At dawn, the people of Varanavatha gathered in awe and horror to behold the wax house reduced to smoldering ashes. Where once stood a grand arsenal, there now remained only a heap of dust. When the charred remains of five youths and a woman were discovered, the citizens, with heavy hearts, concluded they were Kunti…
Yammarkulangara Sree Maha Ganapathi Temple is a unique and ancient Hindu temple located in the serene village of Peringara, near Thiruvalla in Pathanamthitta District, Kerala. It is renowned for being the only temple in Kerala dedicated exclusively to Lord Ganapathy (Ganesha), without any other deities. This singular devotion to Lord Ganapathy makes it a distinctive…
New Delhi: In a shocking and bizarre incident, a 71-year-old advocate hurled a shoe at the Chief Justice of India (CJI), B R Gavai, during the proceedings in Court Number 1. The accused was allegedly unhappy with recent remarks made by the CJI during a PIL seeking restoration of a Lord Vishnu idol in the Khajuraho…
Kolkata: A day after torrential rains wreaked havoc in large parts of north Bengal, leaving a death toll of 28 in its wake so far, politics acquired centre stage after BJP MP Khagen Murmu and MLA Sankar Ghosh were injured in a mob attack during their visit to the flood and landslide-hit Nagrakata area of…
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) on Monday announced 17 new initiatives that will be rolled out during the Bihar Assembly polls, including compulsory webcasting and mobile phone-deposit facilities at all polling stations. At a press conference here, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar announced the “Bihar First Initiatives”, which will be unrolled at all…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the NDA government has pulled Bihar out of ‘Jungle Raj’ and given it a new direction of development and good governance, and expressed confidence that the people of the state will once again choose politics of development in the coming assembly elections. Shah’s comments came…
Patna: The RJD-Congress combine-led opposition INDIA bloc, which ran a feisty ‘vote chori’ campaign to allege the BJP of manipulating votes to change the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, will be in a direct contest with the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in next month’s high-stakes Assembly elections in Bihar. The Election Commission on Monday announced…
New Delhi: Gold prices skyrocketed by Rs 9,700 to scale a fresh peak of Rs 1,30,300 per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday, lifted by safe-haven buying in the overseas markets and depreciation in the rupee. According to the All India Sarafa Association, the yellow metal of 99.9 per cent purity had closed…
New Delhi: In a major security incident, a lawyer robe hurled a shoe towards Chief Justice of India BR Gavai during proceedings in the Supreme Court on Monday, news agency PTI reported quoting lawyers present at the scene. The assailant has been identified as Rakesh Kishore. The lawyer approached the dais, removed his shoe, and…
New Delhi: The assembly elections in Bihar will be held in two phases, polling for which will be held on November 6 and 11 while the counting of votes will be done on November 14, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar announced on Monday. The entire election process will be concluded by November 16. “Bihar elections…
