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Sheetala Saptami is the most significant festival, which is dedicated to worship Goddess Sheetala. This day is celebrated on Saptami tithi of krishna paksha in the month of Chaitra. On this sacred day, devotees observe fast and offer their prayers to Maa Sheetala to seek blessings of Maa Sheetala. This festival is mainly celebrated in…
Avijit Ghosh Avijit Ghosh is a associate editor with The Times of India. He is addicted to films, music, cricket and football—and not necessarily in that order. He is the author of Bandicoots in the Moonlight, Cinema Bhojpuri, 40 Retakes, and now, Up Campus, Down Campus, a novel set in 1980s JNU. He tweets from…
Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex opened in green on Tuesday after a major selloff on Monday amidst US-Iran war and oil price uncertainty. While Nifty50 went above 24,150, BSE Sensex was up over 580 points. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading at24,186.90, up 159 points or 0.66%. BSE…
NEW DELHI: In order to end unnecessary delay in assessing projects for environmental clearances (EC), the Union environment ministry has proposed to set up a central body — Standing Committee on Environment Impact Appraisal (SCEIA) — for each State/UT, which will appraise projects when state-level panels are non-functional. The idea behind the proposal is to…
NEW DELHI: National Council of Educational Research on Tuesday issued a public apology for publishing a chapter on discussing “corruption” and “backlogs” in the judiciary.“National Council of Educational Research and Training [NCERT] has recently published a social science text book “Exploring Society: India and Beyond” Grade 8 (Part II) which contained Chapter IV titled The…
Singer Shreya Ghoshal recently highlighted Lata Mangeshkar’s unique ability to infuse divinity even into a cabaret song. Reflecting on a concert featuring a live orchestra of over 40 musicians, Ghoshal expressed that the grand orchestral arrangements, once a staple of film music, are now a rare and missed element in modern productions. At a recent…
Market participants are now awaiting the release of the US consumer price index for February, scheduled for Wednesday, as well as the Personal Consumption Expenditures index, the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, due on Friday. Among other precious metals, spot silver rose 3 per cent to $89.60 per ounce. Platinum gained 1.2 per cent to…
Preity Zinta at the stadium during the T20 World Cup final. (Video grabs) NEW DELHI: India’s historic triumph in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final sparked a wave of celebration across the country, and Bollywood stars were among the loudest cheerleaders. Actor Preity Zinta, who watched the match live from the stands, shared her…
Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma of India lift the T20 World Cup trophy. (Getty Images) They were the overwhelming favourites coming into the tournament — a stunning run since winning the 2024 edition, playing in familiar home conditions and with almost all the players in form. But the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 did…
