Sri Lalithambikai Temple is located in Thirumeyachur, in the Thiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu. The main deity (Moolavar) of the temple is Lord Shiva, worshipped here as Meganatha Swami. Although the temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, it holds special significance for Goddess Lalithambikai (Ambal), making it a temple of maternal importance. The temple is…
Mumbai: Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal, who heralded the Indian parallel cinema movement in the 1970s and 1980s with films such as “Ankur”, “Nishant” and “Manthan”, died on Monday, his daughter Pia said. He was 90. The filmmaker passed away at Mumbai’s Wockhardt Hospital due to chronic kidney disease, Pia Benegal told PTI. “He passed away…
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday dubbed the government’s ‘Rozgar Mela’ as an “event management stunt”, and attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for failing to “provide two crore jobs” per year as promised before assuming power. In a post on X, he said that after having failed to fulfil his promises, PM Modi…
Hyderabad: The BJP Telangana unit has strongly condemned the attack on Tollywood actor Allu Arjun’s residence on Sunday, allegedly carried out by individuals claiming to be Osmania University students. The incident has caused alarm within the film industry community in Hyderabad. State BJP Spokesperson N.V. Subash criticized the attack, calling it “unequivocally condemnable” and questioned…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Subramanyam Jaishankar will be on a six-day visit to the United States from Tuesday, the ministry of External Affairs said on Monday. “External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar will visit the United States of America from 24-29 December, 2024. He will be meeting counterparts to discuss key bilateral, regional and…
Pune: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Parbhani to meet the kin of a Dalit man who died in custody was “only for political reasons” and to “create hatred”. Earlier in the day, Gandhi met the kin of Somnath Suryavanshi in Parbhani and said the youth was…
Hubbali (Karnataka): Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Monday alleged that the present Congress party is “duplicate Congress” led by fake “Gandhis” and noted that they were not the inheritors of the party that was there during Mahatma Gandhi’s time. He also alleged that government money was being used by the ruling party for the centenary…
In the vast labyrinth of Indian politics, some figures emerge not as architects of growth but as the architects of decline. Two such enigmatic personalities stand out for their remarkable consistency in steering their respective parties toward electoral and ideological irrelevance: Congress’s K.C. Venugopal and Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut. Once upon a time, Congress’s Ahmed…
Girja Shanker Dixit Paavo Nurmi, widely celebrated as the “Flying Finn” and the “Phantom Finn,” was a Finnish middle- and long-distance runner who redefined distance running in the 1920s. With 22 official world records spanning distances from 1,500 meters to 20 kilometers, Nurmi remains a symbol of endurance, precision, and determination in the history of…
Kuwait Beyond Oil – Diversifying Bilateral Relations: Historically, Kuwait has been synonymous with oil in India’s foreign policy. However, Modi’s visit emphasized a broader vision, exploring economic cooperation, clean energy investments, and digitization initiatives. Kuwait is now considering India as a crucial partner for diversification in sectors such as tourism, technology, and renewable energy. Notably,…
