Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple – Bengaluru

Happy Makara Sankranti/Pongal/Bihu/Lohri) The *Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple*, also known as Gavipuram Cave Temple, is an ancient Hindu shrine in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Carved out of a monolithic rock, the temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is situated inside a cave, as the name “Gavi” suggests. The sanctum houses a large Shivalinga and a rare idol…

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J-K becoming hub of ropeways, tunnels: PM Modi

Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir):: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said his government’s push for infrastructure development in Jammu and Kashmir will make the Union territory one of the best-connected regions of the country. Addressing a public meeting here after inaugurating the Z-Morh tunnel, the prime minister also said J&K is becoming a hub of…

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India summons acting high commissioner of Bangladesh

New Delhi: India on Monday summoned Bangladesh’s acting High Commissioner Nural Islam and conveyed to him that it followed all laid down protocols in the construction of fencing along the border between the two neighbours. India’s action came a day after Bangladesh’s foreign ministry called Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma to express its “deep concern”…

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How Trump could answer Palestinian question

Sydney:  The re-election of Donald Trump as the next US President was greeted in the Middle East with a mixture of rapture and dread, especially among Palestinians. While it is impossible to know exactly how a second Trump Presidency will act toward the Palestinian people and their demands for statehood, his first Presidency provides a…

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