Devotees throng Puri as Lord Jagannath, sibling deities set to enter Gundicha Temple
Puri: Lord Jagannath and the sibling deities are set to enter the Gundicha temple Saturday in a culmination of the first phase of Rath Yatra in Puri, which witnessed a massive influx of devotees for the "Adapa Bije" ritual regardless...
Lord Jagannath taken to chariot sans ‘Tahia’; Opposition attacks govt
Bhubaneswar/Puri: Conducting Lord Jagannath's ceremonial movement from inside the Puri temple towards the chariot outside without a traditional floral crown during the Rath Yatra has created a controversy, with the opposition BJD and Congress attacking Odisha's BJP government over the...
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Debrigarh sanctuary gears up for monsoon
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CPI opposes Dara Singh’s early release
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Delhi Police shifts fasting Sonam Wangchuk to hospital
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Read moreDetailsRam Temple donation theft: Ayodhya Police take two accused into 39-hour custody
Ayodhya: The Ayodhya Police Saturday took custody of Ram Shankar Yadav alias Tinnu Yadav and his nephew Manish Yadav, the last two accused who are yet to undergo custodial interrogation in the Ram Temple donation theft case. A special court in Ayodhya Friday had granted the police 39 hours' custody remand of both the accused. The duo was taken into custody from the Ayodhya district jail Saturday morning, following which investigators...
Read moreDetailsSkyroot successfully launches Vikram-1 under Mission Aagaman
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Read moreDetailsSonam Wangchuk’s wife opposes treatment without family consent
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Devotees throng Puri as Lord Jagannath, sibling deities set to enter Gundicha Temple
Puri: Lord Jagannath and the sibling deities are set to enter the Gundicha temple Saturday in a culmination of the first phase of Rath Yatra in Puri, which witnessed a massive influx of devotees for the "Adapa Bije" ritual regardless of the overnight downpour. The chariots of the three deities reached their destination of Shree Gundicha Temple...
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Ram Temple donation theft: Ayodhya Police take two accused into 39-hour custody
Ayodhya: The Ayodhya Police Saturday took custody of Ram Shankar Yadav alias Tinnu Yadav and his nephew Manish Yadav, the last two accused who are yet to undergo custodial interrogation in the Ram Temple donation theft case. A special court in Ayodhya Friday had granted the police 39 hours' custody remand of both the accused. The duo...
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Skyroot successfully launches Vikram-1 under Mission Aagaman
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Lord Jagannath taken to chariot sans ‘Tahia’; Opposition attacks govt
Bhubaneswar/Puri: Conducting Lord Jagannath's ceremonial movement from inside the Puri temple towards the chariot outside without a traditional floral crown during the Rath Yatra has created a controversy, with the opposition BJD and Congress attacking Odisha's BJP government over the lapse. The incident took place Thursday when Lord Jagannath came out of the 12th-century shrine without wearing...
Sonam Wangchuk’s wife opposes treatment without family consent
New Delhi: Innovator, educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk's wife, Gitanjali J. Angmo, Saturday said that no oral or IV treatment should be given to her husband without consent from her, his family, and long-term doctors, amid his admission after over 20 days of hunger strike at Delhi's Jantar Mantar. "I am at Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi...
US, Iran escalate strikes across Mideast
Dubai: The United States and Iran exchanged strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets Saturday as their battle over the Strait of Hormuz intensified. The region has endured days of back-and-forth attacks in a conflict increasingly focused on control of the strait. The collapse of an interim ceasefire leaves no clear end in sight for the war...




















































































