Navratri 2026 will commence on 11 October, with rituals beginning the morning after Mahalaya Amavasya. Families should conduct the Kalash Sthapana ritual within specific morning hours for best auspiciousness. Each day will honor a different form of Maa Durga, culminating in Vijayadashami on 20 October. Devotees should prepare thoroughly to avoid common mistakes and ensure…
The India Meteorological Department has forecast rain, thunderstorms, and gusty winds across various regions NEW DELHI: The IMD has forecast rain, thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds across several parts of the states while Delhi and neighbouring areas may experience thunderstorms and winds reaching 50 kmph, parts of southern India are likely to see gusty winds…
NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Saturday termed the detention of its founder and leaders “illegal”, alleging that the outfit’s head of legal affairs, Ratna Singh, was also being held inside a car by police.In the run-up to the proposed showdown at Jantar Mantar against chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, CJP founder Abhijeet…
Ella Langley cancels Tulsa, Oklahoma, after a false security threat. (Instagram) American country singer Ella Langley cancelled her scheduled performance in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on October 9, hours before she was due to take the stage, citing a serious security threat. The decision was made in consultation with local authorities, venue officials and her security team….
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay honoured the state’s chess players (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay honoured the state’s chess players for their performances at the 2026 Chess Olympiad, awarding a total of Rs 60 lakh to five recipients at a ceremony in Chennai on Thursday.World champion D…
JNU professor Suneel Kateriya worked with Nobel laureate Peter Hegemann during his doctoral research in Germany. A question about how a microscopic organism finds sunlight led to research that would eventually help scientists control the activity of nerve cells using light. More than two decades later, the work has a connection to the 2026 Nobel…
Libra holds the upper hand in contests of every kind this week, from office rivalries to old debts. Shani, your yogakaraka, works from Pisces, the sixth house of enemies and illness. Its retrograde motion returns old battles, and this time you are better placed to win them. Rivals and Office Politics Shani in the sixth…
CJP leaders were detained by Delhi Police directly from their flight at Delhi airport ahead of Jantar Mantar 2.0 protest NEW DELHI: “Come on, arrest us! We have come here to get arrested. We are not afraid of you. Arrest us!”, CJP leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained from inside their…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay is scheduled to meet his Andhra Pradesh counterpart, N Chandrababu Naidu, in Vijayawada on Oct 13, highly placed sources told TOI. The tentative agenda includes discussions on interlinking rivers in the southern states, especially the Godavari-Krishna-Cauvery link at Kattalai, and the release of Krishna water to Chennai.The…
‘This govt will go’: Rahul’s blunt message ahead of CJP’s ‘Jantar Mantar 2.0’ NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Saturday reiterated his demand for chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s removal, declaring that both the CEC and the government would go.His remarks came as Delhi was placed under heightened security ahead of…
