NEW DELHI,FEB 18 : Renowned Jain monk Acharya Vidyasagar Maharaj died on Sunday at Chandragiri Teerth in Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon district after undertaking ‘sallekhna’. He was 77. ‘Sallekhna’ is a Jain religious practice involving voluntary fasting unto death for spiritual purification, a statement from the teerth said. Acharya Vidyasagar Continue Reading
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NEW DELHI,FEB 18 : According to a survey to determine the popularity and acceptability of India’s Chief Ministers, Odisha’s Naveen Patnaik, who has held the post for over two decades, has been rated as the most popular Chief Minister of the country. Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh’s Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath followed in close in the second […]Continue Reading
MUMBAI,FEB 17 : Renowned Urdu poet Gulzar and Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya have been named the recipients of the 58th Jnanpith Award, the Jnanpith selection committee announced on Saturday. Sampooran Singh Kalra, popularly known as Gulzar, is celebrated for his works in Hindi cinema and is considered one of the finest Urdu poets of this […]Continue Reading
BENGALURU,FEB 17: After India launched a satellite to study black holes and neutron stars on January 1, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday evening successfully launched INSAT-3DS, India’s exclusive meteorological satellite. The satellite will provide continuity of services to the existing in-orbit INSAT-3D and 3DR satellites and significantly enhance Continue Reading
VARANASI,FEB 17 : The Rahul Gandhi-led ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ of the Congress on Saturday entered Varanasi on the second day of its Uttar Pradesh leg. Gandhi, along with the party’s state president Ajay Rai and other congress leaders, stood atop an open jeep and toured the busy Gudauli area of the temple town. Gandhi […]Continue Reading
AMBALA,FEB 16: A 63-year-old farmer, who was among the farmers protesting at the Shambhu border near Haryana’s Ambala, died of a heart attack on Friday, officials said. Gian Singh complained of chest pain in the morning and was taken to the Civil Hospital in Punjab’s Rajpura. From there, he was rushed to Rajindra Hospital in […]Continue Reading
MUMBAI,FEB 16 :The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday extended the earlier deadline given to Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL) to stop key services, including credit transactions, deposits, wallet, and FASTags. The central bank has said in a fresh circular that the new deadline is March 15, and also released a list of FAQ […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,FEB 16 : A 24-year-old M Tech student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi was found hanging in his hostel room, police said on Friday. The matter came to light after the family of the student, Sanjay Nerkar (24), asked his hostel mates to check on him as he was not answering […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,FEB 16 : Several farmers’ unions have called for a ‘Bharat Bandh’ as their protest entered day four today. Large gatherings have been banned in Delhi and its national capital region (NCR) as Section 144 has been imposed. Farmers have vowed to intensify the stir, with the Noida-based Bharatiya Kisan Parishad extending support to […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, FEB 15 : Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday informed voters of her Rae Bareli constituency in Uttar Pradesh that she will not contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls due to health and age issues.Hope you will be with my family: Sonia Gandhi’s emotional message to Rae Bareli voters Sonia files for […]Continue Reading
