The doors of Kedarnath Dham in Uttarakhand were opened this morning. The doors of Badrinath Dham will be opened on Sunday. The Chardham Yatra started with the opening of the doors of Gangotri and Yamunotri temples on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya on the 3rd of this month. For the first time after 2019, this pilgrimage has started without Corona related restrictions. During this, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami was mainly present. During the opening of the doors, about 10 thousand devotees were present in Kedarnath Dham. A day before the commencement of the Kedarnath pilgrimage, there is a huge crowd of devotees…
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The court has said that giving azaan through loudspeaker is not a fundamental right. The law has already been passed in this regard. A division bench of Justice Vivek Kumar Birla and Justice Vikas Wednesday said this while hearing the petition filed by Irfan. His arguments were rejected by the Allahabad High Court. The court said that now the law has been passed that the use of loudspeakers from the mosque is not a fundamental right. As such the petition is clearly wrong and hence it is dismissed. Recently in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had said that loudspeakers at religious places should…
Continuing his fiery stance, Raj Thackeray said on Wednesday that his party workers would also continue to play Hanuman Chalisa in a loud voice until the loudspeakers at mosques were silenced. In a press conference here, Raj Thackeray took a jibe at the Maharashtra Police, saying the police was taking his party workers into custody but “leaving away” those who did not follow the law. The MNS chief claimed that when he called for playing Hanuman Chalisa outside mosques, 90 to 92 per cent of mosques did not use loudspeakers for morning azan. He had warned to launch his agitation…
Tamil Nadu government has announced that every year two hundred people will be made pilgrimage from the famous Ramanatha Swamy temple in Rameswaram to Kashi Vishwanath temple in Uttar Pradesh. Making several announcements in the assembly, Hindu Religious Endowments Minister Shekhar Babu said that the government will allocate Rs 50 lakh for the scheme. He said that mini-buses would be arranged for the pilgrims staying at the pilgrimage rest house at Rameswaram. He also announced to conduct development work in one thousand temples at a cost of Rs.5 crore. He said that eighty temples which are more than one thousand years old would be…
The Board of Control for Cricket in India-BCCI has banned journalist Boria Majumdar for two years. The board has imposed this ban on the journalist after the allegation of torturing Indian wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha was found to be true. As per the ban, the journalist will not be allowed to cover any match in India. Saha had made a post on social media in February this year, in which he had alleged that he had received threats from a journalist for not giving interviews. This matter came to light in the media when Gujarat Titans wicket-keeper batsman Wriddhiman Saha shared a screenshot…
The top EU official yesterday announced fresh sanctions against Russia over Ukraine. These include a total ban on imports of oil from Russia and a watch on Russia’s biggest banks and major broadcasters. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced within six months plans to cut Russia’s purchases of crude into Europe and end imports of refined energy products by the end of this year. The main purpose of the sanctions is to drain Russian resources that are helping Putin continue the war against Ukraine. At the same time, he said that America will no longer allow Russia to pay off…
In IPL cricket, last night Chennai Super Kings beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 13 runs. In response to the target of 203 runs, Sunrisers Hyderabad could only manage 189 runs for six wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Mukesh Chaudhary took four wickets for Chennai. Earlier, Chennai Super Kings scored 202 for two in the allotted 20 overs. Rituraj Gaikwad scored 99 runs, while Devon Conway scored an unbeaten 85. T. Natarajan took two wickets for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Rituraj Gaikwad was declared player of the match. In another match, Lucknow Super Giants beat Delhi Capitals by six runs. Batting first, Lucknow Super Giants scored 195 for…
The IPO price of the country’s largest life insurance company has been fixed at Rs 902 to Rs 949 per share. Investors can invest in at least 15 shares or multiples thereof. LIC has given a discount of Rs 45 per share to retail investors and eligible employee category. Policy holders will get a discount of Rs 60 per share. LIC IPO will be listed on the stock exchanges on 17th May. This is the biggest IPO of the country till date. The government is disinvesting its 3.5 percent stake in LIC. The total value of the IPO is Rs 21 thousand crores. Let us tell…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Germany on Monday in the first leg of his three-nation tour of Europe. On reaching here, Modi tweeted, “Reached Berlin. Today I will speak to Chancellor Olaf Scholz, meet business leaders and address a community event. I am sure that this visit will deepen the friendship between India and Germany. He said in another tweet, “It was just morning in Berlin, even then many people from the Indian community reached here. It was nice talking to him. India is proud of the proficiency of our community. The Ministry of External Affairs said that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, External Affairs…
One more person has been arrested in connection with the investigation of the Indo-Afghan Narcotics Syndicate and the seizure of 50 kg of heroin from New Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh area last week. Officials gave this information on Monday. He said that a person was arrested from Laxmi Nagar on Sunday in this case. This is the fifth arrest in this case. Earlier in April, two Indians and two Afghan nationals were detained by the anti-narcotics agency after raids in South Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh-Jamia Nagar. NCB Director General SN Pradhan had last week said that terrorism links with the drug smuggling case “cannot be…