By DR MILAN KUMAR The Ghosa Yatra, or Ratha Yatra, of Lord Jagannath is one of the world’s most distinctive religious festivals. Once every year, Lord Jagannath, accompanied by Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra, emerges from the sanctum of the Srimandir to bless millions of...
New Delhi: The CJP protest unfolded at Jantar Mantar, on the streets where thousands battled police batons and quickly segued into social media with a distinctly Gen Z flavour as memes, music and mirth accompanied demands for Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation. As the...
New Delhi: Following the lathi charge on students protesting at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, demonstrations have spread to Mumbai, where a large number of students have taken to the streets. As protests intensified, a video purportedly showing a Mumbai Police officer threatening student protesters has...
If your home's bulbs don't seem as bright as they used to and your room appears dimmer than before, you may not need to replace them. Sometimes, the reduced brightness is simply caused by dust accumulating on the bulb. LED and CFL bulbs, which are...
New Delhi: What started as an ambitious idea by two former ISRO scientists in 2018 has grown into India's biggest private space success story, with Pawan Kumar Chandana and Naga Bharath Daka leading Skyroot Aerospace to the country's first private orbital launch. Former ISRO scientists...
Southampton (UK): A dip in the sea can provide welcome relief after long stretches of hot weather especially when the water is an inviting 20°C or more, as it has been recently across southern parts of the UK. But such sea temperatures are unusually warm,...
New Delhi: Department of Posts launched 'India Post Mascot Design Contest' on Innovate India MyGov platform, inviting citizens across the country to design the official mascot of India Post, with a total prize pool of Rs 2 lakh across mascot design and naming categories, according...
A viral video is leaving social media users laughing, cheering and replaying the clip again and again after a train journey turned into an unexpected "makeover session" for one bewildered passenger. In the viral video, a woman can be seen giving a man a complete...
New Delhi: India got its first hydrogen-powered train Friday, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged the passenger service from Haryana's Jind railway station. The train will run between the Jind and Sonipat railway stations and cover the 89-km distance in two hours, with halts at...
By Dr Surendra Kumar Mishra Beneath the sacred, ancient city of Puri lies a legendary, unexplored network of subterranean tunnels. Once known as Purushottama Kshetra, this spiritual capital was protected by a labyrinth of secret passages linking the Gajapati royal palace with the iconic Srimandir...
By Aakar Patel Mother of Democracy is standing for a non-permanent elected seat at the United Nations Security Council. Non-permanent...
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Dilip Cherian Governments, especially those with strong political instincts, usually respond to crises with tougher laws, tighter enforcement and louder...
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A debate is spreading across India. The Cockroach students movement recently succeeded within a few days at forcing change that...
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Better late than never. Two days after the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the Supreme Court has stated...
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