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New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) A number of Hindu saints on Saturday welcomed the proposal of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to replace the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) with ‘Mahakal Standard Time’ (MST). They echoed that throughout the ancient period in India, time has been calculated by determining the rays of the Sun.Pradhan made the proposal while addressing the International Conference “Mahakal: The Master of Time” on Friday at Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh. Moreover, he had also called the …

New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Paush Purnima, the first full moon of the Hindu lunar calendar in 2026 will be observed on Saturday, coinciding with a spectacular celestial event, the year’s first supermoon which is also being called the ‘Wolf Supermoon’. The bright Wolf Supermoon is expected to illuminate the night sky, appearing slightly larger and brighter than a typical full Moon as it rises opposite the Sun in the constellation Gemini. It will be the first full Moon of 2026 and the first in a ser…