Motakapalli Balabheemasena Temple is located in Sedam taluk of Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) district in Karnataka. The main deity here is Lord Hanuman, worshipped as Balabheemasena—a name that highlights His immense strength, courage, and child-like devotion. Lord Hanuman, worshipped as Balabheemasena’s idol, is unique: originally a small three-foot figure, it miraculously grew up to six feet in…
Special Correspondent Hyderabad: At long last, some sanity appears to have returned to the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA). The truncated apex council, already mired in allegations of corruption and chaos, has postponed the Special General Body Meeting (SGM) scheduled for September 14. The move, though overdue, is a tacit admission that the proposed SGM lacked…
New Delhi: India and the European Union are working with sincerity and commitment to finalise a comprehensive and balanced free trade agreement that will benefit businesses and consumers on both sides, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday. Addressing the Automotive Component Manufacturers Association (ACMA) here, he said such an agreement cannot be…
New Delhi: Retail inflation inched up to 2.07 per cent in August from 1.61 per cent in the preceding month, driven by a rise in prices of kitchen items, like vegetables, meat, fish, and eggs, according to government data released on Friday. The rise in inflation comes after a continuous fall in the consumer price…
Mumbai: A SpiceJet aircraft’s wheel fell off after take-off from Kandla airport on Friday and the plane made an emergency landing at Mumbai airport, according to sources. “On September 12, an outer wheel of a SpiceJet Q400 aircraft operating from Kandla to Mumbai was found at the runway after take-off. The aircraft continued its journey…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) on Friday expressed “deep grief and anguish” over the violent attack on Nepal’s judiciary, after protesters set ablaze part of the Supreme Court premises in Kathmandu. The SCAORA, headed by advocate Vipin Nair, issued a strongly worded resolution saying, “While the concerns of the people are to…
New Delhi: The stock of Infosys climbed over 2 per cent on Friday morning trade after the IT services giant said its board has approved the largest-ever share buyback programme worth Rs 18,000 crore. Shares of the company went up by 2.32 per cent to Rs 1,544.65 on the BSE. At the NSE, the stock…
New Delhi: Named after first Vice President S Radhakrishnan and strongly rooted in the RSS and the BJP, Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan brings with him a rich political and administrative experience as the 15th vice president of India, which his supporters believe will also prove handy in his role as the ex officio chairperson of the…
Houston: A 50-year-old Indian-origin motel manager was beheaded in front of his wife and son in Texas following a dispute over a washing machine, police said. The suspect, a co-worker with a criminal record, has been arrested and charged with capital murder. The incident took place on Wednesday morning at the Downtown Suites motel in…
Kathmandu: Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki is likely to be appointed as the head of a caretaker government in Nepal, which would conduct fresh elections, addressing the demands of the agitating group, according to sources. Talks among various stakeholders, including representatives of the Gen Z group — which spearheaded the anti-government protests — the Army…
