Month: April 2025

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Amidst growing clamour for action against Pakistan in the wake of Pahalgam terror killings, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said that non-violence is ingrained in Indian culture, but taking action against a hostile neighbour is also “Dharma”. “Non-violence is our (Indians') basic nature. We never trouble our neighbours. But some people are spoiled, who do not follow their religion. In such a situation, the king must protect the people. For this, killing the oppressors is also his religion. People remember the steps taken by the king to protect the people,” Bhagwat said, in what was seen as a full-throttle support to a strong action against Pakistan, which is being anticipated in the wake of Pak-sponsored terror attack on innocent tourists in Pahalgam. The RSS chief further said, “I mentioned Ravana in Mumbai because despite everything, his […]

[ad_1] Eden Gardens (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings at Eden Gardens was interrupted by sudden rain on Saturday, throwing the outcome into uncertainty. Also visit: IPL Live ScoreKKR had just begun their chase of a daunting 202-run target and were 7 for no loss after one over when rain forced the players off the field.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!With the showers showing no signs of relenting, the big question is: what happens if the match is completely washed out?Who's that IPL player?If play does not resume even after utilising the extended one-hour window, the match will be declared a 'No Result,' and both teams will share one point each. In that case, Punjab Kings would move up to fourth in the standings with […]

[ad_1] Union minister Piyush Goyal (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Union minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that incidents like the recent terror attack in Pahalgam would continue to trouble our country unless all 140 crore Indians adopt patriotism and nationalism as their "param dharma.""As long as all 140 crore Indians do not consider patriotism and nationalism as their param dharma, such types of incidents will continue to trouble our country. However, India has enough strength to give a befitting response," the minister said.Speaking to reporters, Goyal emphasised that such acts of violence would never break India's spirit and that the country has enough strength to give a "befitting response" to its enemies."These incidents represent the desperate last efforts of those powers. It is an unbearable attack, but we will not spare anyone," the Union commerce minister said.Goyal also expressed […]

[ad_1] Tesla CEO Elon Musk has once again reiterated his ambition to colonise Mars. X user Massimo @Rainmaker1973 shared a post highlighting two landmark moments in tech history – the Wright brothers' first successful flight on December 17, 1903 and Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969. Sharing photos from the two events, the post on the social media platform reads “These two photographs are separated by only 66 years”. Responding to the post, the tech billionaire said “Only 66 years from first flight to landing on the Moon in 1969,” further adding “Here we are, 76 years later cannot yet return to the Moon."“We should have been on Mars by now,” Musk wrote expressing his frustration, despite SpaceX's ambitious goals to colonize Mars using Starship's reusable transportation system. However, SpaceX's Mars ambitions face significant challenges, marked by the second Starship […]

[ad_1] TOI correspondent from Washington: What exactly did US President Donald Trump mean when he said India and Pakistan will "figure it out one way or the other" in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terrorist attack? One reading is that Trump is treading a neutral path, not wishing to take sides in a clash rooted in history, of which he appears to only have a vague idea. Another interpretation: he is giving India a free hand to do what it deems necessary.At the best of times, the MAGA supremo is not known for his clarity of thought or expression. Mangled syntax, jumbled words, and incomplete sentences, are par for course. Even so, his comments on Friday about the India-Pak situation left analysts scratching their heads, including his references to the fight over Kashmir and tensions on the border "going on […]