Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, June 26 (IANS) Political circles in West Bengal are all set to witness a unique mass-outreach war on Friday involving the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Assembly Suvendu Adhikari over the sacred Ratha Yatra festival. On one hand, the Chief Minister will … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bhubaneswar, June 26 (IANS) The city of Puri in Odisha is bracing for the famous Ratha Yatra, as holy siblings — Lord Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra, and sister Subhadra — prepare to embark on their nine-day sojourn from their abode, the 12th-century shrine, to Gundicha Temple on June 27. Devotees, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Thiruvananthapuram, June 26 (IANS) After registering a striking win in the Nilambur Assembly polls, Aryadan Shoukath will take oath as a legislator on Friday at the Kerala Legislative Complex by Speaker A.N. Shamsheer. With Shoukath’s victory, the tally of the Congress-led UDF reached 42 in the 140-member Kerala Assembly. Shoukath … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on June 13 a plea challenging Karnataka’s “ban” on the screening of “Thug Life”, a film by veteran film-maker Mani Ratnam and superstar Kamal Haasan. Initially, a bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Manmohan questioned the … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Jammu, June 5 (IANS) Unprecedented security has been put in place ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Friday to flag off the Vande Bharat train to the Valley. A multi-layered security drawn from the special protection group (SPG), army, CAPFs and J&K Police manned … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, May 28 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Hidayathul Muslimin Sunnath Jamath in Thudiyalur, Coimbatore district, in response to a public interest litigation (PIL) against the conduct of Friday prayers on a road in front of the mosque. The notice is returnable by … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, May 8 (IANS) Chennai is expected to receive Krishna River water from Andhra Pradesh by the early hours of Friday, after a brief halt in supply due to repair work along the water canal. According to officials from the Water Resources Department (WRD), the water released from the Kandaleru … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Hyderabad, April 25 (IANS) Muslims in Hyderabad on Friday staged protests against Pakistan over its involvement in the terrorist attack on tourists at Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam. On a call given by All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi, Muslims offering Friday prayers wore black armbands … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Thiruvananthapuram, April 18 (IANS) For Christians in Kerala, Good Friday is a day of prayer that is not missed by even those who rarely attend the weekly Sunday mass and hence, churches across the state were crowded. The highlight in all churches after the lengthy Good Friday service is the … Read more
