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Navratri, meaning ‘nine nights’, is one of the most popular and widely celebrated Hindu festivals in many parts of India. The festival is celebrated with fervour and festivity to mark the victory of Goddess Durga, who fought against the buffalo-headed demon Mahishasura.While Navratri’s specific customs and traditions vary from region to region, a common practice observed by all is fasting and engaging in the lively dance form known as garba.Talking about the same, Shubhangi said: “I simply love the festivities. I was in Indore to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi recently, and now I am already gearing up to celebrate Navratri.””I visit…

The High Court is also expected to hear the plea against Hero MotoCorp’s forgery case on December 6.The Delhi Police filed an FIR against the company and its officials in connection with an old matter dating back before 2010.Regarding the FIR filed against the company and its officials, the company in its statement said: “This is to inform that it is an old matter pertaining to the year 2009-10 with a disgruntled service provider, Brains Logistics Pvt. Ltd. (Promoter – Roop Darshan Pandey).”It may also be noted that while the complainant has mentioned company officials in the complaint, no official…

The Delhi BJP workers led by its Chief Virendra Sachdeva along with the Delhi Opposition leader, Ramvir Bidhuri, staged a protest outside the AAP office here.The Delhi BJP raised slogans against the AAP-led Delhi government alleging corruption and demanded Kejriwal’s resignation.However, the Delhi BJP workers, including Sachdeva, were detained by the Delhi Police after they tried to climb the barricades.The Delhi BJP Chief said that along with the party workers, even the people of Delhi feel that the mastermind of the liquor scam is Kejriwal.He also added that due to the Delhi Chief Minister, a team of Enforcement Directorate (ED)…

Melbourne, Oct 12 (IANS) Australia’s left-arm spinner Sophie Molineux has been ruled out for Melbourne Renegades in the upcoming season of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) due to her ongoing recovery from an ACL injury in her left knee. In last year’s WBBL season, Sophie ruptured the ACL in her left knee during the Melbourne derby. Though she’’s extended her contract with the Renegades for the next two years, she won’t be a part of the upcoming season.She is the second Australia player Renegades will not have services of in this year’s WBBL after pacer Tayla Vlaeminck underwent shoulder…

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) After Rohit Sharma’s scintillating record-breaking century propelled India to eight-wicket win over Afghanistan in 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup, former opener Aakash Chopra felt the right-handed opener isn’t given enough credit and called him “an ODI beast.” At the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday, Rohit reached his century in just 63 balls, setting the record for fastest century by an India player at a Men’s Cricket World Cup, breaking a 40-year record set by the legendary Kapil Dev 40 years ago.Rohit’s 131 off 84 balls, also his 31st century in the format, saw him become…

Tokyo, Oct 12 (IANS) Japan’s Education and Culture Ministry on Thursday announced its decision to seek a court order to disband the controversial religious sect, Unification Church.The move came after a months-long probe into the controversial religious group over alleged malicious practices including soliciting financially ruinous donations from members, reports Xinhua news agency.The Japanese government is gearing up to initiate dissolution proceedings, with a request expected to be filed as early as Friday, after collecting opinions at a meeting of a religious organization council within the Cultural Affairs Agency, attended by Culture Minister Masahito Moriyama, according to local media reports.Based…

Colombo, Oct 12 (IANS) China has at last agreed on a much-awaited debt restricting process with Sri Lanka after the island nation reached an agreement with the China Exim Bank for around $4.2 billion of debt, the Finance Ministry announced on Thursday.The agreement with the largest single creditor is to help clear one of the biggest barriers the debt-stricken island nation had been facing with regard to engaging in the ongoing IMF bailout process.“The Sri Lankan government is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement on the key principles and indicative terms of a debt treatment with the…

Being a part of a Milan Luthria project is no joke and every role is integral, equally important and well designed and thought off. When the director and his vision is on point, actors do feel the pressure to prepare extremely well for their respective roles.Talking about how she prepared for her role in the series, Anupriya said: “It is one of the most difficult characters that I have played so far as earlier I have played roles where the character is doing the right things, and has mostly taken responsibility of the people around her, and I could relate…

Highlighting the impact of climate change, he said, “In the changing context, there is no country in the world that remains untouched by the ill-effects of climate change. We are aware of the challenges faced by the world. Therefore, firm efforts in this direction are the need of the hour.”In our ancient books, it is said that those who protect nature will be protected by nature. This is the basis of environmental conservation. In these changing times, no country in the world is untouched by the ill effects of climate change. We are aware of the challenges facing the world,”…

India head coach Igor Stimac on the eve of the Malaysia game said, “We know about the good runs Malaysia have had in the past few months. They have a good coach and some wonderful homegrown players, who are very well supported by the naturalised players, so there is a lot of stability in the team at the moment.”Malaysia have played nine international matches so far this year and boast an impressive record of six wins, two draws, and just one defeat.”I believe it’s advantage Malaysia in the first game. Obviously, they are on their home turf and have had…