Today is Shankara Jayanti *II श्रुति स्मृति पुराणानाम् आलयम् करुणालयम्* नमामि भगवत्पादं शंकरं लोकशंकरम् ॥ Sri Adi Shankaracharya Temple is located in Kalady, a peaceful village in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, on the banks of the Periyar River.Kalady is famous as the birthplace of Adi Shankaracharya, one of India’s greatest spiritual masters.The temple is…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court judge Swarana Kanta Sharma on Monday refused to recuse herself from hearing the liquor-policy case as she rejected the pleas of AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and others for her withdrawal. In the pronouncement that lasted for more than an hour, Justice Sharma said a litigant cannot be allowed to judge…
Prayagraj: In a significant development, a bench of the Allahabad High Court on Monday recused itself from hearing a petition seeking registration of an FIR against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The matter will now be placed before another bench, following appropriate orders from the Chief Justice. The recusal comes just two days after the same…
Jaisalmer: A massive fire broke out at the HPCL Pachpadra Refinery in Balotra on Monday afternoon, a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi was scheduled to inaugurate the refinery on Tuesday. The incident triggered panic among administration officials and authorities. The official cause of the fire and the exact section affected were not confirmed. However,…
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday demanded that the DMK and Congress should apologise for defeating “the women’s reservation bill” in the Lok Sabha, while asserting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s move to introduce the quota was “one of the most progressive decisions for the country”. Addressing a meeting…
Mahishadal (WB) BJP chief Nitin Nabin on Monday alleged the Trinamool Congress betrayed women by opposing the Centre’s bid to implement women’s quota in legislatures from 2029 and said that had it been a matter of “minorities’ reservation, Mamata Banerjee would have walked miles in its support”. Addressing an election rally in Purba Medinipur’s Mahishadal,…
Kolkata: The BJP on Monday claimed that the Bengali diaspora was in favour of regime change in West Bengal and expressed willingness to invest in the state. Addressing a press conference here, state BJP president Samik Bhattacharya alleged that the ruling Trinamool Congress “failed” to create an investment-friendly environment, leading to an “exodus of companies…
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Monday said it was shocking that well-educated people were getting duped in cases of digital arrests. The CJI, who was heading a bench which also comprised Justice Joymalya Bagchi, flagged the recent case of an old woman who was duped of her entire retirement benefits in…
Tokyo: A powerful earthquake struck northeast and northern Japan on Monday, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami warning for coastal areas. The earthquake’s magnitude is measured between 7.4 and 7.5, according to initial estimates. It struck at around 4:53 pm local time. According to Reuters, the tremor occurred off the northeast coast in the Pacific Ocean…
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday said the striking down of the Modi government’s delimitation push in the garb of women’s quota was a defeat of “bulldozer politics” and that the Centre’s agenda was not women’s reservation but Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “preservation”. The opposition party also demanded that the Centre immediately implement the women’s…
