The largest meditation centre in the world, Swarved Mahamandir, was opened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday in Varanasi. After the opening, he and Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, visited the meditation centre, which has 20,000 seats for guests at a time.The walls of the seven-story superstructure known as the Mahamandir bear verses from the Swarveda.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal stressed the significance of placing a high priority on Parliament’s security and proper conduct during proceedings, regardless of political affiliations, shortly after Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla wrote a letter to all Members of Parliament, emphasising that there is no correlation between the security breach and the recent suspension of 13 MPs from the Lower House.Union Minister Smriti Irani echoed a similar idea when she emphasised that members of Parliament have an obligation to preserve the dignity of Parliament and expressed worry that indiscipline could be politicised. Thirteen Members of Parliament were suspended for raising a...
Donald Trump’s former attorney, former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, was ordered by a jury on Friday to pay $148 million in damages for falsely accusing two poll workers in Georgia of engaging in election fraud, according to US media. Ruby Freeman and her daughter Wandrea “Shaye” Moss were given $16 million each by the eight-member federal jury for defamation, an additional $20 million for emotional distress, and $75 million in punitive damages.
On Friday evening, the annual day of Dhirubhai Ambani International School was attended by a full house. Shah Rukh Khan attended the function with his wife Gauri, daughter Suhana, and mother-in-law Savita Chhibber. The video of SRK’s son AbRam’s stage performance went viral. AbRam is seen in the video striking the same famous pose as his father, Shah Rukh Khan (you won’t get points for figuring out which one). Little AbRam says, “Give me a hug, I love hugs,” during his performance. Gazing at Gauri and Suhana from the front row, Shah Rukh Khan couldn’t help but smile.
The world’s third wealthiest man gave business advice on consumer behaviour. “With consumer behaviour, well, with anything completely new, it can be exceedingly challenging to predict how they will act. It’s very difficult to predict what a large audience will do in the future, Mr. Bezos stated in the video that dates back two decades.“Try something new and see what happens is the easiest way to determine how consumers may behave in the future,” he continued. Many companies, in my opinion, get that wrong. They spend too much time debating the behaviour of customers when, by the time they finish...
Speaking with Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reviewed the situation in Gaza during a tense period in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.In the midst of the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, the minister of external affairs promised to “stay in touch” when speaking with Cohen. “I just had a conversation with Israeli Foreign Minister @elicoh1. talked about the security of regional maritime traffic, Lebanon, and the Gaza situation,” Mr. Jaishankar posted on X, formerly Twitter.In November, Mr. Jaishankar also spoke with Cohen over the phone, restating India’s commitment to “fighting terrorism, upholding international humanitarian law, and...
On Thursday, President Vladimir Putin referred to the circumstances in the Gaza Strip as a “catastrophe” that was unlike anything that had happened in the Ukraine.Putin made the remarks at a press conference in Moscow as his full-scale military intervention against Kyiv approaches the two-year anniversary. Putin’s government has maintained ties with both Israel and Hamas. “Everybody here and around the world can see and look at the special military operation and at what is happening in Gaza and feel the difference,” he said, referring to the conflict in Ukraine by the name of the Kremlin.
PM Narendra Modi consoled the players in the dressing room following India’s defeat. The meeting’s video was extensively circulated. PM Modi gave Shami a hug and complimented him on his performance during that meeting. Social media users had conflicting opinions about the video after it went viral. Shami disclosed that the players of the Indian cricket team were taken aback by the PM’s visit and were not prepared for it. “After the loss, we were sitting dejectedly, our hearts broken. It felt like the result of one match negated two months of hard work. We were miserable because it was...
According to an article, the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), S Somanath, plans to send Indian astronauts to the moon for the first time by 2040. For the mission, four Indian Air Force test pilots have been chosen as astronaut designates.His article for the Manorama Yearbook 2024 was published last week. “Looking ahead, Isro aims to take the next step in space exploration with the Gaganyaan programme, planning to launch a crew of 2 to 3 Indian astronauts into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for up to three days before safely returning them to a predefined site in...
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, was recently seen at the Army-Navy game in Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, with a special guest. The billionaire was seen out and about with his son, X AE A-12, who is three years old and is known to him as X. The young child was balanced on Mr. Musk’s shoulders as they watched Army defeat its opponent 17–11.The father was wearing a grey t-shirt and a blue jacket, while the child was dressed in denim and a green and black flannel shirt. The billionaire posted a photo of them from the...
