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The chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra NEW DELHI: Puri’s Grand Road will shine brighter this Sunday as Lord Jagannath, along with his siblings Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra, will be adorned with over 208 kg of gold ornaments during the ‘Suna Besha’ ritual on their chariots. This much-revered tradition takes place…

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (AP photo) NEW DELHI: China’s ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, on Sunday said the 14th Dalai Lama has no authority to decide the continuation of the Tibetan Buddhist reincarnation system, calling it a religious practice that has existed for over 700 years and is not subject to individual discretion.“The…

Union minister Nitin Gadkari asks Delhi Police to ‘strictly enforce’ ban on 2 & 3 wheelers on high-speed corridors NEW DELHI: Concerned over unabated violation of traffic rules by two and three-wheelers entering the main carriageway of expressways and access-controlled stretches in Delhi-NCR, Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari has asked the Delhi…

NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday sought to draw a clear line between Maharashtra’s opposition to the Centre’s language policy and Tamil Nadu’s more hardline stance, a day after MK Stalin‘s supportive tweet over Thackerays’ joint victory event. Raut said that while Tamil Nadu rejects Hindi entirely, Maharashtra’s protest is specifically…

NEW DELHI: A recent remark by a close aide of Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has sparked fresh political slugfest amid internal power struggles within the Congress and mounting opposition criticism.Basavaraj Raya Reddy, an MLA and economic adviser to the chief minister, hinted at financial constraints during a public event in his constituency Yelburga. While inaugurating…

A CISF personnel stand guard near the British F-35 fighter jet that made an emergency landing after running low on fuel at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (PTI image) NEW DELHI: A team of UK aviation engineers arrived in Kerala on Sunday aboard a Royal Air Force Airbus A400M to begin repair work on a British…

Ex-CJI DY Chandrachud (File photo) NEW DELHI: In an unprecedented move, the Supreme Court administration has written to the Centre seeking possession of the official residence of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) at the Krishna Menon Marg in the national capital.In a July 1 letter to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA),…

NEW DELHI: The X handle of international news agency Reuters has been withheld in India “in response to a legal demand,” according to a notice displayed by the social media platform.However, government sources denied having raised any new legal demand in this matter, and sought explanation from X, the social media platform owned by the…

Union minister Kiren Rijiju at the 90th birthday celebrations of the 14th Dalai Lama (Screen grab from X @ANI) Union minister Kiren Rijiju joined the 90th birthday celebrations of the 14th Dalai Lama in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, on Sunday. The event was marked by prayers, tributes, and expressions of deep reverence for the Tibetan spiritual…

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken over the probe into the killing of three BJP workers Pradeep Mondal, Devdas Mondal, and Sukanta Mondal during the 2019 post-poll violence in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal. Acting on the June 30 order of the Calcutta high court, the agency registered an FIR against former Trinamool…