Aligarh, Aug 12 (IANS) Aligarh, a city renowned for its locks and educational institutions, is gaining recognition for a new craft—idol-making. As the festival of Krishna Janmashtami approaches, local artisans have been busy preparing idols of various Hindu deities. What stands out this year, much like earlier, is the remarkable participation of Muslim artisans, who are skillfully crafting brass idols of Laddu Gopal, symbolising unity and communal harmony. Idol trader Kapil Gupta shared insigh…

Bengaluru, Aug 12 (IANS) Commenting on the sacking of Minister K.N. Rajanna, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Lahar Singh Siroya on Tuesday commented on Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi’s recent visit to Karnataka stating, “We should thank Rahul Gandhi for coming to Bengaluru because what he has ultimately done is destabilise his own government.”In his Press statement, released on Tuesday, Siroya stated, “LoP Rahul Gandhi by coming to Bengaluru a few days back, and making wild allegat…

Ahmedabad, Aug 12 (IANS) Gujarat’s state-level Independence Day celebrations this year will be held in Porbandar, the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi. On August 15, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will preside over the flag-hoisting ceremony, marking the 78th anniversary of India’s freedom.As per the General Administration Department, Gujarat Assembly Speaker Shankar Chaudhary will lead the celebrations in Mehsana, while cabinet ministers and district collectors will oversee events across other …

New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) India’s inflation rate based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) eased further to 1.55 per cent in July this year, compared to the same month of the previous year, as prices of food declined during the month. This is the lowest level of year-on-year retail inflation since June 2017, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Statistics on Tuesday.The retail inflation in July was also lower by 55 basis points than the 2.1 per cent for the previous month of June th…

New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Delhi Health Minister Pankaj Singh on Tuesday launched an ambitious AIDS awareness campaign from Ambedkar Hospital in Rohini, setting the tone for a citywide public health drive. After the flag-off, healthcare workers will be going door-to-door to educate residents about HIV/AIDS prevention, testing, and treatment.Pankaj Singh emphasised that the initiative is not a one-time programme but a mass movement aimed at tackling the stigma and misinformation surrounding the dis…

New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) A delegation of the Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP), led by party president Lurinjyoti Gogoi, met Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, in the national capital to press for the urgent discussion of long-pending political issues central to Assam’s identity and history. Speaking after the meeting, Gogoi said the delegation urged Rahul Gandhi to raise in Parliament the implementation of the Assam Accord, the execution of Clause 6, and the repe…

New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) As many as 117 endangered languages/mother tongues, spoken by less than 10,000 people, have been chosen from all over India for study and documentation under a Central government scheme, the Rajya Sabha was informed. Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju, in a written reply, said that Bharatavani, a digital knowledge platform dedicated to Indian languages, has represented 77 tribal languages, offering resources across language learning, encyclopaedias, dictionaries, …

New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday handed over the probe into the 2021 Telangana lawyer couple’s murder to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).A bench of Justices M. M. Sundresh and N. Kotiswar Singh pronounced the orders, transferring the case to the Central agency, saying the matter requires further investigation.The apex court was hearing a plea filed by Gattu Kishan Rao seeking a CBI inquiry into the murder of his son, Gattu Vaman Rao and daughter-in-law, P. V. Nag…

New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Manchester United fan group, The 1958, has postponed their plans of carrying out a protest ahead of the opening Premier League game against minority club owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe. The fan group had organised a protest march to Old Trafford on August 17, ahead of the game against Arsenal at Old Trafford, but have now decided to postpone it due to a split in the fan base’s opinions.The group conducted a survey which showed almost 63 per cent of the nearly 26,000 responden…

New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Former India batter Ambati Rayudu reflected on his eight-season stint with Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL), saying the team enjoyed a close-knit dressing room atmosphere and consistently supported one another on the field.Rayudu played for MI from 2010 to 2017. During his time with MI, he played 87 matches, scoring 1,771 runs with a high score of 81 not out. He was also part of the three title-winning campaigns in 2013, 2015 and 2017.“When I played fo…