MUMBAI: Increasingly at Ganeshotsav, a set of new, young hands have begun to sculpt, mould and paint Ganesha idols. Along with fresh ideas and techniques, these moortikars in their 30s are adept in the use of social media, gaining thousands of followers who fawn over their work and dissect their style.Over five years, much of the old generation of Ganesh moortikars has been phased out. Famous sculptor...
LUCKNOW: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday urged Sangh functionaries to prioritise work among non-Hindus, in what is being seen as an attempt to be seen as an inclusive organisation instead of just the torchbearer of Hindutva.According to sources, directives to work among non-Hindus Sikhs, Christians, Muslims, Jains and other religions were given to RSS Awadh Prant functionaries during a meeting held...
KALYAN: A tanker explosion in Century Rayon's Ulhasnagar plant has claimed the lives of two workers. Two others were reported missing till the time of filing this report late Saturday evening. While the rear portion of the tanker was completely destroyed in the blast, chunks of human flesh were found strewn around the site of the incident. The company said that it has initiated an internal investigation...
MUMBAI: The majority of the country’s sickest patients may no longer benefit from carbapenem, an antibiotic that effectively treated pneumonia and septicemia until a decade back, according to the latest Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) study on antimicrobial resistance.The study, released on Friday, found that abuse of antimicrobials — be they antibiotics, antivirals or antifungals — had...
GUWAHATI: Browsers and bookmarks on phones sprung back to life in strife-ridden Manipur on Saturday after 143 days as the BJP-led state government ended the country's second longest mobile internet blackout after the one in J&K since August 4, 2019, that lasted a record 552 days. The return of mobile internet coincided with the administration lifting total curfew for a day in the twin valley...
NEW DELHI: Dismissing the claims made earlier by the Canadian government, David Eby, premier of the province of British Columbia, said at a press conference on Friday that the information provided to him by the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau-led federal government regarding India’s involvement in Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s assassination was “an open source information” that was...
NOIDA: A couple has been charged by the police for allegedly assaulting a man at a high-rise building in Sector 75, Noida earlier this week. The incident took place on September 20, stemming from a dispute over posters related to the woman's missing pet dog. A video capturing the incident emerged on social media on Saturday.According to the police, the woman had recently lost her pet dog within the...
MUMBAI: On the fifth day of the Ganpati festival in Mumbai, a total of 8,198 idols were immersed in beaches and artificial ponds, according to an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). This included 61 'Sarvjanik' Ganeshas, 7,398 household idols, and 739 Gauri idols. The immersions took place at designated beaches and artificial ponds organized by the civic body until 6pm, and...
BENGALURU: The Chandrayaan-3 rover Pragyan, whose rear wheels are embossed with the Indian national emblem and the Isro logo on the lunar soil, has been unable to leave a “clear” imprint of the two, which is a good sign as it gives a new understanding of the properties of the lunar soil in the south pole region. New information about the soil in the south pole region, which is a target for multiple...
THANE: The Bhiwandi Crime Branch unit of the Thane Police has arrested a gang of four men involved in the theft of auto-rickshaws from Mumbai and Thane districts.The gang used to sell the autos in the interior regions of Maharashtra after altering their number plates. Law enforcement has successfully recovered 18 stolen auto-rickshaws from the accused.The arrested men have been identified as Rashid...
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