In those days, Duryodhana withdrew from all company, shunning both counsel and converse. This silence troubled the wily Śakuni, who seated himself close beside the prince and addressed him in tones of studied affection: “O King of Hastināpura, why these many days of wordless gloom? Why does your brow burn like the parched earth before…
Manchaman Ganapati Temple is located in Keshav Nagar, near Gaokhat area in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. Ujjain, one of the seven sacred cities (Sapta Puri) of Hinduism, is famous for its ancient temples and deep spiritual heritage. The temple lies close to the Neelganga River, around 2 km from the Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga Temple, making it easily…
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has approached the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu. The petition, filed by P Shanmugam, Secretary of the CPI(M) Tamil Nadu State Committee, alleged that the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) move is “arbitrary, illegal,…
Patna: Electoral fortunes of 1,302 candidates, including over half a dozen ministers in the Nitish Kumar government, will be sealed on Tuesday with 3.70 crore voters eligible to exercise their franchise across 122 assembly segments in the second and final phase of the high-stakes Bihar polls. For the ruling NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc,…
New Delhi: A high-intensity explosion ripped through a car parked near the Red Fort metro station on Monday evening, gutting several vehicles and killing at least nine people and another 10 seriously wounded, besides 19 injured, officials said. Twenty-four people were injured in the blast that took place on a busy evening when the area…
Srinagar/Faridabad: Eight people, including three doctors, were arrested and 2,900 kg of explosives seized with the uncovering of a “white collar” terror module involving the Jaish-e-Mohammed and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind and spanning Kashmir, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Monday. Among those arrested following a 15-day operation were Kashmir’s Dr Muzammil Ganaie in Faridabad and…
Hyderabad: Former cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin, who was recently inducted into the Telangana council of ministers, on Monday assumed charge as the Minister of Minorities Welfare and Public Enterprises at the Secretariat here. Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, several ministers and other Congress leaders congratulated him. Speaking to reporters, Azharuddin thanked Chief Minister A Revanth…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said a stadium will come up in Siliguri, named after World Cup-winning cricketer Richa Ghosh. Siliguri in north Bengal is the hometown of Ghosh, the 22-year-old wicketkeeper-batter, who played a major role in the women’s World Cup triumph. “The ‘Richa Cricket Stadium’ will be built on…
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Monday led a ‘Vande Mataram March’ from the Indian Museum to the Raj Bhavan here to commemorate 150 years of the national song penned by Bankim Chandra Chatterji. Bose rode an open-hooded white car accompanied by schoolchildren, as people from different walks of life and age…
Jaipur: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat will be on a four-day visit to Rajasthan from November 13 as part of programmes marking the organisation’s centenary year and will hold meetings with workers. Rajasthan regional Sanghchalak Dr Ramesh Agrawal said Bhagwat will arrive in Jaipur on November 12 and attend various programmes besides holding interactions with RSS…
