The shrine of Goda Devi, also called Sri Andal or Nachiyar, is located inside the world-famous Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple complex at Srirangam in Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu. Srirangam is a sacred island created by the Kaveri and Kollidam rivers and is one of the holiest pilgrimage centres for Vaishnavites. The Andal shrine is situated within…
Mumbai: Domestic carrier IndiGo on Thursday cancelled 67 flights from multiple airports due to “forecasted” bad weather and operational reasons, according to the airline’s website. Of the 67 cancelled flights, only four were for operational reasons, and the rest were due to “forecasted” bad weather at various airports, including Agartala, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Varanasi, Bengaluru, among…
Beijing: China on Thursday denounced a Pentagon report, which accused Beijing of leveraging reduced border tensions with India to undermine US-India ties while deepening defence ties with Pakistan as an attempt to sow discord with false narratives. “The Pentagon’s report distorts China’s defence policy, sows discord between China and other countries, and aims at finding…
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress on Thursday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not been vocal against attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh, while asserting that the ruling party in West Bengal stands by the minority community in the neighbouring country. West Bengal minister Shashi Panja claimed that the state BJP was trying to create a…
Dhaka: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday called on countrymen to join hands to maintain law and order, in his first address to party supporters hours after his arrival in Dhaka after a gap of 17 years. “Whatever political party we belong to, whatever religion we believe in, whether we are non-partisan…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said irregularities in team selection and sports that often happened before 2014 came to an end a decade ago, and now children from even the poorest families can rise to the top levels purely through hard work and talent. Addressing the ‘Sansad Khel Mahotsav’, a sports and…
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday claimed that the redefinition of the Aravallis would render over 90 per cent of the hills unprotected and open them up for mining and other activities. In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said there is no connection between Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “global talk and…
New Delhi: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging a Delhi High Court order suspending the jail term of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case. The petition filed by advocates Anjale Patel and Pooja Shilpkar has sought a stay on the high court order. They contended…
Christmas Vandalism and the Modi Government’s Moral Collapse There is something profoundly disturbing—and morally indefensible—about Christians in India being forced to celebrate Christmas under fear. Reports of vandalism in several Indian states, which too governed by the BJP, are simply unacceptable. Organised mobs attacking Christmas trees, tearing them down, disrupting prayer meetings, and indulging in…
New Delhi: Researchers have developed experimental drugs targeting mitochondria — the energy powerhouse of a cell — to work harder and burn more calories, which may make way for new treatments for obesity. The team, led by researchers from the University of Technology Sydney in Australia, focused on “mitochondrial uncouplers” – molecules that make cells…
