This year, the 144th Jagannath Rathyatra may or may not go as planned. Every year the route begins from the Jagannath temple in the minority-dominated Jamalpur area to the fortified kingdom of Ahmedabad, founded by Sultan Ahmed Shah in 1411, at Saraspur. This is a 14 km one-way route for Lord Jagannath, Lord Baladeva, and […]
Anish Ganpathy When the pandemic was announced and the schools were shut, who suffered the most? Kids. Whenever mom and dad make sudden decisions, who becomes a part of it unwillingly? Kids. Kids always listen to what their parents say, as it’s for their good. But is it a necessity that when parents make decisions, […]
Life can be as bewildering as death. A sudden cataclysmic event, its origins wrapped in some game of dice beyond one’s imagination, with consequences beyond one’s control, can whirl you out of every possible preconception, throwing you into the unknown. Mohammed Yusuf Khan was 28 years old when India was partitioned in 1947, and his […]
While PM Modi is to rejig his council of ministers today, there is a buzz around the shape of the new council of Ministers being discussed in New Delhi. Four former chief ministers to be in the cabinet. 18 former state ministers and 39 former MLAs. 23 MPs who have been elected for three or […]
Vistara airlines known for its professional was in for a shock as they had to deal with a BJP MP at the who threw tantrums claiming he was becoming a Minister! No, this is not just done. But it just happened. A BJP MP was at an airport rushing to Delhi. That he is being […]
The President appoints governors for 8 states ahead of Union Cabinet Reshuffle. Thawarchand Gehlot has been appointed as Governor of Karnataka Hari babu Kambhampati has been appointed as Governor of Mizoram Mangubhai Chaganbhai Patel has been appointed as Governor of Madhya Pradesh Rajendran Vishwanath Arlekar has been appointed as Governor of Himachal Pradesh PS Sreedharan […]
According to the Union Health Ministry, India reported 34,703 new cases of corona in the last 24 hours. 51,864 patients recovered and 553 people died of corona.
In Gujarat, a superintendent engineer working with the government declared himself as the 10th incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Rameshchandra Fefar, 56, is an engineer from MS University, Vadodara. He was the superintendent engineer with the Sardar Sarovar Punarvasvat Agency of the state’s Water Resources Department, which looks after the resettlement and rehabilitation of families affected […]
Name it, ‘reunion’ or ‘reconciliation’ but the BJP and Shiv Sena are onto something, especially after Uddhav Thackeray met Prime Minister Modi in Delhi, in what political leaders define as an extempore. As we wait for details to emerge from the roughly 45-minute-long meeting, lets assume for now it was ‘peace talk’ on the table. […]
Samaira Jindal What are rights? The dictionary meaning of rights is, ‘a moral or legal entitlement to have or do something. According to me, rights are something that a person/object can do and has the authority and the power to take actions. What is equality? The purpose of having equality is no one discriminates against […]
Activist Stan Swamy, 84, passes away. He contracted COVID-19 in prison after being arrested last year for his alleged involvement in ElgarParishad. His condition had severely deteriorated but was still not given bail. 70% of all of India’s prisoners are undertrials
The CBI has filed a fresh case on the alleged irregularities in the 1,500 crore Gomti riverfront development project in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. About 40 Raids began early in the morning. As per the CBI, the accused signed an agreement with Strasbourg-based Aquatic Show for the supply and design of a musical fountain water show […]
The 26-year-old younger Ambani is now set for a new role in expanding the family. Anant Ambani, the younger son of Reliance Industries (RIL) chairman Mukesh Ambani is on board as a director of Reliance New Energy Solar and Reliance New Solar Energy. Anant has been appointed as a director of RelianceO2C this February while […]