India’s democratic evolution has never been a simple march of electoral victories and political defeats. It is a far richer tapestry — woven through institutional reform, social churn, and shifting centres of political gravity. To understand how a country once defined by a monolithic national party transformed into a vibrant, multi-centred democracy, one must return…
KS Nagarajan Atmanirbhar Bharat must recognise a fundamental reality: while we have a strong defence apparatus to protect the nation from external enemies—who may appear intimidated or restrained—we also face a vast army of internal adversaries. These internal threats are often more dangerous than the external ones, and in many cases, they act at the…
King Nala, having lost his wealth, power, and fame, walked out of his kingdom empty-handed with Damayanthi by his side. For three days, they lingered at the outskirts of his realm, watched by the cruel eyes of Kali. Though Nala was beloved among his subjects and esteemed by neighbouring kings, none dared to approach him,…
Nerakovil Sri Kala Devi Amman Temple is situated in Silarpatti village near M. Subbulapuram in the Madurai district of Tamil Nadu, and it lies around 35–40 km from Madurai city. Nerakovil is a rare and unique temple dedicated to the power of Time (Neram). It is considered the only temple where Time is worshipped as…
New Delhi: As many as 15 individuals, including Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi, have been declared as Fugitive Economic Offenders (FEOs) who collectively owe over Rs 58,000 crore to banks, Parliament was informed on Monday. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said as…
New Delhi: Indian women’s hockey team chief coach Harendra Singh on Monday resigned from the post with immediate effect citing “personal reasons”. According to sources, Harendra sent an email to Hockey India informing the apex body that he is resigning with immediate effect. Dutch tactician Sjoerd Marijne, who was head coach of the side that…
New Delhi: Foreign direct investments (FDI) in India rose 18 per cent to USD 35.18 billion during April-September of this fiscal year, while the inflow from the US more than doubled to USD 6.62 billion during the period, according to the latest government data released on Monday. Investments from overseas during the April-September period of…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to a man who was accused of cheating a businessman of Rs 3.9 crore by impersonating the nephew of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. A bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi noted that the accused, Ajay Kumar Nayyar, has undergone over four years…
New Delhi: Industrialist Anil Ambani has moved the Supreme Court challenging an order of the Bombay High Court, which upheld the State Bank of India’s (SBI) decision classifying his and Reliance Communications’ accounts as fraud. The matter is yet to be listed for hearing. The High Court had on October 3 dismissed Ambani’s plea challenging…
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday moved two new bills in the Lok Sabha that look to repurpose levies on ‘sin goods’ such as tobacco, pan masala, and related products ahead of the scheduled phaseout of the GST compensation cess levied on them. The Central Excise (Amendment) Bill seeks to levy excise duty…
