Diwali 2026 falls on November 8. The guide explains the festival’s significance, Lakshmi-Ganesha Puja Vidhi, auspicious fixed Lagna timings, important mantras and the traditions associated with the five-day celebration. Ask anyone what Diwali looks like and you’ll hear about diyas on the windowsill, rangoli at the door, new clothes, boxes of mithai and relatives crowding…
The four were in a mud room when its roof, made of bamboo supports and mud, collapsed. KANPUR: Three members of a family, including a 20-day-old baby, died when the roof of their house collapsed on Diwali morning in Kanpur’s Panki Padaav area. A fourth family member suffered minor injuries.The roof collapsed on Sunday morning,…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday accused the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress of spreading “propaganda” against Ayodhya, claiming that the two opposition parties were “uncomfortable” with the development of the temple town and the infrastructure projects being undertaken across the state.“People are now maligning Ayodhya out of fear. They…
US memo links Jensen Huang to alleged Chinese spy Alice Huang US officials believe Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had a romantic relationship with Alice Huang, a Megaspeed executive who American intelligence thinks was recruited to spy for China, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the matter.The claim comes from a government memo written…
Three Nigerian nationals arrested in Delhi for overstaying without valid documents and sent to a detention centre NEW DELHI: Three Nigerian nationals were arrested by the Delhi Police for allegedly staying in India without valid documents and subsequently sent to a detention centre, news agency PTI reported citing officials on Sunday.Following their arrest, they were…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday asserted that there is “no need of permission” to build the Mekedatu reservoir across the Cauvery river, which has been at the centre of a long-standing water-sharing dispute between Karnataka and neighbouring Tamil Nadu.Shivakumar’s remarks came after his Tamil Nadu counteprart C Joseph Vijay wrote to…
File photo: Ruwanwelisaya is a stupa, a hemispherical structure containing relics, in Sri Lanka, considered sacred to many Buddhists all over the world A group of Buddhist monks has launched a sit-in protest in Sri Lanka’s sacred city of Anuradhapura, demanding the withdrawal of a government gazette outlining a redevelopment plan for the historic Buddhist…
BJP MLA Nand Kishor Gurjar claimed that he received a threat from Pakistan based organisation NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Uttar Pradesh’s Loni Nand Kishor Gurjar on Sunday claimed to have received a death threat from a Pakistan-based organisation.Gurjar claimed that he received a call from a Pakistan-based organisation, which threatened to bomb…
Kate Walsh is using her platform as an actor and ocean advocate to push for stronger protection of the world’s seas, backing the global goal of conserving at least 30% of ocean areas by 2030. Private Practice”, a spin-off of “Grey’s Anatomy” star, has worked with Oceana for years, with her interest in marine conservation…
What were the rituals of the Incan empire? Image credits: WikiMedia Commons High in the Andes, where the air is thin and the mountains seem closer to the sky than to the earth, archaeologists have uncovered a haunting glimpse into one of the Inca Empire’s most sacred ceremonies. Eight frozen mummies of children and young…
