Russia, after a pursuit that lasted more than two weeks across the Atlantic Ocean, as per a Reuters report. This attempt to seize the vessel is part of the US’ effort to create a ‘blockade’ of…
New Delhi: Shuttered shops, overturned scooters, broken tiles and stones marked the narrow lanes near the Turkman Gate area here on Wednesday, as the locality remained tense and under heavy security following violence during an anti-encroachment drive. At least five police personnel were injured after some people allegedly pelted stones and glass bottles at the…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday discussed ways to further strengthen their strategic partnership. In a post on X, Modi said they also reaffirmed their shared resolve to fight terrorism with greater determination. “Glad to speak with my friend, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and convey New Year…
New Delhi: The names of 6.5 crore electors were removed from the draft electoral rolls of nine states and three Union territories published in the past days as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) being carried out by the Election Commission. Before Phase 2 of the SIR, which commenced on October 27, the…
