Sri Anantha Padmanabha Temple is located at Odeyanakere in Ramenahalli, which comes under Sidlaghatta taluk, Chikkaballapur district, Karnataka. The temple stands on the banks of a sacred lake called Odeyanakere.The ancient shrine of Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy is believed to be around 1,500 years old. The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Vishnu in…
Srinagar: Engraving of the national emblem on the renovation plaque of Hazratbal Shrine here has sparked a controversy as locals and political leaders maintain that having any figures or shapes at Muslim religious places was against the Islamic concept of monotheism. Devotees who visited the revered shrine that houses the relic of the Prophet Mohammad…
Washington: It “looks like we have lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest China”, US President Donald Trump said on Friday, as ties between New Delhi and Washington are reeling under possibly the worst phase in over two decades. Trump’s latest post on social media came days after the bonhomie among Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese…
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin warns that any Western forces deployed to Ukraine would be a “legitimate” target for Moscow’s army, a day after Kyiv’s allies said they had committed to a troop presence in the event of a peace deal. Two dozen countries, led by France and Britain, pledged Thursday to join a “reassurance”…
Gorakhpur (UP): Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan on Friday visited the Gorakhnath temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur to attend the annual ‘Vyakhyanmala’ held on the death anniversary of Mahant Digvijaynath Maharaj and Mahant Avedyanath Maharaj. He addressed a session on “National Security Challenges in front of India” in the presence of Chief…
Mumbai: A video has surfaced of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP president Ajit Pawar purportedly chiding a woman IPS officer who was in the midst of taking action against illegal excavation of ‘murrum’ soil in Solapur district. NCP, however, claimed that Pawar didn’t intend to stop the action but might have berated the officer…
Indore: A Delhi-Indore Air India Express flight having 161 passengers on board on Friday suffered a mid-air engine fault, with the pilot making a ‘PAN-PAN’ call to indicate a non-life-threatening emergency, but the aircraft landed safely at the airport here with a delay of 20 minutes, an official said. The aircraft landed at the Devi…
New York: India’s Yuki Bhambri ended a semifinalist at the US Open men’s doubles event with partner Michael Venus, marking his deepest run at a Grand Slam tournament. Bhambri went down 7-6 (2) 6-7(5) 4-6 in a thrilling contest against the experienced sixth seed British pair of Neal Skupski and Joe Salisbury, but not before…
Chandigarh: In some reprieve for the people of flood-hit Punjab from incessant heavy rains, light showers at a few places were reported in the state during the past 24-hour period. According to the weather department, among the few parts of Punjab which received light rain during the 24-hour period ending 8:30 am Friday included Ludhiana…
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh has said that actor-turned BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty filed a civil defamation suit against him before the Calcutta High Court. Ghosh said he has also filed a criminal defamation against Chakraborty before the Bankshall Court here, alleging defamatory remarks made against him by the actor. Stating that he is…
