Periyanayaki Amman Temple is one of the most important Devi shrines in Palani town, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. Periyanayaki Amman Temple is located in the heart of Palani town, about 2 kilometres from Adivaram (the foothill of Palani Hill). While Palani is world-famous for Lord Murugan on the hill, this temple represents the compassionate motherly…
Ahmedabad: A clinical South Africa outclassed West Indies by nine wickets in their Super 8 clash to stretch their unbeaten run and all but seal a place in the semifinals of the T20 World Cup here on Thursday. A dominating show by the Proteas pacer was followed by authoritative batting. Yet again, South Africa executed…
Jerusalem: India and Israel on Thursday elevated their “time-tested” relationship to a special strategic partnership and agreed to soon firm up a “mutually beneficial” free trade deal even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly backed the Gaza peace initiative, asserting that humanity must never become a victim of conflict. Following talks between Modi and his…
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday sent three accused brought to the capital after a dramatic 24-hour standoff with the Shimla police following their arrest in the hill state over the shirtless protest at the AI Impact Summit here last week to three-day police custody. Chief Judicial Magistrate Mridul Gupta passed the order on Delhi…
Hyderabad: In a stunning admission that vindicates the Opposition’s long-standing apprehensions, Telangana’s Chief Secretary K. Ramakrishna Rao has publicly raised alarm over the state’s ballooning salary and pension burden—laying bare a decade of fiscal mismanagement by successive governments. Addressing deliberations linked to the 16th Finance Commission, the Chief Secretary revealed that Telangana’s monthly salary and…
Wayanad (Kerala): Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday called for “moral accountability” from public office-bearers whose names appear in the ‘Epstein files’, alleging that such accountability was lacking in India. Speaking to reporters in Wayanad, Vadra said that across the world, those in public office whose names appear in the ‘Epstein files’ have resigned….
New Delhi: Passengers can now cancel or change air tickets without paying an additional charge within 48 hours of making the bookings, subject to certain conditions, with aviation watchdog DGCA revising the ticket refund norms for airlines. The option would not be available for domestic flight bookings where the departure date is less than 7…
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday assailed the Congress over its criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the Israeli Parliament and claimed the opposition party is “unhappy” because Rahul Gandhi is getting older and there is no chance of him becoming prime minister. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters here, its…
Prague: World champion D Gukesh survived some anxious moments in the early middle game before finally drawing with Hans Moke Niemann of the United States in the first round of the masters section of the Prague International Chess Festival here. The Berlin defense that went wrong for white could be a perfect heading for the…
Bijapur (Chattisgarh): Two Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Thursday, police said. The exchange of fire broke out in a forest along the Indravati river in the morning when a joint team of security forces was out on an anti-Naxalite operation, a senior police official said….
