Lucknow: India opener and captain Shubman Gill on Wednesday revealed that he was eying a double hundred in the second ODI against Afghanistan as he set a pre-series target of batting at least 40 overs and finishing matches. Gill battled intense heat and cramps to produce a masterful 154, while the increasingly confident Ishan Kishan…
Evian-Les-Bains (France): India will “always be” on the side of peace, placing the values of humanity over everything else, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday after holding talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Modi met Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the G7 summit in the French commune of Evian-Les-Bains. “Met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in…
New Delhi: After resolving a steel issue, India and the UK on Wednesday announced that the free trade agreement will come into force on July 15, a move which is expected to help double two-way commerce to USD 100 billion by 2030. The two countries will also implement the Agreement on Social Security or the…
Evian-Les-Bains (France) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday raised the issue of seafarers’ safety with US President Donald Trump, urging that their protection be given the highest priority during the implementation of Washington’s peace deal with Iran, even as the two leaders focused on taking steps to repair bilateral ties that witnessed severe strain over…
The optics were unmistakable. The smiles were broad, the handshake was warm, and the camaraderie between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump appeared to have returned to the days of the grand “Howdy Modi” spectacle. After a gap of sixteen months, the two leaders met on the sidelines of the G7 Summit…
Dr. Asha Chadha For decades, every generation has questioned the one that followed. Parents worried about their children, grandparents lamented the loss of old values, and society coined a phrase for this recurring phenomenon—the “generation gap.” But perhaps that expression no longer captures today’s reality. We are no longer witnessing a generation gap; we are…
For days now, television studios and social media platforms have been consumed by an unnecessary and often absurd debate over who deserves the distinction of being Bharat’s longest-serving elected Prime Minister. Instead of being a factual discussion, it has predictably descended into a political slugfest between supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and those seeking…
When the Chief Justice of India used the term ‘cockroaches’ during a hearing, referring to unemployed youth, he also added that they were parasites of society. Within hours, he clarified that the term was meant only for those with fraudulent and fake degrees and was not intended to apply to everyone. Whether his utterance was…
Bhandaru Srinivasa Rao Take a stroll through a village or wander into a forest, and you will find countless trees standing tall—many of them over a hundred years old. Yet among human beings, those who cross the century mark are exceptionally rare, perhaps one or two in a million. That itself tells us something profound….
Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao In the sacred cadence of the Tristubh and Jagati metres, the venerable sage Deerghatama raises his voice in luminous praise of Vishnu, the all-pervading principle who embodies both cosmic vastness and subtle order. The hymn unfolds not merely as devotion, but as a profound inquiry into existence itself, where spirituality and observation…
