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Preparations begin for Lord Jagannath’s ‘Bahuda Yatra’ with rotation of chariots. Puri, The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration with the help of Puri district administration and police on Wednesday started preparations for the ‘Bahuda Yatra’ of Lord Jagannath a day after the completion of ‘Hera Panchami’ rituals, an official said. The devotees are having a smooth ‘darshan’ of the sibling deities – Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath – at Shree Gundicha Temple for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, the SJTA official said. Preparations are on to turn the chariots southwards for the ‘Bahuda Yatra’ on July 5, he…

What began as a dispute over a family land turned out to be an intricate web of marriages, multiple live-in relationships and a cold-blooded murder. In a shocking incident from Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi, a 29-year-old woman is at the centre of a sensational murder of her mother-in-law following a gold theft. What began as a dispute over a family land turned out to be an intricate web of marriages, multiple live-in relationships and a cold-blooded murder. The UP Police has arrested the prime accused, Pooja, her sister, Kamla and Kamla’s lover Anil Verma for the murder of 54-year-old Sushila Devi.…

Asaduddin Owaisi questioned why the government is allowing vigilantes to enter hotels and demand IDs, despite a Supreme Court order prohibiting such actions. AIMIM chief and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi has hit out at the Uttar Pradesh administration and police for allowing vigilante groups to harass hotel staff near Muzaffarnagar during the Kanwar Yatra, questioning why they are being allowed to operate as a “parallel government.” Referring to recent reports of men being forced to remove their pants to “prove their religion” along the Delhi-Dehradun highway, Owaisi said that areas like Baghonwali, Sarwat, and Bajheri near the Muzaffar Nagar…

Brij Kishor from Dhanbad in Jharkhand had been battling chronic knee pain and progressive joint damage for over eight years. A 54-year-old man from Jharkhand, who had been battling severe knee pain for the past eight years, underwent a robot-assisted cementless medial pivot total knee replacement surgery in Delhi and took his first steps the very same day. Brij Kishor from Dhanbad in Jharkhand had been battling chronic knee pain and progressive joint damage for over eight years. During this period, he sought treatment from local doctors, tried homoeopathic medicine and even travelled to Kolkata for medical consultations. Eventually, he…

The woman sexually assaulted the minor boy after taking him to five-star hotels and other places in Mumbai, made him drink, and also gave him anti-anxiety pills. A 40-year-old woman teacher from a prominent school in Mumbai was arrested for sexually assaulting her 16-year-old student for over a year. The woman allegedly sexually assaulted the minor boy after taking him to various five-star hotels and other places in Mumbai, made him drink, and also gave him anti-anxiety pills. The incident unfolded after the family started noticing a change in the 16-year-old victim’s behaviour, which is when he told the family…

Days after actor Shefali Jariwala’s death, Ramdev claimed that one could stall growing old for up to 100 years if they monitor their diets properly. Amid a raging debate on anti-ageing supplements and lifestyle habits following actor-model Shefali Jariwala’s death, yoga practitioner Ramdev has spoken about the importance of good dietary habits, and how they could significantly increase a person’s lifespan. Ramdev said a normal human lifespan was “not 100 years, but 150-200 years”, but that humans have put a lot of pressure on their brains, hearts, eyes and liver. He also reportedly said that food meant to be eaten…

The project will upgrade approximately 46.7 km of NH-87 from Paramakudi to Ramanathapuram to a 4-lane configuration and will decongest the existing corridor. The Union cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved the construction of a four-lane Paramakudi—Ramanathapuram Section (46.7 km) in Tamil Nadu. The project will be developed in Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM) and will cost ₹1,853 crore in total capital, Union minister of railways, information and broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw said during a media briefing. Currently, connectivity between Madurai, Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram, Mandapam, Rameshwaram, and Dhanushkodi is dependent on the existing two-lane National Highway 87 (NH-87) and…

The July 5 rally was earlier supposed to be a protest rally against the imposition of Hindi in Maharashtra schools. The Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Tuesday issued a joint invite for a victory rally in Mumbai on July 5 after the Maharashtra government’s decision to withdraw the three-language policy in schools. The July 5 rally was earlier supposed to be a protest rally against the imposition of Hindi in Maharashtra schools. However, it has now been converted to a victory rally, scheduled to commence at the NSCI Dome in Worli around 10am. The joint…

Expect heavy rain over next 6-7 days across India: IMD. The India Meteorological Department on Tuesday said very heavy rainfall is expected in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan over some of the next six to seven days. It said the monsoon will remain active in many parts of northwest, central and east India during this period. Heavy rain is also likely in Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim and Jharkhand. Some days may see heavy showers in Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Odisha. The IMD said heavy to very heavy rain may occur at some…

DK Shivakumar’s clarification comes amid speculations of a power tussle in the Karnataka Congress leadership. Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar seems to have shut down speculation of a change in the state leadership, for now, with a clear message to Congress legislators that he expects “no recommendation” for any post. “I don’t want any recommendation of any legislators…My duty is to give more strength to the discipline of the party,” Shivakumar told the media on Tuesday, asking Congress leaders to focus solely on the Assembly elections in Karnataka in 2028. Shivakumar’s clarification comes amid a speculated power tussle in…