Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated with zeal in Mumbai and Pune, with devotees travelling long distances to their favourite pandals to seek blessings from their favourite 'Ganpati Bappa.' The metros are back to full capacity for the festival after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Seema Patra is the wife of Maheshwar Patra, a retired IAS officer. She served on the national working committee of the BJP's women's wing. The saffron party suspended her after a video of the victim recounting her ordeal went viral on social media.
Mikhail Gorbachev travelled to India with a large delegation. His defence minister and the chief of staff of the Soviet armed forces accompanied him and the first lady; they were greeted by former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and his wife, now-Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
The Orion spacecraft, atop the world's most powerful rocket, will launch from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, on its maiden voyage to the Moon and back. The decision was made following a meeting of mission managers on Tuesday to discuss the engine issues that surfaced on Monday.
Even though Mikhail Gorbachev was in power for less than seven years, he unleashed an extraordinary series of numerous events that led to the Soviet Union's collapse, the liberation of countries in Eastern Europe from Russian rule, and the end of years of East-West nuclear conflict.
K Govardhan Rao, Convener of RC Maidan, said, "Puja will be performed traditionally, and we will celebrate this festival for three days as directed by the Municipal Corporation. We will adhere to all instructions given to us."
According to Bloomberg, this is the first time an Asian has appeared among the world's top three wealthiest people. The 60-year-old business magnate trails Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk on the coveted list with a net worth of $137 billion.
The theme for this year is the Ayodhya Ram Temple. Nitin Chandrakant Desai, a renowned art director, designed the decorations at Lalbaughcha Raja. At the entrance, there will be a Ram mandir with Lord Ram's idol, according to Desai.
Three days after resigning from Congress, Azad launched a new attack, claiming that the party requires medicines that are provided by compounders rather than doctors. He also accused the Congress leadership of not having time to fix the organisation.
After the allegation prompted criticism against IKEA, the ready-to-assemble furniture and home appliances company responded with a Twitter thread emphasising their condemnation of all forms of racism and prejudice.
