‘Why funding only for temples?’ Congress’s Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Bengal’s Rs 1,000-crore plan | India News
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday questioned the BJP-led West Bengal…
‘Why funding only for temples?’ Congress’s Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Bengal’s Rs 1,000-crore plan | India News
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday questioned the BJP-led West Bengal government’s proposed Rs 1,000 crore spending over the next two years to renovate and restore ancient temples and monasteries across the state under the ‘Tirthakshetra Circuit’.Speaking to reporters on the occasion of Kali Puja and Diwali, Chowdhury said the country…
Billionaire couple Lynda and Stewart Resnick pledged $50 million to UC Davis in 2022; their 34,000-square-foot agricultural research centre opened in May 2026 | World News
PC: The Wonderful Company A philanthropic pledge announced in 2022 has now taken physical shape at the University of California, Davis, where a new agricultural research centre opened its doors in May 2026. The facility, named after California philanthropists Lynda and Stewart Resnick, follows their $50 million donation to the university, the largest contribution it…
PM Modi visits LK Advani on his birthday as veteran BJP leader enters 100th year | India News
PM Modi visits LK Advani’s residence on his birthday NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited former deputy prime minister Lal Krishna Advani at his residence to greet him on his birthday, as the veteran BJP leader entered his 100th year.The Bharatiya Janata Party also organised a havan at its headquarters to mark…
In a 2,800-year-old Siberian tomb, researchers found about 1,000 cannabis seeds and chemical traces in human hair, suggesting ritual intoxication among people buried alongside sacrificed horses and other remains
Representative image of cannabis seeds from Canva Researchers studying a 2,800-year-old princely tomb in southern Siberia have found about 1,000 cannabis seeds alongside preserved human hair containing chemical traces associated with cannabis intoxication. The discovery, reported by Phys.org, ScienceAlert and Discover Magazine, suggests that people buried in the Scythian-era tomb may have used cannabis for…
Watch: Diwali lights up Srinagar’s Lal Chowk as tourists, locals celebrate at Ghanta Ghar | India News
Local Hindus and Muslims also joined the celebrations, with people lighting firecrackers. NEW DELHI: Thousands of earthen lamps lit up Srinagar’s iconic Lal Chowk on Sunday evening as tourists and local residents came together to celebrate Diwali around the city’s historic clock tower, popularly known as Ghanta Ghar.Dozens of tourists gathered at the clock tower…
In 2015, a Louisiana woman began a long legal fight over neighbours using a rural road beside her home; in November 2026, appeals judges upheld her right to stop them using the private section beyond its first 1,000 feet
Living beside a quiet country road in French Settlement, Louisiana, Mona Matherne spent more than ten years trying to stop her neighbours from using a private stretch of land that passes her home. On Friday, 6 November 2026, state appeals judges brought the long-running dispute to an end. They ruled that the 73-year-old landowner has…
Delhi records ‘very poor’ air quality on Diwali, 19 monitoring stations report severe AQI | India News
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s Air Quality Index stood at 371, in the ‘very poor’ category, on Sunday evening as people stepped out to celebrate DiwaliThe national capital witnessed a further deterioration in air quality as firecracker emissions added to the existing pollution burden. Several residents took to social media platform X to report a smoky smell…
An Ohio homeowner refused to pay for basement walls after spotting defects in a 2021 project; judges said the foundation was structurally sound despite cosmetic flaws and upheld a $45,806 payment to the contractor
An Ohio homeowner who refused to pay for a newly built concrete foundation after noticing visible defects has been ordered by an appeals court to pay the contractor $45,806. The judges found that the basement walls were structurally sound, even though they had some cosmetic flaws. The dispute began with a residential construction agreement signed…
‘Matter of personal faith’: Congress on Akhilesh Yadav’s proposed Ram Temple visit | India News
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday described Samajwadi Party (SP) president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav’s proposed December 12 visit to the Ram Temple in Ayodhya as a “matter of personal faith.“The two parties are allies in the state.Congress’ Uttar Pradesh in-charge Rajendra Pal Gautam questioned why any political leader should object…
Far-right wingnuts storm Diwali fest in Seattle after lights go out on MAGA
Far-right activist Jake Lang disrupts Seattle Diwali celebrations with anti-Hindu placards TOI correspondent from Washington: A celebration of light, colour, diversity, and religious pluralism in Seattle turned into a brief demonstration of America’s darker side when two far-right activists gate-crashed the festivities carrying placards demanding the deportation of “dot heads” and warning of a “Hindu…
