One of the participants said the ritual was performed to please Indra, the Hindu god of rain. BHOPAL: Donkeys were fed ‘gulab jamuns’ in Bhopal on Saturday as part of a traditional ritual aimed at invoking rainfall in Madhya Pradesh, where 35 districts have so far recorded below-normal precipitation this monsoon season.The ritual was held…
For many Americans worried about rising prices, one of the biggest pressures on household budgets may not be immediately obvious. Beyond grocery aisles and holiday bookings, the declining value of the US dollar is quietly making everyday life more expensive. Since Donald Trump’s return to the White House as the president, dollar has dropped around…
Around fifty years ago, students at a government engineering college in Ahmedabad walked out over a steep hike in their monthly food bill. From an OPEC meeting in Vienna in October 1973 to the midnight broadcast on All India Radio on June 25, 1975, a chain of economic shock, popular fury, political mobilisation, and institutional…
Image Credit: Qatari Diar One of London’s most exclusive new homes has arrived on the market with a price tag to match. According to an exclusive report by The Wall Street Journal, a newly completed duplex penthouse at the Chelsea Barracks development in Belgravia has been listed for £48 million (around $64 million), marking it…
At least 14 people were killed and 38 others injured in a highway bomb attack in southwestern Colombia on Saturday, underscoring a surge in violence just weeks ahead of the country’s presidential election.The bomb detonated after assailants brought traffic to a halt, using a bus and another vehicle to block the road.Authorities said the blast…
CJP protest on June 10 (PTI) The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), led by Abhijeet Dipke, has called for a fresh protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, urging students and job aspirants from across the country to gather over concerns related to paper leaks, examination irregularities and recruitment delays.This will be the it’s second peaceful protest in…
The trip follows Saudi Arabia’s proposal last week for a Multinational Maritime Defence Coalition Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday for a three-day official visit, accompanied by Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir and a high-level delegation, as Islamabad seeks to reinforce its strategic partnership with Riyadh…
Varun Dhawan‘s ‘Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’ is his fourth and the final collaboration with filmmaker father David Dhawan. The movie has released in cinemas and is doing well at the box office. It features Pooja Hegde and Mrunal Thakur as female leads. Even though the film has clashed with several films at theatres,…
Union Minister Amit Shah chaired meeting regarding issues related to Tripura border areas NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah will on Tuesday launch the Land Port Management System (LPMS), a state-of-the-art platform that will enable end-to-end digital workflows for cargo processing and passenger movement at all land ports, on par with the systems at…
NEW DELHI: Newly sworn in Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay on Friday trained his guns at the BJP-led central government for the first time after assuming office. He slammed the Centre’s move to increase petrol prices after the conclusion of assembly elections in five states.He demanded that the government should rollback the decision, terming it…