New Delhi: India and Nepal share a “special” relationship and there is an opportunity to “decisively” shift the engagement to realise its full potential, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday during a meeting with his Nepalese counterpart Shishir Khanal. Jaishankar reiterated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “sentiment regarding India’s commitment to working with Nepal…
Ferozpur: Nine people, including four women and a minor girl, were killed and 18 others injured when a pick-up vehicle they were travelling in collided with a truck near Janga Wala Mour on the Ferozepur-Fazilka road on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the incident and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh…
Telangana Has Superstars. Today, the World Finds Out. Vinay Rao Some mornings change everything. June 7, 2026, is one of them. A young bowler somewhere in Hyderabad is sitting quietly, reminding himself to breathe. A batsman who gave three summers to the nets keeps staring at his phone. A spinner who claimed seven wickets in…
MS Sparsha There was a time when the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was often subjected to criticism. Skeptics questioned its capabilities, critics highlighted delays in projects, and doubting Thomases frequently dismissed its ability to deliver world-class defence technologies. Successive governments, too, cannot entirely escape responsibility. Years of budgetary constraints, policy indecision, bureaucratic bottlenecks,…
Politics often creates the illusion of permanence. Power convinces leaders that they are invincible, that public office is their birthright, and that popular support can shield them from the consequences of their actions. History, however, repeatedly teaches a different lesson. Empires fall, rulers fade, and political giants are humbled. In the end, there is one…
“Doctor, there must be some mistake in arriving at the diagnosis of my husband.” The young woman sitting across the consultation table looked anxious. Beside her was her husband, a 34-year-old software engineer who had been suffering from a persistent cough for months. Several consultations, multiple investigations, and finally a CT scan had revealed a…
This is an article series. Please read all previous articles before reading this article. The URLs for all previous articles are located in the SPECIAL THOUGHTS section. Before we go on to the Devata-s in Level 5, I’d like to share an incident that happened last Sunday. As you may know, I had mentioned about…
Upadhayula Lakshman Rao The sage Puruchhepa, standing in the luminous stream of Vedic revelation, raises his contemplative voice in the Athi Sārvari chandas of the Rigvedic hymns, invoking the divine guardians Mitra and Varuna, who uphold order, truth, and the unseen law that binds the cosmos. His prayer is not merely an act of devotion…
Duryodhana’s miscalculation and malice had a profound impact upon the grandsire. Bhishma was angered, yet he restrained himself and spoke in a measured tone. Addressing Duryodhana, he reminded him of the greatness of Arjuna. He said that Arjuna had once assisted Indra and the gods in subduing the terrible conflagration of the Khandava forest. Alone,…
Biladwara Sri Kukke Subrahmanya Gudi is situated near the famous Kukke Subrahmanya Temple in Subrahmanya village of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. The sacred cave shrine is located about 850 metres from the main temple at the foothills of Kumara Parvatha and is considered an important part of the Kukke Subrahmanya Kshetra. Biladwara is associated with…
