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Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Megastar of Hindi cinema Amitabh Bachchan has again stirred introspection with a deeply philosophical note, reflecting on the stark contrast between abundance and deprivation. The icon took to his blog, where he drew parallels from life’s realities and wrote: “One can get saturated with items of food and its consumption .. but the poor never experienced the means of saturation .. for them just the faith that by the end of the day they shall get their food, is to them …

Chennai, Feb 1 (IANS) Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan on Sunday extended warm Thaipusam greetings to people across the country, invoking the boundless grace of Lord Murugan to guide society on the path of righteousness, wisdom, and harmony. In his message, the Vice President recalled the timeless Tamil poetic imagery that celebrates Lord Murugan as the divine warrior who bears the sacred Vel, the spear that destroys adharma and firmly establishes dharma. He noted that Murugan, depicted with si…

Prabhas Patan (Gujarat), Jan 5 (IANS) Year-long activities are set to take place at Somnath Temple in Gujarat to mark the Somnath Swabhiman Parv, officials said on Monday. Many spiritual and social activities will take place in the temple premises from January 8 to 11.Additionally, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also visit Somnath Temple on January 11 to attend the Somnath Swabhiman Parv programmes.Somnath Swabhiman Parv is being organised to mark 1,000 years since the first major attack on t…

Los Angeles, Jan 3 (IANS) Hollywood star Nicole Kidman is putting the year 2025, in which she split with her country singer Keith Urban after 19 years of marriage , and said that she is “looking forward” to 2026. She feels optimistic heading into the new year as a single woman. Kidman took to her Instagram Stories and shared a photo of herself cosying up to their daughters, Sunday, 17, and Faith, 15, as they looked out to the water in Sydney, Australia, as a firework burst in front of them.The B…

Thiruvananathapuram, Dec 25 (IANS) Christmas in Kerala unfolds with a warmth that goes beyond ritual, shaped by a Christian community that forms nearly 18 per cent of the State’s 3.30 crore population and a social fabric that embraces the festival as its own. The celebrations reflect both faith and diversity – of belief, tradition and history – seamlessly woven into everyday life.Christians in Kerala are far from a homogeneous group.Catholics, spread across three distinct churches that all owe a…