Before you buy the coconut, prepare the soil. The Kalash, the sacred pot, rests on a bed of earth, and that bed must be ready before the muhurat, or auspicious time, arrives. This year, the window comes early. On Sunday, 11 October 2026, Pratipada, the first lunar day of Ashvin Shukla, falls on the day…
Chaos erupted outside Akashwani Bhawan as stone pelting marked the CJP’s protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar NEW DELHI: Stone pelting was reported near Akashwani Bhawan during the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Saturday, leaving two police personnel injured, while several protesters were detained.Security was tightened in…
In photo: DMK MK Stalin, CM Vijay and LoP Udhayanidhi Stalin CHENNAI: DMK leader and former chief minister MK Stalin on Saturday criticised the BJP-led Union government over its crackdown on students and young people protesting against the Election Commission and demanding the immediate removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.Comparing the situation to the…
Jantar Mantar protest: Yogendra Yadav, Prashant Bhushan lead march amid police crackdown NEW DELHI: Activist Yogendra Yadav and his former Anna Andolan comrade Prashant Bhushan were seen leading a march from Jor Bagh towards Dilli Haat-INA on Saturday, amid the crackdown on the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) planned ‘Jantar Mantar 2.0’ protest.A video showed the…
Native sedges growing in a wet meadow (Representational photo) Scientists who planted 40,000 native sedge seedling to restore the damaged Tuolumne Meadows in California’s Yosemite National Park, have found early signs of improvement after. The results, however, also show that restoring the meadow’s soil and its ability to store carbon could take several decades. Three…
Young music composer Sai Abhyankar is reportedly bound by an exclusivity clause that prevents him from signing other Telugu films until Allu Arjun and Atlee’s upcoming film, ‘Raaka’, releases in theatres. The reported contractual condition comes as anticipation builds around the ambitious project, which marks a major collaboration between the actor and the filmmaker. However,…
Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson (Image credit: Agencies) India head coach Gautam Gambhir has backed the decision to promote Shivam Dube to No. 4 despite the all-rounder failing to make an impact in the second T20 International against the West Indies in Ranchi.Dube scored seven off 10 balls before being dismissed by West Indies off-spinner…
Pisces is carrying Sade Sati at full weight, yet the pace of pressure has eased a little. Shani sits in your own sign and is retrograde, which means it reviews more than it pushes. Jupiter, your ruler, exalted in Cancer, keeps a protective eye on you. And Saturday’s Kalaratri puja offers a strong remedy on…
(L) Ajinkya Shinde will lead this protest at Jantar Mantar. NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke said in a pre-recorded video that the party’s national organisation in-charge, Ajinkya Shinde, would lead its protest at Jantar Mantar until he, spokesperson Saurav Das and co-convener Ashutosh Ranka were released from detention.Dipke had recorded the…
Gopal Landge of the Shiv Sena stood by Kamlesh Nikam’s critical statements about BJP president Ravindra Chavan KALYAN: The political fallout of the dispute between the Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde and the BJP over the appointment of nominated corporators in Ulhasnagar has spread to Kalyan-Dombivli, with leaders of the two parties trading barbs…
