Puri: The Adapa Mandap Bije rituals, one of the rituals of the ongoing world famous Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath and his siblings completed peacefully in Puri this evening on Sunday. As per the rituals, the servitors escorted the Holy Trinity were to the ‘Adapa Mandap’ of the Gundicha Temple this evening in the presence of…
Mumbai, 27/4: Actor Deepika Padukone will be a part of the competition jury at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, the organisers said. French actor Vincent Lindon will be heading the jury at the 75th edition of the coveted festival, which will run from May 17-28, the official Twitter account of the festival announced…
New Delhi, 24/5: Nineteen opposition parties, including the Congress and Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party, said Wednesday morning they intend to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament building in Delhi this weekend and criticised an ‘authoritarian prime minister and his government’. “When the soul of democracy has been sucked out Parliament, we find no…
Patna, 22/8: Former Bihar chief minister and RJD president Lalu Prasad on Tuesday visited his ancestral village Phulwaria in Gopalganj district. Accompanied by his wife Rabri Devi, an ex-chief minister, Prasad garlanded the statue of his mother Marachhiya Devi at Marachhiya Chowk. After his kidney transplant, the RJD chief visited his ancestral village for the…
Mumbai,15/1: Virat Kohli has stepped down as the Test captain of the Indian cricket team after the series defeat against South Africa. Kohli took to Twitter to make the mega announcement. He had replaced MS Dhoni as the full-time captain in the 2014/15 season. With 40 wins in 68 matches, Kohli ends his captaincy stint…
Bangalore, 8/12: Former prime minister H D Deve Gowda, who is also the national president of JD(S), on Saturday hinted that JD(S) youth wing president Nikhil Kumaraswamy could be made the party’s Karnataka state unit president. At present, Kumaraswamy (Nikhil’s father and Gowda’s son) is looking after the party affairs. Since he is also a…
Paris, 2/7: Tens of thousands of police were deployed in cities across France on Saturday ready for a potential fifth night of rioting after the funeral of a teenager of North African descent, whose shooting by police sparked nationwide unrest. President Emmanuel Macron postponed a state visit to Germany that was due to begin on…
Patna, 8/7: A key suspect in the murder of industrialist Gopal Khemka was killed in a gunfight with the police in Patna’s Damaria Ghat area in the early hours of Tuesday, officials said. Vikas alias Raja (29), the suspect, was wanted in several other criminal cases as well, they said.
Dhaka,19/12: Amid unrest in Bangladesh following the death of youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi, videos show mobs vandalising offices of news organisations including Prothom Alo and Daily Star. The protests began late on Thursday in many cities after Hadi, a spokesperson for Inquilab Mancha platform and a candidate in general elections, was shot in the…
London,14/7: Jannik Sinner spoke of his pride at overcoming months of adversity on and off the court after claiming his first Wimbledon title by dethroning rival Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday. The ice-cool 23-year-old beat the Spaniard 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 to become Italy’s first Wimbledon singles champion and claim his fourth Grand Slam title. …
