Oppiliappan Temple, also known as Uppiliappan Kovil, is a prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu, located in Thirunageswaram near Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 108 Divya Desams, sacred shrines glorified in the Vaishnavite tradition. Vishnu is worshiped as Oppiliappan and his consort Lakshmi as Bhudevi. The temple is one of…
Hyderabad: Top Telugu actor Allu Arjun was on Tuesday grilled by police for over three hours when he appeared before them for questioning in connection with the death of a woman in a stampede during the screening of ‘Pushpa-2’ here on December 4. Arjun reached the Chikkadpally police station accompanied by his father Allu Aravind…
Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Wednesday lay the foundation stone of the Ken-Betwa river linking project, the first such initiative under the national river interlinking policy, at Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh. Nearly 44 lakh people in 10 districts of Madhya Pradesh and 21 lakh in Uttar Pradesh will get drinking water under the…
MS Shanker The controversy surrounding actor Allu Arjun’s alleged involvement in the Sandhya Theatre stampede case has spiralled into a full-fledged political battle. With the case diary now public, it reveals that 18 individuals have been implicated, including Allu Arjun as the 11th accused. The principal accused are the owners of Sandhya Theatre, but the…
New Delhi: Paris Olympics’ double bronze-medallist Manu Bhaker on Tuesday admitted that “there has been a lapse may be on my part” while filing nominations for this year’s National Sports Awards amid a raging controversy over her exclusion from the list of Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna awardees. A day after the sports ministry had to…
Nagpur: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday termed Congress’ protest against Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his comments about Dr B R Ambedkar as drama, and said it should apologise for wasting Parliament’s time. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shown how the Gandhi family always opposed Ambedkar, he told reporters here. Asked about…
New Delhi: In a bid to get battle-ready for challenges ahead, the Congress will decide on an action plan for the next year at its CWC meeting named ‘Nav Satyagraha Baithak’ being held in Karnataka’s Belagavi to mark the 100th anniversary of the Belgaum session presided over by Mahatma Gandhi. The opposition party asserted that…
Melbourne: With a smile, India captain Rohit Sharma on Tuesday played down concerns around Virat Kohli’s struggles outside the off-stump in Australia and backed his longtime teammate to the hilt, saying “modern-day greats figure out their own path.” Kohli’s five innings in this series Down Under read 5, 100 not out, 7, 11 and 3…
Bhubaneshwar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday claimed that he was also a victim of chit fund scams and urged people to be aware of the activities of ponzi firms to save their hard-earned money. Majhi said this while addressing a function to celebrate the State Level National Consumers Day here. “I was…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is meeting eminent economists and sectoral experts to elicit their views and suggestions for the upcoming Budget. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to present the Budget for 2025-26 in the Lok Sabha on February 1, 2025. Sitharaman, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery, Niti Aayog CEO BVR…
