At dawn, Rama arose early and gazed upon Lakshmana, who was still in slumber. “O Lakshmana,” he called softly, “heeds not the silence of your rest but the whispers of the koel, the sweet chatter of parrots, and the tender exchanges of the peacocks. Observe the flower-laden branches bowing to listen to the birds’ gentle…
Sarangapani Temple is the largest Vishnu temple in Kumbakonam and has the tallest tower in the town. It is one of the 108 Divya Desams, the sacred Vishnu temples praised in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham by the 12 Alwars. A large granite wall surrounds the temple; its complex includes all the shrines and water bodies….
Panaji: Ring in the new year in style by hosting a whisky-centred celebration. A whisky-themed New Year’s Eve party allows you to break out your finest bottles and bid farewell to the year with a dram in hand for a truly memorable night. There’s nothing quite like sipping on a Kadamba Single-malt whisky. There are…
New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here and discussed issues related to the state. According to sources, Naidu and Modi discussed development issues and pending projects of the state during the brief 30-minute meeting at the prime minister’s residence. Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders…
Peshawar: At least 13 terrorists linked to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed by the security forces on Wednesday during an intelligence-based in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the army said. According to a statement by the military’s media wing, security forces conducted an operation in Sararogha, South Waziristan District, on the reported presence of TTP…
Tirupati: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthan’s Executive Officer, Shyamala Rao, on Wednesday disclosed that Tirupati and Tirumala Sarvadarshanam time slot tokens will be issued for Vaikuntha Dwara darshan at Tirumala Srivari Temple from January 10 to 19. EO said that for the first three days of January 10, 11 and 12, 1.20 lakh tokens will be issued…
Jamshedpur (Jharkhand): BJP leader and former Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren on Wednesday said that the people of the state would have had to wait and struggle for many more years, and maybe give more sacrifices, had former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee not granted statehood. Paying homage to Vajpayee on his 100th birth anniversary,…
Bareilly (UP): Following the encounter of three Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) terrorists in Pilibhit, security agencies are intensifying their search for their local helpers in the Terai region. Three suspected Khalistani terrorists allegedly involved in the grenade attack in Gurdaspur were killed in an encounter with police in Pilibhit early Monday, with Punjab’s Director General…
New Delhi: Cooperation Minister Amit Shah launched 10,000 new multi-purpose Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS) on Wednesday and asserted that the government will achieve its target of establishing 2 lakh such societies before the five-year timeline. Addressing the launch event, Shah said prosperity through cooperation cannot be achieved unless cooperatives function effectively at the panchayat…
New Delhi: Leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) met here at BJP president JP Nadda’s residence on Wednesday on the birth centenary of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, JD-U leader and Union minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh,…
