New Delhi: India on Sunday said it inflicted tremendous losses to the Pakistan military, including downing its fighter jets featuring the latest technologies and damaging key military installations close to even the capital Islamabad, during the three-day confrontation between the two sides. Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai said 35-40 Pakistani…
On April 22, the serene hills of Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir were stained with the blood of 26 innocent tourists, mostly Hindu and Christian pilgrims. This wasn’t a random act but a meticulously planned terror strike. Armed with American M4 rifles, the attackers were reportedly trained in Pakistan. Their objective was clear: to bleed,…
From 2007 to 2022, a shadow regime of bureaucrats functioned at the helm of the National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPERs), making critical decisions worth thousands of crores, without legal sanction under the very law that governs these Institutes of National Importance. The NIPER Act, 1998, did not empower them, yet they controlled…
U Lakshman Rao On a serene full-moon day, as the Vasantha season graced the land with fragrant blossoms, gentle breezes, and birdsong, Queen Mahamaya gave birth to a son in the Lumbini Grove near the Himalayas. The child, named Siddhartha, was born while she was journeying to her parental home. Tragically, Queen Mahamaya passed away…
Amidst the towering ramparts and veiled recesses of Lanka’s palaces, the son of Vayu coursed with the swiftness of the tempest, his form a fleeting flash among the somber clouds. No corner escaped his keen survey, yet his search yielded naught but the shrouds of uncertainty, casting his mind into a storm of doubt and…
Sri Dutikeswar Mahadev Temple is located in Deuli village near Nayagarh, Odisha.At the foot of the Sulia hills, 32 km from Nayagarh, stands the shrine of Sri Dutikeswar Mahadev. A centuries-old banyan tree, popularly known as Kalpabata, stands majestically in front of the temple beside a pond. The temple’s main deity is Sri Dutikeswar Mahadev,…
Malvan: Nearly nine months after the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj collapsed at the Rajkot Fort in Maharashtra’s coastal Sindhudurg district, a new 91-feet-tall statue of the warrior king was unveiled at the same site on Sunday. The previous 35-foot statue had collapsed in August last year, less than eight months after its installation, leading…
New Delhi: The BJP on Sunday asserted that India has rewritten the rules of its engagement with Pakistan under the decisive leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as it hit out at the Congress and alleged the Indira Gandhi-led government released more than 90,000 prisoners of war without securing any strategic advantage after the 1971…
New Delhi: Over 100 terrorists, including high-value targets such as Yusuf Azhar, Abdul Malik Rauf, and Mudasir Ahmed, were eliminated during Operation Sindoor on May 7, the Indian military said on Sunday. Nine terror targets were identified after careful deliberations, and they were hit using precision weapons, Director General of Military Operations Lt Gen Rajiv…
New Delhi: Nearly 1,000 policymakers and experts from more than 30 nations will gather in Delhi in June for the three-day India Space Congress to deliberate on the new opportunities in the country’s space sector. India’s space sector regulator, Pawan Kumar Goenka, and industry leaders will deliberate on issues such as satellite communications, geospatial applications,…
