Panaji: At least six persons were killed, and several sustained injuries after a stampede broke out during a temple festival in North Goa, officials said on Saturday. The incident occurred at Sree Lairai Devi temple in Shirgao village in the wee hours of the day, a senior police officer said. Thousands of devotees from Goa,…
Can there be a more absurd, crude joke than the recent statement made by former Bangladeshi Major General (Retd) A.L.M. Fazlur Rahman? In a bizarre outburst, Rahman—once aligned with Bangladesh’s interim administration—claimed that if India were to attack Pakistan, Bangladesh would invite China to occupy seven of India’s northeastern states. Let’s be clear: this isn’t…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Titans roared back to winning ways with a 38-run mauling of Sunrisers Hyderabad after Prasidh Krishna’s outstanding bowling complemented Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler’s explosive half-centuries in the Indian Premier League here on Friday. The result meant SRH are all but out of the playoffs race, even as GT boosted their prospects. The…
New Delhi: The European Union (EU) on Friday called on New Delhi and Islamabad to show “restraint” and pursue dialogue to defuse tensions amid speculation about India’s possible retaliation against Pakistan in view of the cross-border linkages to the Pahalgam terror attack. Following separate phone conversations with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Pakistan’s Deputy…
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday accused the Congress of misleading the country on caste enumeration, asserting that it is the Modi government which decided to conduct it for the first time in Independent India. BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra said the Congress and its allies were in power at the Centre for over six decades…
In the theatre of Indian politics, yesterday’s adversaries often become today’s allies. But the visible bonhomie between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu is more than just a political convenience. It signals a strategic reset—deep, calculated, and long overdue. This week’s grand show of camaraderie in Amaravati, where…
Naushir Mehta’s Prescription to bring back the past glory MS Shanker In this continuing series on reviving Hyderabad cricket, we feature yet another stalwart — a man of both pedigree and performance, whose insights deserve serious consideration by those steering the ship of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA). Naushir Mehta — or Noshir Mehta as…
Hanuman, the wise and valiant, having slipped into the palace of the mighty demon king Ravana, beheld with keen eyes the grandeur that lay before him. Vast were the halls, resplendent with opulence, each chamber vying with the other in magnificence. As his gaze swept across the splendour, he mused—where lay the harem, the private…
Mahabali Temple, also known as Shree Hanuman Thakur Mandir, is located in Wangkhei, Imphal, the capital of Manipur. The temple stands on the peaceful banks of the Imphal River and is surrounded by a thick green forest called the Mahabali forest. Shree Hanuman Thakur Mandir is closely tied to the introduction of Vaishnavism and Hanuman…
Mumbai: The recent Pahalgam terror attack has thrown the Asian cricket calendar into uncertainty, with India’s white-ball tour of Bangladesh in August now under serious doubt. India were scheduled to tour Bangladesh in August for a white-ball series comprising of three ODIs and as many T20Is. However, diplomatic tensions and controversial remarks from a former…
