In a solemn and spiritually resonant ceremony, priests from the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams on Monday offered Veda ashirvachanams to Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on the occasion of his 76th birthday. The observance took place at the Chief Minister’s camp office in Amaravati, where TTD priests performed the ashirvachanam amid the chanting of Vedic hymns
The portrayal of a character in the blockbuster Malayalam movie Vaazha 2: Biopic of a Billion Bros has reignited the debate over the purported ill-effects of Ayurvedic medicines. The character in the movie, played by actor Bijukkuttan, dies of liver cirrhosis after consuming an overdose of ‘arishtam,’ a fermented herbal decoction, for a long period
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Construction of an overbridge at Kulithalai on the Musiri-Manapparai Road has been a long-pending demand of the voters. | Photo Credit: M. Moorthy Kulithalai, which holds historic significance being the first constituency from where the DMK patriarch and former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi was elected, is primarily agrarian. While Kulithalai and Krishnarayapuram panchayat unions are
Home News World Iran accuses U.S. of ceasefire breach, vows to ‘soon respond’ after U.S. destroyer hits cargo ship Updated – April 20, 2026 08:01 pm IST Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman, on April 20, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Uncertainty prevailed over the much-touted second
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Business News › News › India ›Karnataka: State policy & planning panel member moots performance driven governance policy Karnataka: State policy & planning panel member moots performance driven governance policy ET Bureau Last Updated: Apr 19, 2026, 07:15:00 PM IST Synopsis Karnataka is set to embrace a new era of governance. The State Policy and
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday took a swipe at the government after it released a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) related to reservation for women in legislatures, saying they read more like “Factually Abused Quackery” and were a “damage control exercise” after its “humiliating defeat” in the Lok Sabha. The opposition party’s dig
Shimla: A fresh western disturbance is likely to affect the western Himalayan region from April 23 onwards, and a wet spell is expected in mid and high hills on Monday, Friday and Saturday, according to the Shimla MeT office. The weather remained mainly dry in Himachal Pradesh over the past 24 hours since Saturday evening