Mahakumbh Nagar (UP): The Sant Samaj has reacted sharply to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee calling the Maha Kumbh the “Mrityu Kumbh”, saying her statement is an insult to Sanatan Dharma and demanding her public apology. National secretary of the Shri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani Mahant Jamuna Puri said it does not befit Banerjee to…
Pune: A Pune court on Tuesday granted permanent exemption from appearance to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case filed over his alleged objectionable remarks on Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar, citing his top-level security and the Leader of Opposition status. An application seeking permanent exemption from appearing before the special court for MP/MLA…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani on Tuesday unequivocally condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including cross-border terrorism, as the two leaders agreed to cooperate in combatting the menace through bilateral and multilateral mechanisms. In a joint statement issued hours after the two leaders…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said that a glimpse of age-old relations between the people of India and Qatar can be seen in their favourite art, music and food — be it ‘biryani’ or ‘kadak chai’. Welcoming Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of Qatar on his second state visit to the…
When Khara’s chariot was shattered, he seized a colossal mace and leaped towards Rama with fury. Though Rama’s countenance remained calm, his words —gentle yet piercing —served as a revelation to the righteous but fell on deaf ears among the demonic. O! Vile demon! said Rama, his voice steady yet commanding “You led an army…
Adinarayana Swamy Temple in Kodakanchi is located in Jinnaram Mandal, Sangareddy District, about 40 km from Hyderabad. It is dedicated to Lord Vishnu and is called Sri Sridevi Bhoodevi Sametha Sri Adinarayana Swamy Temple. The temple has a self-manifested (Swayambu) idol on the ground floor along with the Garudamantha idol. The temple is famous for…
New Delhi: Rajiv Kumar, who oversaw the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and the crucial Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, demitted office on Tuesday as the 25th chief election commissioner after a nearly three-year tenure marked with high electoral successes but also repeated allegations of bias by opposition parties. Kumar joined the poll panel as an…
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has issued a circular permitting Muslim employees to leave offices an hour early during the holy month of Ramzan, a move slammed by the opposition BJP which wondered why such measures are not extended during Hindu festivals. The saffron party dubbed the move as appeasement politics, but the ruling dispensation said…
New Delhi: Gold prices rose Rs 300 to Rs 88,500 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday amid firm global trends, according to the All India Sarafa Association. The precious metal of 99.9 percent purity had ended at Rs 88,200 per 10 grams on Monday. Gold of 99.5 per cent purity advanced Rs…
Mumbai: Newly-appointed Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Tuesday took charge of his post and said he would work to strengthen the party’s organization in the state and bring it back to power. Speaking at the party meeting after taking over from former state unit chief Nana Patole, Sapkal sought cooperation from party workers as…
