Vaikunta Ekadasi, observed annually at the Balaji Temple in Alwal, is a vibrant festival steeped in spiritual significance and communal joy. Celebrated on the eleventh day of the waxing moon in Margashirsha (December-January), it marks the symbolic opening of the Vaikunta Dwaram, believed to lead to spiritual liberation and divine blessings. Thousands of devotees throng…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he is willing to discard old ideas and embrace new ones as long as they fit into his essential ideology of “nation first”. Appearing for the first time in a podcast, which was hosted by Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath and released on Friday, Modi said he sees…
Hyderabad: Vaikunta Ekadashi, a sacred festival in the Sri Vaishnava tradition, was celebrated with profound devotion and grandeur at the Hare Krishna Golden Temple in Banjara Hills, here. The occasion commemorates the moment when Lord Sri Vishnu personally welcomed His devotee, Sri Nammaalwar, at the Vaikunta Dwara, symbolizing divine grace and love. The temple offered…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said a plea challenging the Allahabad High Court order to combine 15 lawsuits by Hindu petitioners on the Mathura Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid dispute may be raised later. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar took a prima facie view in favour of…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to examine pleas challenging the delimitation clause in the 2023 Nari Shakti Vandan Act which reserves one-third seats for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies. A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and P B Varale was not inclined to entertain the petitions filed by one…
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Friday said it was the responsibility of the Congress to keep the INDIA bloc intact as it was the largest party in the opposition alliance. Raut’s statement came in the backdrop of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s remarks expressing dismay over the lack of clarity…
Sultanpur (UP): The hearing in the defamation case against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, scheduled for Friday at an MP-MLA court here, was postponed due to a strike by lawyers. Advocate Santosh Kumar Pandey, representing complainant Vijay Mishra, stated that the special court’s magistrate Shubham Verma has now scheduled the hearing for January 22 to complete…
Hyderabad: State BJP Spokesperson N.V. Subash on Friday has strongly criticized Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy for failing to restrain his brother, Anumala Tirupati Reddy, who is allegedly functioning as an extra-constitutional authority. In a scathing statement, Subash pointed out that Tirupati Reddy, despite holding no official position—not as an MP, MLA, MPTC member, sarpanch,…
On February 1, 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present her eighth Union Budget. The question on everyone’s mind—especially India’s middle class—is whether this budget will finally offer them significant relief. Despite their critical role in shaping the nation’s economy and society, the middle class has often been overlooked in budgetary priorities, their…
Mahakumbh Nagar: Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati’s radio division Akashvani on Friday launched ‘Kumbhvani’– an FM channel dedicated to disseminating information related to the Maha Kumbh 2025, an official statement said. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the FM channel at the Circuit House during the second day of his Prayagraj tour ahead of the…
