NEW DELHI: Mayawati today formally called an end to the alliance with Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party, tweeting that going forward, her party will contest all elections, big and small, on its own. In a series of tweets, the Bahujan Samaj Party also aired her grouse against Akhilesh Yadav, with whom she promised to keep cordial relations
K.A.Viswanathan MUMBAI: Sri Shankara Mattham Matunga conducted Varuna Japam to appease rain God to get enough rain to save people and farmers from water shortage. Five Vedic pandits conducted this prayer by standing in chest deep water in drums and recited Varuna Japam for nearly two hours. Before this, they performed Varuna pooja in the
ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways has announced its suspending operations through Iranian airspace over the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman. In a statement, the national airline of the UAE said, "Following the decision yesterday of the US Federal Aviation Administration to restrict US airline operations in Iranian-controlled airspace, Etihad Airways consulted closely with
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today hold a meeting with top economists to review the macroeconomic situation of the country. The meeting comes amid growing concern over the slowdown in the economy. The constraints on growth acceleration and employment generation are expected to be discussed in the meeting, sources said, adding that the main focus
MUMBAI: On the occasion of the International Yoga day, the students and staff and alumni of the SIES College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Sion participated in the new concept yoga called "Chair Yoga – Yogasthaha" conducted by Yoga teacher Sandeep Solanki at the college premises, Sion. This type of Yoga is meant mainly for the office goers
DUBAI: Innovative start-ups from India will have the opportunity to pitch and compete for business set-up support in Dubai at the first-ever roadshow to be organised by the Dubai Startup Hub in Delhi and Bangalore from 24th to 26th June 2019. The Dubai Startup Hub is an initiative of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and
NEW DELHI: The Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has called for popularizing Yoga and making it part of the school curriculum to promote healthy lifestyles and combat growing incidence of non-communicable diseases in the country. Participating in the International Yoga Day celebrations organized by Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Vishwa Vidyalaya at the historic Red Fort grounds,
RANCHI: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today participated in a Mass Yoga Demonstration at Ranchi, on the occasion of International Day of Yoga. "Let our motto be Yoga for peace, harmony and progress", exhorted the Prime Minister as he commenced his address, shortly before the Yoga session. Greeting everyone on the occasion, he complimented media
JEDDAH: The Information Office of the Saudi embassy in the United States of America conveyed the response of the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir to the report of the Human Rights Council on the killing of Saudi citizen Jamal Khashoggi. A statement by the embassy quoted Minister Al-Jubeir as saying, "There is
NEW DELHI: BJP lawmaker Om Birla is set to be the next Speaker in the Lok Sabha, the opposition has accepted his candidature, sources said. The two-time lawmaker from Rajasthan's Kota is considered close to party chief and home minister Amit Shah. Though there has been no formal announcement yet, the party's choice was confirmed