Georgetown: Guyana’s Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo and Prime Minister Mark Phillips have reiterated their country’s unwavering support to India‘s fight against terrorism, as an all-party parliamentary delegation led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor met them to brief them on India‘s position on the issue. The Indian delegation arrived here on Sunday morning. The delegation called…
By all appearances, Pakistan is teetering on the edge of collapse. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has made deep inroads in the west, capturing towns and asserting control. In the north-east, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) continues its relentless strikes. The Pashtun resentment simmers unchecked. And in the middle of this domestic disintegration, a brief India-Pakistan military…
Ahmedabad: True to his inimitable style, Mahendra Singh Dhoni kept the world guessing on his IPL future, saying he will now enjoy his bike rides in Ranchi and will take his own sweet time to decide whether he will come back next season. Chennai Super Kings’ ordinary season gave fodder to speculations that the side…
New Delhi: Sunrisers Hyderabad ended their season with a commanding 110-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders, and skipper Pat Cummins said the team had the calibre to produce a better effort, but it just didn’t work out, attributing the failure to the inability to graft on slower pitches. Known for their ultra-aggressive approach, SRH began…
Ottawa: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday had a telephonic conversation with his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand, and the two leaders discussed strengthening the relationship between the two countries. Indo-Canadian Anand, 58, was appointed as Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs earlier this month in a Cabinet reshuffle announced by Prime Minister Mark Carney almost…
New Delhi: Sunrisers Hyderabad ended an IPL season of ‘what ifs’ with a power-packed batting effort just like it had started, etching a crushing 110-run victory over Kolkata Knight Riders, riding on Heinrich Klaasen’s 37-ball century here on Sunday. In the season opener, SRH scored an imposing 286 against Rajasthan Royals and on this day…
The recently concluded 10th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was nothing short of a political spectacle—a moment of rare unity, strategic calm, and quiet triumphalism. With the theme “Viksit Rajya for Viksit Bharat@2047,” the meeting was intended to foster cooperative federalism and align the states behind India’s vision…
By all appearances, a quiet storm is brewing at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali — and it deserves immediate public scrutiny. Nearly two dozen faculty appointments, long overdue in a premier institution battling talent gaps, have now raised eyebrows not for their merit, but for how they were pushed through….
N. Nagarajan Whenever I hear about the death of a good human being, young or old, it leaves a deep ache in my heart. I often wonder why God calls such souls away, and at times, in such cruel and senseless ways. This week brought one such heartbreaking moment from Trichy, where we lost a…
Behold, in the sacred groves of golden Lanka, where shadows danced under demon guard, the mighty Hanuman, son of the Wind and master of silence, kept vigil with unwavering gaze. He saw, and seeing, knew. The storm of Ravana’s fury passed like thunder through the air, while the she-demons, grim daughters of night, circled the…
