Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa Temple opens amid tight vigilance following gold theft row

Sabarimala (Kerala), Oct 18 (UNI) The world-renowned Lord Ayyappa temple here opened for the monthly poojas marking the beginning of the Malayalam month of Thulam, with renewed grandeur following the reinstallation of gold-plated panels on the Dwarapalaka (door guardian) sculptures. The reopening comes close on the heels of the controversy over the alleged theft of…

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Israel kills senior Hezbollah commander in airstrike against Beirut’s southern suburbs

Jerusalem, Nov. 24 (UNI) An Israeli airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs killed senior Hezbollah commander Haytham Ali Al-Tabtabi on Sunday, the Israeli military and the Lebanese group said, a high-profile assassination that further strains a year-old ceasefire. Hezbollah confirmed Al-Tabtabi’s death in what it termed a “treacherous Israeli attack” on the Haret Hreik district, stating…

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