SIR in Bengal: Ex-India women cricketer Jhulan Goswami summoned for SIR hearing

Kolkata:  Former India women’s cricket team captain Jhulan Goswami has been summoned for a hearing under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, along with her two siblings, over a discrepancy in their father’s name, an official said on Friday. Their father’s name appeared as “Nishith Ranjan Goswami” in some documents and “Nishith Goswami” in others,…

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Columnist-M.S.Shanker

Growth vs. Grudge

When Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey for FY26, she did more than present a government report card. She laid out a data-backed rebuttal to a growing chorus of geopolitical grumbling—much of it emanating from Washington—that would have the world believe India’s economy is somehow “dead.” The Survey’s numbers tell a very…

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Dushta Samhara Govinda… Durita Nivarana Govinda… Govinda Hari Govinda, Gokula Nanda Govinda

Dr Sandhyaa Rani His wisdom shines through time-worn pages, Of the Mahabharata and the Gita’s sacred verses. In moments of chaos, He offers His guiding hand, Leading us through moral dilemmas and personal trials. With faith in their hearts, devotees call upon Him, Seeking peace and harmony on life’s unfolding path. Illuminated by His divine…

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Karnas River Birth

When the Sun-born lord had departed, and the warrior of the unshakable oath steadied his heart for the meeting with the king of the celestials, Janamejaya, desiring to understand the hidden origin of that peerless archer, questioned the sage Vaisampayana: “Tell me by what mystery Karna obtained the natural Armor and earrings with which he…

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Prasanna Veeranjaneya Temple Thindlu, North Bengaluru, Karnataka

Prasanna Veeranjaneya Temple is located in Thindlu, near Vidyaranyapura and Doddabommasandra, in North Bengaluru. The presiding deity is Lord Anjaneya (Hanuman), worshipped here as Shri Hanumantaraaya Swami. The deity represents immense strength, courage, devotion, protection, and unwavering faith in Lord Rama. The idol is considered very powerful, and devotees feel a strong spiritual vibration during…

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