Dehradun: Six people died and 14 sustained injuries on Thursday after water and debris entered a tunnel under construction at a hydroelectric project site in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, officials said. According to preliminary information shared by the officials, 22 workers were trapped inside the tunnel. Twenty people have been brought out of the tunnel….
Washington: An Indian-origin man has pleaded guilty in a federal court in New Jersey to accessing child sexual exploitation material involving a prepubescent minor, the Department of Justice said in a statement. Abhishek Vijaykumar, a resident of Hasbrouck Heights in New Jersey, knowingly accessed the illicit material in March 2024, it said. Investigators found more…
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court said its earlier stay on OBC reservations to 114 classes has been revived as the current West Bengal government has withdrawn the previous dispensation’s special leave petition (SLP) before the Supreme Court challenging the order. The court, while declaring void the OBC-A certificate of a person, held that the petitioner…
Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reconsider the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, saying restrictions on state levies could significantly reduce the state’s fiscal space and affect its ability to address the social and environmental costs of mining. In a letter to Modi,…
New Delhi: Delhi Traffic Police on Thursday said it has digitally mapped seven designated locations near the Red Fort to facilitate hassle-free parking and navigation for visitors and dignitaries attending the Independence Day celebrations. The initiative has been undertaken in collaboration with Google Maps and Mappls as part of the traffic police’s technology-driven efforts to…
Greetings to the Orangenews9 Team and its readers. Responding to the Editor’s appeal, I chose to write about how India’s financial architecture has evolved during the last eighty years of Independence. The story of post-Independence India’s financial architecture is a remarkable chronicle of reinvention. Over nearly eight decades, the nation has moved from a rigid,…
Let me share my thoughts while extending warm greetings to Team Orangenews9 and its readers on the eve of our 80th Independence Day. May the years ahead take Bharat towards becoming a stronger, more developed nation by 2047, when it celebrates its centenary, and beyond. They say a few minutes is a long time in…
Lakshmanrao Upadhyayula The venerable sage Śaunaka Gṛtsamāda, immersed in contemplation and inspired by the sacred cadence of the Triṣṭubh metre, raised his voice in praise of the divine Apām Napāt, the radiant “Offspring of the Waters,” celebrated in the hymns of the Rigveda. With reverence he declared, “I chant this holy hymn for food, nourishment,…
The sage Vaisampayana continued his narration. When Dhritarashtra heard of the incomparable valour, chivalric strength, and invincible prowess of Krishna and Arjuna, his heart was overwhelmed with fear and anxiety. Troubled by the death of Jayadratha (Saindhava) at the hands of Arjuna, he questioned Sanjaya with deep concern: “After the fall of Saindhava, what did…
Sri Banashankari Devi Temple is situated at Devihosur in Haveri district, Karnataka. Devihosur is a historically important village known for its ancient temples, inscriptions, sculptures, and medieval heritage. In old inscriptions, the village is mentioned by names such as Posavur, Deyvada Posavur and Deviyahosavur. The shrine has a documented history of more than 1,100 years….
