When the pilot comes on the PA system and says, “Sit back, relax and enjoy the flight,” some folks go yeah, right! They mutter their prayers, maintain a deathly grip on the arm rests or the arm of a fellow passenger, and just wait for the torture to end. While the Air India crash in…
A day after Ayodhya visit, Elon Musk’s father Errol Musk offers prayers at ISKCON Temple in Delhi NEW DELHI: Errol Musk, father of Tesla CEO Elon Musk and global advisor to Servotech Power Systems, was seen offering prayers at the ISKCON Temple in East of Kailash, New Delhi, on Thursday. Accompanied by priests, Musk participated…
A Myanmar Muslim organisation says more than 700 worshippers were killed when a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the country at Friday prayer time during the holy month of Ramadan. Tun Kyi, a member of the steering committee of the Spring Revolution Myanmar Muslim Network, said Monday that some 60 mosques were damaged or destroyed when the…
NEW DELHI: Authorities deployed heavy security in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal on Friday ahead of ‘Alvida Juma’ amid ongoing tension since November 24 last year, when violence erupted in the city’s Kot Garvi locality during a survey of the Mughal-era Jama Masjid.A unit of the Rapid Action Force and police personnel conducted a flag march outside…
SRINAGAR: Kashmir’s chief priest Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday condemned the administration’s decision to disallow night-long Shab-e-Qadr prayers at Jamia Masjid in Srinagar.In a post on X, the Mirwaiz said the authorities had conveyed to the mosque management committee that the masjid would be closed to the people for the…
Nasa astronaut Sunita Williams‘ ancestral village in Gujarat‘s Mehsana district is preparing for “grand celebrations, resembling Diwali”, on Wednesday morning as she is set to return to Earth after a nine-month stay at the International Space Station. The villagers of Jhulasan, the ancestral home of Sunita Williams’ father, Deepak Pandya, have been praying for her…
RAJAHMUNDRY: An education festival was organised at the feet of Lord Vigneswara in the famous Ainavilli temple in Konaseema district. The main priest of the temple, Ainavilli Suryanarayana, offered a special prayer by placing one lakh pens at the feet of Lord Vigneswara.It may be recalled that the puja is conducted for three days every…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed strong condemnation on Thursday regarding the alleged ‘terror’ attack in New Orleans that resulted in 15 fatalities.In his post on X, he said, “We strongly condemn the cowardly terrorist attack in New Orleans. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. May they find strength…
Former Pakistan batter Basit Ali said that he had a video-chat with ailing ex-India cricketer Vinod Kambli and prayed for his speedy recovery.Kambli has been hospitalized in a hospital at Thane since Saturday night. He has been suffering from a severe urinary infection. At a recent public appearance, the 52-year-old Kambli appeared very weak and…
NEW DELHI: As Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal reeled from violent clashes and unrest, the Supreme Court on Friday directed a trial court to halt proceedings related to the contentious survey of the Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid. The move comes amid tensions following a November 19 court order that authorised the survey of the mosque, based on…