Dhaka: Several eminent Bangladeshi civil society figures on Monday denounced the arrest of a ‘baul’ singer on charges of “hurting” the public’s sentiments and the subsequent Islamist attack on fellow mystic minstrels in the past few days. They claimed that religious strife had increased since the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina government. “In the period…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote a letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEO) Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his “immediate intervention” into two recent issues. She mentioned in the letter about the state CEO’s direction to district election officers not to engage contractual data-entry operators and Bangla Sahayata Kendra staff for SIR or…
New York/Washington: India’s Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra on Monday met with Congressman Jay Obernolte and highlighted opportunities for stronger bilateral cooperation in science, technology, AI, and innovation. “Enjoyed my conversation with Rep. @JayObernolte, Chair of the House Science, Space, and Technology Research and Technology Subcommittee. Highlighted opportunities for stronger US-India cooperation in…
Ayodhya (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ayodhya today to ceremonially hoist a saffron flag on the spire of the Ram temple, symbolising the completion of its construction. Ahead of the prime minister’s visit, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed the preparations here and issued necessary directions to the concerned officials. The right-angled triangular flag,…
Sandhyaa Bombay పశుపాలక శ్రీ గోవిందా పాపవిమోచన గోవిందా Sri Govinda, Thou art the guardian of the humble and low, …
Draupadi, though pacified by the learned reasoning of Dharmaja, found her mind kindling with many more questions. For unless such queries were met, the depth of their spiritual understanding could not be known to the outer world. Indeed, upon scrutiny, their exchange stood as a brilliant discourse on ancient wisdom and the pronouncements of sacred…
Ammanagudda Sri Kukkuvadeshwari Temple is located in the peaceful village of Ammanagudda, which lies in Channagiri taluk of Davanagere district in Karnataka.The temple is believed to be 400–500 years old. The temple is considered to have begun as a sacred anthill worship site, which gradually developed into a full shrine after a divine incident experienced…
New Delhi: A “bonafide legend” of Indian cinema, “an inspiration for generations” and the “original He-Man” is how celebrities, including Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Allu Arjun and Karan Johar, remembered Dharmendra, who breathed his last on Monday. Dharmendra, the star who wrote himself into showbiz legend in a 65-year career spanning 300 films ranging from…
New Delhi: Seeking investments in a range of sectors, Afghanistan Industry and Commerce Minister Alhaj Nooruddin Azizi on Monday said his government is ready to offer five years of tax breaks to firms investing in new sectors, including gold mining. Speaking at an interactive session organised by the business chamber Assocham, Azizi said tensions with…
Mumbai: Dharmendra, the star who wrote himself into showbiz legend in a 65-year career spanning 300 films ranging from “Satyakam’ to “Sholay”, died here on Monday, police said here. He was 89. There was no confirmation from the family. The actor, who would have turned 90 on December 8, was not keeping well for a…
