Puri: Braving relentless rainfall, lakhs of devotees on Thursday witnessed the ‘Pahandi’ ritual, in which idols of Lord Jagannath and his two siblings are taken to chariots from the 12th-century Puri temple, marking the beginning of the nine-day annual Rath Yatra in Odisha. Amid the beating of gongs and the blowing of conches and cymbals,…
Hyderabad: A private school teacher in the city has been terminated after a row erupted over her allegedly assigning Islamic religious practices as homework to a Hindu student, officials said on Thursday. The family members of the child alleged that the teacher assigned such work to the boy and filed a police complaint. Union Minister…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday voiced concern over the introduction of a third language in Class 9 under the CBSE curriculum, observing it would increase the stress level of students and suggesting it be introduced in Class 5 or Class 6 so that students can cope with it. A bench of Justices BV…
New Delhi: Top Congress leaders met here on Thursday to discuss the party’s strategy during the Monsoon session of Parliament beginning July 20. Senior Congress leaders, including party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and other senior leaders deliberated on key issues to be taken up during the session. The…
An earlier article by TG20 Chairman Agam Rao, carried in these columns, gave many readers and stakeholders the impression that he was staking a solo claim over the success of the inaugural TG20 league. The article drew strong reactions from several individuals who played a significant role in making the tournament a grand success and…
New Delhi: Security has been heightened in and around Jantar Mantar ahead of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s visit to the site on Thursday to meet activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on a hunger strike for 18 days, police sources said. Additional police personnel and paramilitary forces have been deployed at the protest venue…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday greeted people on the occasion of Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra and prayed for the prosperity of the country. During the annual yatra, chariots of Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath are pulled from the Shri Jagannath temple to Shree Gundicha temple in Puri, Odisha. Lakhs of devotees…
Hyderabad: Union Minister Ramdas Athawale has expressed confidence that the Women’s Reservation Bill and the Delimitation Bill will be passed during the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament. He said that in the previous Parliament session, the Constitution amendment bills were defeated by the Congress, the Samajwadi Party, and the TMC. Now the NDA has a…
Why the city that once defined India’s infrastructure industry is now the cornerstone of a much larger industrial story. Shrikant Rao There was a time when understanding India’s infrastructure business required little more than a boarding pass to Hyderabad and a diary with enough blank pages. Somewhere between Begumpet, Banjara Hills and the city’s expanding…
Online Sports Desk Holders Argentina beat England 2-1 to reach the World Cup final, where they will face Spain after coming from behind to snatch victory with a stoppage-time goal from substitute Lautaro Martínez in a highly-charged encounter. Lionel Messi again proved the talisman for Argentina as he provided the pass for Enzo Fernández to…
