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The protracted struggle in Eastern Europe has been completely overshadowed by the blazing war in the Middle East, with Vladimir Putin’s campaign of brutality against Ukraine garnering far less attention from the press than it did before the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out. The GDELT Project examined closed-captioning data from the Internet Television Archive and found that following Hamas’ devastating terror strike on October 7, cable news coverage of the Ukraine war drastically decreased. CNN only covered the conflict in Ukraine to the extent of eight percent of their programming in the days leading up to the Israel-Hamas war. CNN, the...

Elon Musk declared that the hospitals in Israel and the war-torn Gaza will get donations via his social media platform X.“X Corp will be donating all revenue from advertising & subscriptions associated with the war in Gaza to hospitals in Israel and the Red Cross/Crescent in Gaza,” Musk wrote on X, which used to be Twitter.Statement coincides with intense combat between Gaza’s ruling party, Hamas, and the Israel Defence Force. In the small, highly populated Gaza Strip, Israeli shelling has claimed the lives of over 13,000 civilians to date. The fighting and a lack of essential supplies have shut down...

The Indian cricket team finished the Cricket World Cup 2023 with all but one match won. On Sunday, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the squad lost to Australia by six wickets in the final match. Along with Home Minister Amit Shah and thousands of other supporters, Prime Minister Narendra Modi watched the match with the hopes of ending the 12-year wait for the ODI World Cup. To the dismay of the host nation, however, Pat Cummins’s soldiers defeated Rohit Sharma’s army. Upon observing unhappy individuals such as Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, PM Modi approached them in the...

On November 19, former captain of India Kapil Dev said he was not invited to the World Cup final in Ahmedabad between the hosts and Australia. Kapil, who in 1983 guided India to its first-ever ODI World Cup victory, expressed his desire to travel to the match alongside his colleagues. “There, I wasn’t invited. I didn’t go since they didn’t call. Just like that. I wish the entire ’83 squad could have attended, but I suppose because it’s such a significant occasion and everyone is so preoccupied with their duties, sometimes people forget. Sourav Ganguly was one of the other...

Usha Arghya, also known as Bihaniya Arghya, is the morning offering made to the Sun God. Once more, the family members and Vrattis congregate early in the morning on the riverbank and wait for the sun to rise. They adore Chhati Maiya while singing. Arghya is presented morning by entering the water as the sun rises. Vrattis break their 36-hour fast by consuming ginger and water upon returning from the Ghat. Subsequently, delicious cuisine is cooked and served to the Vratti. We refer to this as Paran. In this manner the four-day Chhath Puja comes to an end.

After Australia won the Cricket World Cup 2023 final, Virat Kohli was devastated, just like every member of the Indian squad and millions of supporters worldwide. Even though Kohli finished the competition as the highest-scoring batter—a distinction he was awarded for his incredible run with the bat—he was unable to win the trophy. Following Australia’s convincing victory led by Travis Head, Kohli ran into his wife Anushka Sharma in the stands. Anushka attempted to provide an embrace to the obviously distraught Kohli.

David Beckham, the former captain of the England football team, has had a hectic week on his first trip to India. While in the nation on a goodwill mission for UNICEF, Beckham saw India take on New Zealand in the Cricket World Cup semi-final at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. Beckham complied for pictures with everyone, including actors and cricket players. Shah Rukh Khan, the superstar of Bollywood, also joined up with the former Manchester United and Real Madrid player. Shah Rukh Khan showed Beckham a lot of appreciation on social networking platform X, describing him as “kind and an absolute gentleman”.

At the ghat, Sandhya Arghya is offered with the Soops and bamboo baskets full of Prasad to the Sun God and Chhathi Maiyya. Other important rituals carried out on the auspicious day of Sandhya Arghya include presenting flowers on the banks of rivers, performing folk melodies during puja, and bathing in holy water. The festival’s objectives are to offer gratitude for all of life’s benefits, to pray for the health and prosperity of family members, and to invoke the blessings of the Sun God and his consort Usha. Thekua, a prasad prepared with wheat, sugar, or jaggery, is regarded as the...

Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, delayed three days to respond to the Israeli atrocity carried out by Hamas on his 71st birthday. When he did, it was the US, not Hamas, that was at fault.“I think that many will agree with me that this is a clear example of the failed policy in the Middle East of the United States, which tried to monopolise the settlement process,” Putin said to the prime minister of Iraq. Six more days passed before Putin sent his condolences to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the approximately 1,200 Israelis that had died. A...

The second day of the festival is called Kharna. On this day, devotees observe a fast for the entire day, which ends in the evening after sunset. After worshiping the Sun God and Chhathi Maiya in the evening on the day of Kharna, kheer made of jaggery and rice is made. Roti made from flour is also made with it. This food is cooked on a new earthen stove using mango wood. After consuming this Prasad, the 36-hour waterless fast (Nirjala) begins.