Mahakumbh Nagar (UP): Several political leaders, including Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, took a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj during the Maha Kumbh on Friday. According to an official statement, BJP MP Rekha Sharma, BJP National General Secretary Sunil Bansal, social media activist Subuhi Khan, former Telangana Minister…
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has urged every citizen to actively participate in the Swachh Andhra Mission (Clean AP) to achieve its ambitious cleanliness goals. Reviewing sanitation efforts across the state, he emphasized the importance of setting and achieving tangible targets. “Everybody should be a stakeholder in achieving Swachh Andhra’s…
Bhopal: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday wondered how can the Chief Justice of India, even by “statutory prescription”, get involved in executive appointments such as that of CBI director, and said it was time to “revisit” such norms. Speaking at the National Judicial Academy, Bhopal, he also said that in his view, the `doctrine…
Rama, observing the ominous signs around him, addressed Lakshmana with measured gravity: “O Lakshmana, the omens foretell the nearing doom of the demonic forces. The five elements react in unison—a celestial warning of the extinction of destructive powers. Unnatural thunders echo, and the heavens are painted with hues unseen before. The sky swirls with ominous…
Lamgaon Hanuman Temple, located in Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, is a sacred site known for its miraculous self-growing idol of Lord Hanuman. Many believe the increasing size of the idol is a divine phenomenon. Some consider it a sign of Lord Hanuman’s presence in Kaliyuga. The temple structure reflects traditional Hindu architecture. Inside is the Ram…
Washington: Calling for ramping up collaboration in space exploration, including on long-duration human spaceflight missions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump hailed 2025 as a “pioneering year for US-India civil space cooperation.” The two leaders, who also launched the INDUS Innovation bridge, held wide-ranging talks on Thursday (Friday IST) focussing on broadening the…
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party leader and Kairana MP Iqra Choudhary has moved the Supreme Court for an effective implementation of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 which mandates the religious character of a place to be maintained as it existed on August 15, 1947. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice…
New Delhi: The border forces of India and Bangladesh will hold their bi-annual talks here next week with issues such as border fence construction and attacks on BSF personnel and civilians by Bangladeshi miscreants figuring among the discussion points, an official statement said on Friday. The 55th Director General-Level Border Coordination Conference between BSF and…
Washington: India and the US unveiled an ambitious plan to ink a new 10-year defence partnership and pursue co-production of key weapons and platforms with President Donald Trump announcing that Washington would increase sales of military hardware to New Delhi by millions of dollars including possible supply of F-35 stealth combat jets. After their wide-ranging…
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has coined a new term ‘Make India Great Again’ (MIGA) inspired by President Donald Trump’s motto ‘Make America Great Again’ (MAGA) and said the two visions together form the “MEGA partnership for prosperity” and gives new scale to bilateral partnership. His comments came during a joint press conference on Thursday…
