Megundeshwar Temple, also known as Megundeshwara Lake Temple, is located about 5 km southwest of Ramdurg town in Belagavi district, Karnataka. The temple lies on the Toragal route, with a left turn leading directly to the shrine. The path passes through small hills and greenery, making the journey peaceful. The presiding deity of this temple…
New Delhi: Opposition MPs would be briefed on Monday on the procedure to vote in the September 9 vice presidential polls, and will be hosted for dinner by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge the same evening, sources in the INDIA bloc said on Sunday. They said a ‘mock poll’ would be conducted in the Central Hall…
Imphal: Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Sunday held a high-level meeting with top bureaucrats and several BJP MLAs, including former chief minister N Biren Singh, at Raj Bhavan, officials said. The meeting gains significance ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s likely visit to Manipur in the second week of this month. If it materialises,…
Bengaluru: Yashasvi Jaiswal’s sparkling fifty remained a mere personal landmark as Central Zone advanced to the Duleep Trophy final by virtue of their first innings lead in the drawn match against West Zone here on Sunday. Central Zone will now face South Zone in the final, which is scheduled for September 11. Jaiswal (64) peppered…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a batch of pleas, including those of political parties, challenging the June 24 decision of the Election Commission to conduct Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi will consider the response of…
Kyiv: Russia fired its biggest-ever aerial barrage at Ukraine early Sunday, killing at least two people and setting the seat of the Ukrainian government in Kyiv ablaze, authorities said. A strike on a nine-story residential building in the west of Kyiv killed at least two people, a mother and her two-month-old son, prosecutors said. 18…
Kochi: Malayalam filmmaker Sanal Kumar Sasidharan was detained at Mumbai airport on Sunday as there was a lookout notice issued by the Kerala police in a case related to a harassment complaint given by an actress, officials said. Sasidharan, in a Facebook post, said he has arrived at Mumbai airport but is detained. Confirming the…
New Delhi: Filmmaker Anuparna Roy, who made her debut with “Songs of Forgotten Trees”, bagged the Best Director award at the Venice International Film Festival. Presented by filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, the film premiered in the festival’s prestigious Orizzonti Competition section, an international competition for films that highlight new trends, with a focus on debut works,…
Chandigarh: Punjab Public Works Minister Harbhajan Singh on Saturday reviewed the damage caused by floods to roads, bridges and public buildings. During a meeting held in Chandigarh, Singh examined the estimated damage so far and the funds required for immediate repair work. He directed that damaged roads, especially in rural areas, should be repaired immediately…
Mumbai: Thousands of devotees gathered at Girgaon Chowpatty in south Mumbai amid rains and tight security on Sunday morning to bid farewell to the iconic Lalbaugcha Raja and other idols of the elephant-headed deity, marking the culmination of the 10-day Ganesh festival. The immersion processions of major public Ganesh mandals, including the famous Lalbaugcha Raja,…
