New Delhi, 19/1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is observing a special ritual prior to the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya. According to NDTV reports, he is sleeping on the ground, drinking only coconut water, and closely adhering to the ‘Yam rules” during this period. A particular ‘sattvic’ diet that forbids the…
New Delhi, 19/1: The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Friday recommended the elevation of Karnataka High Court Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale as a top court judge. In a meeting held on Friday, the collegium, also comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna, B R Gavai, Surya Kant and Aniruddha Bose, took…
Ayodhya, 19/1: The first image of the Ram Lalla idol became public on Friday, three days before the ‘pran pratishtha’ ceremony on January 22. The statue carved in black stone has its eyes covered with a yellow cloth and is adorned with a garland of roses, Sharad Sharma, an office-bearer of the Vishva Hindu Parishad…
Kolkata, 19/1: Former TMC MP Mahua Moitra on Friday vacated her government accommodation here, her lawyer said. The Directorate of Estates (DoE) had in the morning sent a team to get the official bungalow vacated and the area around it was barricaded, an official said. House number 9B on Telegraph Lane occupied by Mahua Moitra…
Solapur, 19/1: Twenty-five crore people have come out the poverty in India in the last 10 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday even as his voice choked with emotion as he handed over houses made under government schemes. It is a result of the tapasya of 10 years and true dedication towards the…
Bengaluru, 19/1: The Kempegowda International Airport on Thursday issued a passenger advisory, asking passengers to plan their travel on Friday considering the traffic restrictions placed ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bengaluru Due to VIP movement on Friday, we are anticipating heavy traffic flow to and from Bengaluru city to BLR Airport. Passengers…
Ottawa, 19/1: Police in Canada are investigating a series of extortions and related crimes that they believe are orchestrated by a suspect in India and involve criminals in Edmonton, Alberta, targeting the region’s affluent South Asian people. In what Edmonton Police described as a new trend in Canada, victims typically receive a WhatsApp message along…
Allahabad, 18/1: The Allahabad High Court has ruled that an unmarried daughter, irrespective of her religion or age, has the right to obtain maintenance from their parents under the Domestic Violence Act. The high court made the observation while dismissing a petition filed by Naimullah Sheikh and another under the Protection of Women from Domestic…
Vadodara, 18/1: A school picnic turned tragic as 16 persons –14 students and two teachers — died after a boat overturned in a lake on the outskirts of Vadodara city in Gujarat on Thursday, police officials said. Two dozen students and four teachers were on a picnic and taking a boat ride in the Harni…
Imphal, 18/1: A village volunteer was killed in a gunfight between two warring communities in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district, officials said on Thursday. The shootout took place on Wednesday night after suspected militants launched an attack on Kangchup from the adjoining hill areas, prompting village volunteers in low-lying locality to retaliate, they said.
