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We are eager to celebrate the festival of colours with friends and family as it approaches. Hindus celebrate Choti Holi, also known as Holika Dahan, one day prior to Holi, another holy occasion. This year, on Sunday, March 24, Choti Holi is celebrated with great fanfare and merriment. A bonfire is lighted to represent the victory of right over wrong. In Hindu mythology, the demon Holika was said to have burned to nothing on this day when Prahlad, a devotee of Lord Vishnu, pleaded with God to deliver him from the fires of Holika, the sister of the demon king...

I repeatedly advised him not to drink, but he insisted on the policy in order to get more money.” Social activist Anna Hazare has made a number of harsh comments over the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the liquor policy case. This is just one of them. While a number of opposition figures have endorsed Mr Kejriwal, Anna Hazare has stated that the Aam Aadmi Party wasn’t the right party to make the liquor policy.“I am very saddened, that a man like Arvind Kejriwal, who used to work with me and had raised his voice against liquor,...

On social media, Anand Mahindra frequently posts intriguing and motivational tales that grab the attention of his fans. This time, the Mahindra Group chairman used a personal story about his youngest daughter’s accident to highlight how often “your own backyard” has the answers to issues. RPG Group chairperson Harsh Goenka posted his motivational speech on X (formerly Twitter). A wonderful anecdote from my friend @anandmahindra,” Mr. Goenka captioned the photo.During his speech, Mr. Mahindra described the upsetting moment his daughter needed microsurgery for a hand injury. He claimed that despite seeing renowned surgeons in Paris and London, Dr. Joshi ultimately...

Star hitter Virat Kohli of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) opened up about their match against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season opener, saying that it would be “good” to catch up with the famous cricketer MS Dhoni. The all-time leading run scorer in the IPL is Kohli. The star batsman for India has amassed 7263 runs at an average of 37.24 and a strike rate of 130.02 in 237 games and 229 innings. His highest rating is 113. Throughout his IPL career, he has amassed 50 fifties and the most hundreds...

Iconic player MS Dhoni, who has given up his captaincy for the Chennai Super Kings, is going into the Indian Premier League (IPL) of 2024 as a pure wicket-keeper batter. Due to Dhoni’s choice to resign, Ruturaj Gaikwad was able to assume the position. Even if many had anticipated the decision, fans nevertheless experienced an emotional outpouring. Not much different was going on in the CSK changing room when the ‘Thala’ said he would be leaving as captain before the season began, causing eyes to well up with tears.

In response to a potentially fatal brain bleed, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev had surgery at a hospital in Delhi, according to a statement from his Isha Foundation. It also said that he is improving “beyond expectations” and recuperating nicely.“My skull was sliced up by the neurosurgeons at Apollo Hospital in an attempt to find something. But they discovered nothing… completely empty,” Sadhguru quips in an Instagram video that was uploaded following surgery, speaking from his hospital bed. They gave up and made the necessary repairs. With my skull repaired but unharmed, here I am in Delhi,” he said.

Since 2021, Bezos, the 60-year-old founder of Amazon.com Inc., has not finished first on Bloomberg’s list of the richest individuals. The 52-year-old Musk and Bezos’s wealth disparity, which was once as high as $142 billion, has been closing as the prices of Amazon and Tesla’s shares move in different ways. Although both are part of the renowned Magnificent Seven stocks that have driven the US equity markets, since late 2022, Amazon’s shares have more than doubled and are on the verge of reaching all-time highs. Tesla has dropped almost 50% from its peak in 2021.

Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath has been made fun of by Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav, who said that the chief minister “doesn’t understand the language” and hence cannot read English newspapers. Akhilesh Yadav read aloud in English from a reputable Lucknow daily to the Samajwadi Party cadre, “Sinking road indicates stinking corruption.”The corrupt police are a problem that needs to be addressed, and the corruption in Uttar Pradesh is a problem that the BJP’s Sarkar is trying to solve. “Sinking road indicates stinking corruption,”Akhilesh Yadav laughed and added, “Ab mukhyamatriji [CM Yogi Adityanath] ne nahi padha hoga...

Navjot Singh Sidhu, a former cricket player for India, is scheduled to rejoin the commentary panel . Sidhu will rejoin the Star Sports broadcast crew as he makes a long-awaited comeback to commentating. Following a distinguished playing career, Sidhu rose to prominence as a commentator in the cricket commentary industry.Sidhu’s triumphant comeback to commentary was announced by Star Sports, the official TV broadcaster of the 2024 Indian Premier League, on X, formerly known as Twitter. At Chepauk Stadium in Chennai, he will be on the mic for the opening game of the season between the Chennai Super Kings and the...

Recently, the actor opened up about his recollections of Sushant Singh Rajput. Speaking about Sushant Singh Rajput’s tragic passing, which sparked conversations about Bollywood’s work culture and cliques. Shorey also talked about being the target of industry rumour and feeling alone. “And then, after a few years, something happened with Sushant, and I felt compelled to speak up.” However, if you ask anyone in the film industry, most of them will tell you this off-record; personally, I have no issues saying this on record.I recall there being an eclipse during our filming. Saturn was aligning itself behind the lunar eclipse....