Paryushan festival Bhopal: Paryushan festival of Digambar Jain community has started from Tuesday. The enthusiasm of the Bajaria community is visible with its joy and happiness. 1008 Lord Shri Mahavir Swami Digambar Jain Temple seated in Jinalaya, the ten-day long “Paryushan Mahaparva” of self-purification at Station Bajaria began with much fanfare with the Uttam Kshama…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (UNI) Renowned Bollywood filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt turned 75 on Wednesday. Mahesh Bhatt was born on September 20, 1948, in Mumbai. His father, Nanabhai Bhatt, was a well-known filmmaker in the film industry. Due to the filmy atmosphere at home, he also got inclined towards films and started dreaming of becoming a…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (UNI) The charismatic actor Rithvik Dhanjani, too, has unwavering faith in Bappa and crafts his own eco-friendly Ganpati idols at home. While promoting his new film on MX Player titled ‘Lost and Found in Singapore’, Rithvik spoke about his connection with Bappa and how he has never experienced a sense of…
Nashik, Sep 21 (UNI) With no solution being found to pending demands of onion traders, they called for an indefinite strike from Wednesday, leading to suspension of onion auction at all 15 Agriculture Produce Market Committees (APMCs) and sub-market committees in the district. After the central government raised export duty on onions, angry onion farmers…
Chandigarh, Sep 20 (UNI) Former BJP MLA from Abohar Arun Narang joined the Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann formally inducted Narang into the party and welcomed him to the fold. Arun Narang won the 2017 assembly elections from Abohar constituency by defeating the then Congress candidate Sunil Jakhar. Arun Narang is…
Chennai, Sep 20 (UNI) A Principal Sessions Court on Wednesday dismissed the the bail application of Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji, who was now in judicial custody following his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case. Principal Sessions Judge S Alli refused to grant bail accepting the ED’s strong contention…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said for the BJP government, women empowerment is a matter of recognition and not a political issue. “Women empowerment can be a political issue for some parties and a weapon to win the elections, but it is a matter of recognition for BJP,”…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (UNI) Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday supported the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha, but said it was “incomplete” without a quota for OBC representatives. Presenting his views on the bill, Rahul Gandhi said the bill can be implemented today itself by allocating 33 per cent of Lok Sabha…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (UNI) The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Women’s Reservation Bill which provides for a 33 percent quota in the lower house of parliament and the state assemblies for women. As many as 454 members in the People’s House voted in favour of the Bill while 2 members opposed it. The…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (UNI) Taking a dig at the Modi government, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said India’s space programme has always been powered by locally made parts and components and any suggestion that this started happening only after 2014 is a “complete distortion of fact”. Participating in the discussion on India’s…
