Haridwar: Shri Ganga Sabha, the organisation that manages and maintains Har Ki Pauri and the surrounding Ganga ghats in Haridwar, on Sunday, demanded that the Uttarakhand government declare the Kumbh Mela area a restricted zone for non-Hindus before the Ardh Kumbh in 2027. Speaking to reporters here, Shri Ganga Sabha president Nitin Gautam said, “It…
New Delhi: The US attack on Venezuela is a blatant violation of the UN Charter, the Left parties said on Sunday, while raising concerns over statements from President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The Left parties also held a protest at the Jantar Mantar here against the US action. In a statement,…
Indore: Twenty new patients were detected in Indore on Sunday after health teams screened over 9,000 persons amid a diarrhoea outbreak caused by contaminated drinking water in the country’s cleanest city, officials said. Officials said health teams examined 9,416 individuals from 2,354 households during an ongoing survey in the city’s Bhagirathpura area, where six persons…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s reported reaction to the United States’ capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro—suggesting that Donald Trump might next “capture” Russian President Vladimir Putin—would be laughable if the global situation were not so grave. Such remarks are not merely fanciful; they betray a dangerous normalization of lawlessness in international affairs. If world leaders…
When Belief Became Titles From Contenders to Champions — India Women’s Cricket Has Truly Arrived In the grand tapestry of Indian cricket history, some moments don’t merely shimmer — they redefine an era. The rise of the Indian women’s cricket team under Harmanpreet Kaur’s captaincy is precisely one such chapter. What we are witnessing is…
Haq arrives on Netflix quietly, without the chest-thumping marketing that usually accompanies films dealing with faith, gender and law. That perhaps works to its advantage. Directed by Suparn Verma (The Family Man), the film takes inspiration from the landmark Shah Bano case of 1985 and Jigna Vora’s book Bano: Bharat Ki Beti, but chooses to…
By Alekya Pratap Neelakantam No honest observer can claim that all is hunky-dory on women’s issues in India. Isolated atrocities continue to scar society and demand collective introspection. Yet, to deny the scale, intent, and continuity of the Narendra Modi government’s push for women’s empowerment would be willful blindness. For decades, successive governments spoke the…
Few political slogans have defined the Bharatiya Janata Party’s rise as sharply as its relentless attack on dynast or parivar politics. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, more than anyone else, has weaponised this narrative—projecting himself as the antithesis of inherited power, a leader who rose from the margins, armed only with merit, discipline and political instinct….
The Dharmavyadha continued his serene and luminous discourse, while Kaushika, humbled and eager, exclaimed— “The mind is drawn toward the senses; if the impulse is not restrained, it will burst forth like a tempestuous wind that rends a frail boat upon the waters. Then the intellect, once clear, will tread the path of error. But…
The Arsikere Shivalaya, also known as the Chandramouleshwara Temple, is a beautiful and highly artistic ancient Shiva temple located in Arsikere town in Hassan district of Karnataka. It is one of the most special creations of the Hoysala period and is famous for its unique star-shaped design, rare carvings, and rich sculptural work. The temple…
