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Putin's Gambit

As Russian-installed authorities plan holding regional elections in parts of Ukraine that Moscow claims as its own, it's evident that these elections will lack legitimacy.

Religion as Experience

'The Hindu attitude to religion is interesting. While fixed intellectual beliefs mark off one religion from another, Hinduism sets itself no such limits. Intellect is subordinated to intuition, dogma to experience, outer expression to inward realisation. Religion is not the acceptance of academic abstractions or the celebration of ceremonies, but a kind of life or experience. It is insight into the nature of reality (darsana), or experience of reality (anubhava),' said Dr S Radhakrishnan to whom the grateful nation pay homage on Teachers' Day

G20 and India's role in global climate agenda

India is at the sweet cusp of concluding the BRICS Summit 2023 and starting the G20 meet under its Presidency in New Delhi in September 2023. This is a golden opportunity for India to reinforce its commitment to a just energy transition while shaping international collaborations towards a sustainable future. The XV BRICS Summit Johannesburg II Declaration dated 23 August 2023 has already made a positive attempt in addressing issues of climate change.

Rahul slams Centre over forming 'one nation, one election' panel

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today hit out at the Narendra Modi government over its decision to form a committee to consider the proposal for holding simultaneous Lok Sabha elections and state assembly elections in the country.

No anti-incumbency against my govt: Rajasthan CM Gehlot

The CM expressed his gratitude to the Congress High Command for reposing faith in him

Central agencies warn of Islamic terror modules, sleeper cells in Tamil Nadu

The raids conducted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday at the residence of a youth was following clear tips from the central agencies regarding certain Islamic forces trying to develop sleeper cells and terror modules in the state.

'One nation one election' will be disaster for parliamentary democracy: Owaisi

AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi has warned that one nation one election will be a disaster for multiparty parliamentary democracy and federalism.

Chandy Oomen apologises to Left candidate's family over online trolling

Opposition  Democratic Front (UDF) candidate and Youth Congress national outreach co-ordinator Chandy Oomen has apologised to the family of CPI-M leader and Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate Jaick C. Thomas over online trolling.

Despite stiff challenge, UDF has upper hand in Puthuppally

A pivotal advantage for Chandy Oommen lies in the emotional wave stirred by his father's demise

Many 'wicked cows' within the BJP: Anupam Hazra

BJP national secretary Anupam Hazra made a controversial statement on Facebook today, stating that there are many \"wicked cows\" within the party. This comment has stirred controversy within the state BJP.

Bid to pull down Serampore's Hannah House foiled

Extensive damage caused to heritage building; students, teachers step up to halt bulldozer

Prolonged power cuts make people's lives miserable in Siliguri

Prolonged and intermittent power cuts, coupled with sweltering heat, has made life miserable for the residents of the Siliguri subdivision over the past one week.

Dhupguri bypoll campaign wraps up; setback for TMC after former MLA joins BJP

Mitali Roy joined BJP, receives party flag from state president Sukanta Majumder on Sunday

India World Cup Squad: KL Rahul included, Samson, Chahal likely to miss out

Cleared by the BCCI's medical team, KL Rahul (right) is set to be included in India's 15-member squad for the upcoming 2023 ICCWorld Cup even as the axe is likely to fall on Sanju Samson (far right), who was tipped as the backup wicket keeper if the former failed to make a comeback on time.

'Varsity officials not to take orders from govt'

Setting up another tussle with the state government, the Kolkata Raj Bhavan on Sunday said that all officials of state universities will not take orders directly from the government or execute those without the Vice-Chancellor's consent.

Maritime preparedness to be discussed at Naval Commanders' Conference from today

Issues like Tri-Service synergy and the readiness of the maritime forces will figure prominently at the second edition of Naval Commanders' Conference 2023, scheduled to be held in New Delhi from 46 September. The conference is the apex-level biannual event facilitating interaction between the Naval Commanders for deliberation and formulation of important policy decisions.

Kharge calls meeting of floor leaders of INDIA bloc on 5 Sept

Floor leaders of the Opposition bloc-' Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA)'—will meet at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence in the national capital on 5 September, according to sources.

Udhayanidhi's comment on Sanatan Dharma sparks row

Insulting Sanatan Dharma will lead to INDIA bloc's fall in 2024: Amit Shah

Asia Cup: Kishan, Pandya fifties propel India to 266 vs Pakistan

India rode on calculative half centuries from Ishan Kishan (82) and Hardik Pandya (87) to recover from a shaky start and post a competitive 266 against Pakistan in their Asia Cup opener at the Pallekele International Stadium on Saturday.

India defeat Malaysia, set up final showdown against Pak

India also confirm a spot in the 2024 FIH Hockey 5s World Cup

Moonstruck delight: Students cheer on India's successful lunar mission

As the Chandrayaan 3 landed on the Moon on the 23rd of August, it managed to fulfil several dreams and make new ones. The historic event gave India a position among the space powers in the world and also an opportunity for future lunar explorations.

Didi to woo investors with new policy decisions this November

Former finance minister of West Bengal, Amit Mitra, who is now principal chief advisor to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, has said that the state government will announce a number of policy decisions during the annual Bengal Global Business Summit (2023), scheduled to take place in November.

Bengal's brilliant mind shines behind flawless lunar landing

India’s most recent lunar expedition, Chandrayaan 3, etched its name in history by achieving a flawless landing on the lunar terrain at 6:04 pm on 23 August.

Brightcom Group is worst performing stock in NSE 500

Among the best performing stocks in August, RattanIndia Enterprises showed a gain of 52 per cent

Himachal Pradesh to improve air connectivity to give fillip to tourism: CM

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu stressed for strengthening the air connectivity in the state so as to give a fillip to tourism and to increase the footfall of tourists.

Amazon e-commerce biz acquirer Benitago files for bankruptcy

Amazon e-commerce business acquirer Benitago Group has filed for bankruptcy in the US, listing both assets and liabilities ranging from $50 million to $100 million.

Tesla slashes FSD beta software price to $12K

After significantly reducing the price of its electric vehicles (EVs), Tesla has now slashed the price of its “full self-driving” (FSD) beta software by 20 per cent.

Walmart paid $3.5 bn to buy Flipkart shares from Binny Bansal, Tiger Global & others

Retail giant Walmart has paid around $3.5 billion to acquire shares in e-commerce major Flipkart from non-controlling stakeholders, including co-founder Binny Bansal and top investment firms Tiger Global and Accel, among others.

FPIs sold stocks for ₹20,620 crore in Aug

In the cash market, FPIs were sellers after three months of sustained buying.

Pope starts Mongolia visit by praising nation's religious freedom dating back to Genghis Khan

Pope Francis on Saturday praised Mongolia’s tradition of religious freedom dating to the times of its founder, Genghis Khan, as he opened the first-ever papal visit to the Asian nation with a word of encouragement to its tiny Catholic flock.