By H.R. Bapu Satyanarayana Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on September 27, 2014 proposed that June 21 may be declared as International Yoga Day as it is the longest day of the year and shares special significance in many parts of the world. The text of…
June 21 is International Yoga Day and last year our city made it to the Guinness World Records for the most number of people performing yoga in a single location. Very apt for a city that is world renowned for its yogashalas and yoga gurus. Like most children in Mysuru, in the early 80s, I…
New Delhi/ Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday tossed a fitness challenge at Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK), who lost no time in retorting that he was “more concerned about the development fitness” of the State. Modi, who was tagged by cricketer Virat Kohli for the ‘fitness challenge’ campaign started by Sports Minister Rajyavardhan…
Narendra Modiji, Amit Shahji and Mohan Bhagwatji will understand that India cannot be run by only these three people. India will be run by the people of the country,” thus spake Rahul Gandhi while addressing an Other Backward Classes (OBC) Convention organised by his party, Congress, in Delhi recently. As a senior citizen, having seen…
Mysuru: Pejawar Seer Sri Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji yesterday clarified that he has not spoken ill about Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the Centre. “I have not spoken anything bad about Modi government. My words have been misconstrued and twisted. I am not disappointed with the government but at the same time, I am…
New Delhi: “Chief Minister of Karnataka Kumaraswamy called on Prime Minister,” the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in tweet attaching pictures of the two leaders meeting. Five days after being sworn in as Karnataka CM, H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) yesterday called on PM Narendra Modi. This was Kumaraswamy’s first meeting with Modi since taking over power…
The man of Power is ruined by Power. The man of Money by Money. The Submissive man by Subservience. The Pleasure-seeker by Pleasure. – Hermann Hesse, Nobel Laureate for Literature As I watched the Karnataka Assembly elections 2018 results this morning on TV, I could not help but recall the words of Hermann Hesse…
Bengaluru: The BJP appears to be in upswing in Karnataka encashing chiefly on ‘Narendra Modi factor’ as also the shift of Lingayat votes to the saffron party due to B.S. Yeddyurappa factor as most exit polls for the Karnataka show the BJP making huge gains. The predictions will not bring cheer to the Congress if…
Mysuru: Actor and activist Prof. G.K. Govinda Rao yesterday sought to know from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s fans whether Modi was God. “A few BJP men claim that they won’t tolerate criticism of Modi. Is Modi God?” he questioned at a press conference here. He said that as a citizen of the country, everyone had…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Assembly election witnessed a heart-warming incident amid a communally polarised environment. A Muslim girl from Mandya met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to thank him for providing financial assistance to pursue her education. She came all the way from Mandya to say “thank you” to the Prime Minister whose personal intervention enabled her to…
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