Auckland: India and New Zealand on Saturday elevated their ties to a strategic partnership and set a five-year target to double their annual bilateral trade in goods and services to Rs 35,000 crore by 2030 following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Kiwi counterpart Christopher Luxon. The meeting yielded 18 concrete outcomes, including…
The commissioning of INS Mahendragiri at Visakhapatnam on Saturday is much more than the induction of another frontline warship into the Indian Navy. It is a powerful statement that Bharat is steadily transforming itself into a formidable maritime power, capable of safeguarding its national interests far beyond its coastline while contributing to peace and stability…
The Telangana High Court has raised uncomfortable but necessary questions over the constitutional validity of the state’s marriage assistance schemes. While hearing petitions challenging the Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak schemes, Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar questioned the legal authority under which public funds were being disbursed through executive orders and directed the government to explain…
Online Sports Desk Spain survived a tense late onslaught from Belgium to register a hard-fought 2-1 victory at SoFi Stadium and secure a place in the semifinals of the FIFA World Cup 2026. The decisive moment came when Mikel Merino once again emerged as Spain’s hero, scoring the winning goal for the second successive match….
Ayodhya/Basti (UP): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath accused the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress on Friday of disrespecting the Hindu faith, alleging that they had earlier allowed namaz to be offered at Ayodhya’s Hanumangarhi temple and demanding that they apologise for the “sin”. Addressing a public meeting at Ayodhya’s Bikapur after inaugurating and…
Visakhapatnam: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday lauded the Indian Navy for safeguarding the country’s maritime interests, asserting that India stands as the primary guarantor of peace and stability in the Indian Ocean Region. Addressing naval personnel on the eve of the commissioning of Mahendragiri, the sixth Project 17A indigenous stealth frigate, he said the…
Special Correspondent For an association that has spent more time inside courtrooms than on cricket grounds over the past decade, the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has once again found itself at the centre of yet another avoidable controversy. An official circular, accessed by this e-paper, has triggered fresh concern among affiliated clubs and cricket administrators,…
Energy has always been the backbone of economic growth. Every industrial revolution, technological leap and manufacturing boom has been driven by abundant, reliable and affordable power. As Bharat marches towards becoming a developed nation by 2047, ensuring uninterrupted energy security has become as important as safeguarding its borders. It is in this larger context that…
India’s cities are rapidly transforming. Wide roads, elevated flyovers, expressways, metro networks, and smart city projects are being hailed as symbols of modern development. But amidst this dazzling growth, a fundamental question has consistently been neglected—are our cities built for humans or solely for vehicles? Does a citizen truly have the right to walk safely,…
“The greatest enemy of a good investment plan is often the investor himself.” That observation has become a staple of financial advisory circles, and much of the evidence behind it comes from one of the world’s most respected investor behaviour studies. For over three decades, DALBAR Inc., a Boston-based financial services market research firm, has…
