Sri Haritha Varana Perumal Temple is located at Nazarathpet (Agaramel), near Poonamallee on the Chennai–Bangalore Highway in Chennai. The area was historically known as Purusha Mangalam and later Dasarathi Pettai, eventually becoming Nazarathpet. The temple is believed to be more than 1000 years old and dates back to the medieval Chola period, reflecting an ancient…
Kolkata: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday faced protests from TMC supporters while campaigning in his Nandigram constituency in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district and later in Bhabanipur in south Kolkata. Adhikari, who is also the leader of the opposition in the state Assembly, is contesting both Nandigram and Bhabanipur, the home turf of Chief…
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met ‘Yamaraj’ on a bus during his Kerala poll campaign and said ‘Yama’ was not particularly happy to see him or the other UDF leaders due to the alliance’s promised health insurance scheme, in what seemed like a promotional interaction. Gandhi on Wednesday shared a video of his bus…
Kolkata: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday alleged that the ruling TMC and other parties used Muslims of West Bengal for votes but did nothing for the community’s development. Owaisi, while addressing a poll rally at Naoda in Murshidabad district in support of candidates of Humayun Kabir-led Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP), also claimed that…
Our Correspondent Hyderabad: Raising serious medical and public health concerns, the World Allergy Foundation (WAF) has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reconsider the proposed blanket rollout of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination across India, cautioning that a one-size-fits-all approach may expose a significant section of the population to avoidable health risks. At a press conference…
Gogamukh (Assam): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday alleged that the Congress, if it comes to power in Assam, will bring in a law to protect infiltrators, which the BJP and its allies will not allow. Addressing a poll rally at Gogamukh in Dhemaji district, Modi claimed that the Congress aims to “turn the majority…
Jerusalem: A leading Israeli small arms manufacturer has delivered the first batch of light machine guns (LMGs) to India under the ‘Make in India’ initiative with technology transfer. The first batch of 2,000 NEGEV 7.62×51 LMGs, part of a larger contract for 41,000 units, was delivered over the last weekend, with an additional 4,000 scheduled…
New Delhi: Senior Supreme Court advocate and former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader H S Phoolka joined the BJP on Wednesday. Phoolka, who is best known for representing 1984 anti-Sikh riots victims in their quest for justice, joined AAP in 2014 and quit it five years later in 2019. Phoolka contested the 2014 Lok Sabha…
Kochi: A court here on Wednesday sent noted Malayalam film director Ranjith to judicial custody after he was arrested late last night in connection with an attempted sexual assault case. Following his remand, the director claimed that the accusations against him were “false” and that he would be able to prove it. He made the…
Jolarpettai (Tamil Nadu): Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Wednesday appealed to the people to decimate the opposition AIADMK in the ensuing Assembly election and also ensure that its ally, the BJP, doesn’t win at the hustings. Stating that the “fascist BJP” does not have the people’s sanction to enter Tamil Nadu, he…
