Washington, United States President Joe Biden said on Friday that he had "a bad night" and was "exhausted" and "sick" during his first presidential debate with his Republican rival Donald Trump.He claimed that only the "Lord Almighty" could make him abandon the race to win the November 5...
Hundreds of traditional carpenters and painters are busy putting the finishing touches on the three enormous Lords' chariots."The Rath Yatra, celebrated every year on the second day of the bright fortnight of the Ashadha month of the Hindu calendar, is the most important festival of the...
Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced that on the lines of Puri, Rath Yatra will be taken out in Digha from next year.A Jagannath temple is being constructed in the coastal town of Purba Medinipur district.He said, "It is a pleasure to announce that like...
Cuttack (Odisha) [India], The Government of Odisha reconstituted a committee headed by Justice Biswanath Rath to monitor the Sri Jagannath Temple Managing Committee in making an inventory of the precious objects including jewelery stored in the Ratna Bandar of the Sri Jagannath Temple."The...
Bangkok [Thailand], Indian Ambassador to Thailand Nagesh Singh hailed the exhibition of Lord Buddha's relics in Thailand, calling it the "biggest exercise of diplomacy" ever seen by him, saying it has left enormous good will among the people there.The relics of Lord Buddha and his two...
Srinagar: The number of pilgrims visiting Lord Shiva at the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir crossed the 1.30 lakh mark on Thursday, officials said."Around 25,000 pilgrims traveled on Thursday and had darshan of Baba Bholenath on the sixth day of the annual yatra," officials said.The...
Baltal (J-K), To create awareness among Amarnath yatra pilgrims against the use of single-use plastic and about recycling, authorities have launched an exhibition, "Waste to Wonder", in Baltal, one of the two base camps for the pilgrimage to the Cave Shrine in the South Kashmir Himalayas.More...
Ahmedabad, The 147th edition of the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath will be held on July 7 in Ahmedabad, where over 22,000 security personnel will guard the event that attracts thousands of devotees, an official said on Thursday.Special care will be taken to control the crowd in view of...
Ahmedabad, The 147th edition of the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath will be held on July 7 in Ahmedabad where over 18,000 security personnel will be deployed to guard the event that attracts thousands of devotees, officials said.Senior police officials will closely monitor the procession...
Deputy Chief Minister Jagdish Deora, who also holds the finance portfolio, made the announcement while presenting the annual budget for the financial year 2024-25 in the Assembly on Wednesday.Ram Van Gaman Path is the route on which Lord Ram, Sita and Lakshman traveled during their exile...
Ahmedabad, The 147th edition of the annual Rath Yatra or chariot procession of Lord Jagannath will be held in Ahmedabad on July 7 and over 18,000 security personnel will be deployed to guard the religious event that attracts thousands of devotees, officials said Wednesday.Gujarat Chief...
Choudhary, who reached Ayodhya on Tuesday evening, dedicated his turban at the feet of Lord Ram. He was wearing a turban for the last 23 months. Additionally, he shaved his head and sought blessings at the Hanuman Garhi temple.Asked if his vow has been fulfilled, Chaudhary confirmed: "Of...
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary removed his turban on Wednesday in Ayodhya and placed it at the Lord Ram Temple in fulfillment of a vow related to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.Chaudhary took a dip in the Saryu river here and dedicated his turban at...
New Delhi [India], Congress MP KC Venugopal launched a scathing attack on the NDA government led by Prime Minister Modi and alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) projects the Prime Minister as bigger than God and is using the Hinduism to "polarize" the people and win the elections...
New Delhi, Renowned sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik will represent India in the International Sand Sculpture Championship to be held in Russia from Thursday.Patnaik said he would collaborate with his devotee, famous 14th century Oriya poet Balram Das, to build a 'sand chariot' for Lord...
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party (SP) MP from Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, Awadhesh Prasad on Tuesday regretted that there was no mention of Ayodhya, the birthplace of Lord Ram, in the President's address to the joint meeting of Parliament.In his maiden speech in the Lok Sabha, Prasad said that the...
Official sources said the death toll could be higher but there has been no confirmation yet.According to reports, 'Satsang' of Lord Shiva was taking place in Ratibhanpur, in which a huge crowd had gathered to listen to the religious sermon.“Suddenly, the atmosphere became very humid and some...
The stampede occurred during 'satsang' (prayer meeting) of Lord Shiva. Visuals from the community health center show several bodies being brought there in the presence of crying relatives.Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Etah, Umesh Kumar Tripathi, said, "We have found 27 bodies, of which 25 are...
He announced this after a review meeting on the preparations for the Rath Yatra in Puri on Tuesday.Majhi sought cooperation from all stakeholders including the district administration and local public for the smooth and hassle-free conduct of the Rath Yatra festival.“The tribals are the...
Chandigarh Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of insulting Hindus during his speech in the Lok Sabha and demanded that he and the Congress apologize to the people of the country.Saini also said that several Congress leaders are trying to...