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[ad_1] Canada: PM Mark Carney visits BAPS Toronto Temple on Ram Navami Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney marked the beginning of Ram Navami celebrations by joining the Hindu community at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Toronto. Observed over nine days, Ram Navami— also known as Ram Navratri — concludes the Navratri festival, which honors Goddess Durga and her nine divine forms, collectively known as Navdurga. The final day commemorates the birth of Lord Ram, one of Hinduism’s most revered deities. Sharing his experience on X, Carney posted, "Joined Hindu community members at the @BAPS_Toronto Mandir yesterday for the first day of Ram Navami celebrations. Thank you for sharing your traditions and culture with me. Happy Ram Navami!" His participation in the festival was welcomed by Cabinet Minister Anita Anand, who also took to X to share photos from the […]

[ad_1] Faith is on the menu in UP's sacred triangle and the writing's on the wall - or rather, the signboards - as it's all about going veggie. The transformation of 'Sanjha Chulha' was as luminous as the bright red signboard that announced it. For 25 years, the popular eatery on Varanasi-Lucknow highway had been a must-stop for lovers of rich, meaty delicacies.But as Maha Kumbh approached, owner Sanjeev Jaiswal found himself watching potential customers hesitate at the threshold. "We have been popular for our non-veg food. "We have always kept the kitchens and utensils separate," he said. "Yet, in the months before Kumbh, I noticed people turning away. It was a tough call, but a necessary one."A week before the sacred gathering began, a fresh sign with green letters on a white background flickered to life below the original […]

[ad_1] RAMESWARAM: PM Modi took a swipe at Tamil Nadu's governing DMK over the contentious language issue on Sunday, questioning why politicians from the state sign official letters in English. "Tamil is a language of pride. I am surprised ... no one signs their name in Tamil," he said, urging them to do so.Addressing allegations from DMK-led state govt about insufficient central funds, Modi countered that BJP-led Centre had allocated three times more money to Tamil Nadu than the previous UPA administration, in which DMK was a coalition partner. "Yet, some people have developed a habit of complaining without reason. They keep crying about issues," he said.Modi made the remarks while inaugurating the Pamban vertical lift railway bridge and a series of infrastructure projects worth Rs 8,000 crore across Tamil Nadu.Stalin skips Modi event, cites prior engagementsModi stressed his govt's […]

[ad_1] AGRA: A 30-year-old woman and her lover have been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering her husband, with the conviction resting heavily on the testimony of the couple's seven-year-old daughter, who witnessed the crime. The court of additional district judge Chetana Chauhan (ADJ-6) in Mainpuri also imposed a fine of 50,000 rupees on each convict on Saturday.Additional district govt counsel (ADGC) Vipin Kumar Chaturvedi said, "Manoj Kumar, a labourer in his late 30s, was found dead under suspicious circumstances at his home in Akbarpur village under Auchha police station limits on On Dec 2, 2021. His body was found lying on the floor with a sari tied around his neck, initially suggesting suicide. However, postmortem confirmed strangulation, with a fracture in his neck bone indicating murder."The victim's brother, Vinod, filed a complaint accusing Manoj's wife, Khushboo Savita, and her […]

[ad_1] MUMBAI: The special judge presiding over the trial in the 2008 Malegaon blast case has been transferred to Nashik as part of the annual routine transfer of district court judges. The trial is in the final stages and a judgment date is expected to be pronounced soon.The April 5 transfer notification directs judges to finish judgments in all cases in which hearings have concluded before handing over charge. On Saturday, special judge A K Lahoti, after hearing extensive final arguments from both sides in the case over the last year, had directed the prosecution and the defence to wrap up remaining arguments, if any, by April 15.He is the fifth judge to preside over the 17-year-old case.Expecting the transfer, the victims had last week written to Bombay HC's chief justice seeking an extension of the judge's tenure at the […]

[ad_1] President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Lisbon on early Monday marking the beginning of a historic four-day state visit to Portugal and Slovakia. The visit is at the invitation of Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Slovak President Peter Pellegrini. This is the first state visit by an Indian President to Portugal in 27 years, with the last being by President K R Narayanan in 1998.Murmu’s visit to Portugal comes as the two countries commemorate 50 years of diplomatic relations. In a post on X, the ministry of external affairs had described the visit as a “landmark” moment that will deepen India’s multifaceted engagement with Portugal and the broader European Union. The last few years have seen growing cooperation between India and Portugal in sectors including renewable energy, pharmaceuticals, education, and defence.Her schedule includes delegation-level talks with President Sousa, […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Taking exception to the conduct of an NRI woman, who after agreeing before Supreme Court to settle matrimonial dispute with her ex-husband moved a US court seeking an order to restrain the apex court from proceeding, SC has issued a notice to her to explain why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against her.A bench of Justices B R Gavai and A G Masih said her conduct was highly contemptuous after her ex-husband brought to the court's notice her plea filed in the American court and that too against SC.In this case, both the husband and wife had agreed before SC to settle the matrimonial dispute and he had agreed to pay a one-time maintenance of Rs 1 crore to her and her son, who has now become a major. But after returning to the US, she […]

[ad_1] Representative image (Picture credit: AP) A 14-year-old Palestinian-American boy was shot and killed by Israeli forces during an incident in the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya on Sunday, Palestinian officials said, with Israeli authorities claiming he was among a group of “terrorists” hurling rocks at cars on a nearby highway.According to the town’s mayor, Adeeb Lafi, the teenager, Omar Muhammad Saadeh Rabee, was shot at the town’s entrance along with two other teens. Mayor Lafi told Reuters the Israeli army later declared Omar dead after detaining him.As per AFP, the Palestinian Red Crescent confirmed its teams transported the teenager’s body to hospital and reported that two other boys were also wounded, one in the abdomen and the other in the thigh. Both were 14 years old, and one of them, Ayoub Asaad, also holds US citizenship, his father […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A goodwill gesture made by India in 2016, when PM Narendra Modi handed over 88 ambulances to Sri Lanka, is helping the island nation save millions of lives. Sri Lanka, govt sources said, used the ambulances gifted by India to launch its national emergency ambulance service and, as time passed by, added more ambulances to the fleet."Today, the fleet size of ambulances has grown to 322. It is used to provide free emergency transportation services to the whole country day and night," Sri Lankan minister of health and media Nalinda Jayatissa told PM Modi in a communication shared on Saturday.According to Jayatissa, 2.24 million emergencies have been handled by the ambulance service since 2016. This includes road accidents and cardiac or stroke cases."Out of the above, 65% of the emergencies fall into the 'critical golden hour' category […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India plans to commission its strategic new naval base for nuclear submarines and other warships in coastal Andhra Pradesh next year, with an eye on China's ever-expanding naval forays into the Indian Ocean Region. India is also progressively upgrading the Karwar base in Karnataka on the western seaboard.The strategic base located near the small coastal village of Rambilli, about 50km south from the Eastern Naval Command headquarters at Visakhapatnam on the eastern seaboard, has underground pens and a network of tunnels to house nuclear submarines.This will enable the submarines to quietly slip into the Bay of Bengal without detection from spy satellites and quickly head towards the critical Malacca Strait and beyond on deterrent patrols."The first phase of the Rambilli base under Project Varsha is almost complete. After commissioning in 2026, it can be expanded and upgraded […]