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Economic Times
13-07-2025
- Politics
- Economic Times
Former Puri King objects to ISKCON performing Rath Yatra rituals "throughout the year", says it "hurts our religious sentiment"
Gajapati Dibyasingh Deb, the former King of Puri, raised concerns. He disapproved of ISKCON's year-round Rath Yatra celebrations outside India. He considers it against tradition and scriptures. Discussions are underway with ISKCON's Mayapur head office to address this. He also addressed the restriction on non-Hindus entering the Jagannath Puri temple. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads The former King of Puri, Gajapati Dibyasingh Deb, has objected to ISKCON devotees celebrating Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra "throughout the year" outside India, calling it "inappropriate", thus against tradition and said talks are ongoing with ISKCON's head office in West Bengal to stop such practices."There is a specified date for that in our Sanatan Vedic culture, and it is celebrated only on Jyeshtha Purnima. We are seeing that the ISKCON is celebrating the birthday on different days abroad... This is inappropriate, against the scriptures and tradition. Shri Jagannath Mandir Puri is making efforts for this," he told ANI."Whether it is the Rath Yatra or Snan Yatra of Lord Jagannath, the dates are decided by the Lord himself in Skanda Purana, Brahma Purana and different holy scriptures. The Snan Yatra is the day of his appearance," he Dibyasingh Deb said ISKCON had agreed to follow scripture-based traditions in India, and no violations were seen in recent years."After criticism, the Indian ISKCON agreed to celebrate the Snan Yatra and Rath Yatra as per the scriptures, and there has been no violation for two to three years. But outside India, ISKCON is celebrating Snan Yatra and Rath Yatra throughout the year. This is inappropriate, against the scriptures and tradition. Shri Jagannath Mandir Puri is making efforts for this," he added that discussions are underway with ISKCON's Mayapur head office to stop these practices abroad. "Discussions are ongoing with the ISKCON head office in Mayapur, West Bengal, as to how to stop this. We hope that they get information and scriptural evidence from the Jagannath Puri temple and they stop this violation outside India, because this hurts the religious and spiritual sentiments of all the devotees of Lord Jagannath in the world," the erstwhile king of Puri about the long-standing restriction on non-Hindus entering the Jagannath Puri temple, he said any change must come from the Shankaracharya."Currently, there is no discussion regarding it. One needs to go to the Shankaracharya regarding this. This is a religious matter, and only a Dharmaguru can make any decision on it; only then can there be any changes. I cannot say anything about it. The established tradition is that only Hindus have the right to enter," he former Puri King also spoke about the increasing footfall at the annual festival and called on the government to provide better facilities."The number of devotees is increasing each year. This year, the no. of devotees during the Rath Yatra was nearly 15 lakhs. The government should make the required arrangements for accommodation, security and facilities. The no. of devotees this year was much more than expected. Lakhs of people attended the rituals during the nine days of the Rath Yatra. I am sure the state government will provide good facilities," he comments come after a stampede during the Rath Yatra on June 29, which left three people dead and several the decision to pull the chariots at night, he said there is no official restriction, but safety must be considered."As per the government directions, if the chariots reach near the temple, then they can be pulled during the night. According to the Skanda Puran, even in the night, the chariots should be pulled using thousands of torches, if needed and make the Rath reach the temple anyhow. There is no restriction on pulling the chariots at night. But for the safety of the devotees and to avoid mishaps, it is not appropriate to pull the chariots at night," he July 7, large numbers of devotees gathered in Puri for the sacred 'Adhara Panna' ritual, where Lord Jagannath, along with his siblings Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra, was offered a special drink on the chariot. The ritual is one of the most significant events of the Rath Yatra celebrations.
India Today
21-06-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Rekha Gupta performs yoga by Yamuna, jabs Kejriwal over failed promises
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday performed yoga on the banks of the Yamuna River on the occasion of International Yoga Day, taking a dig at former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. She said her act was meant to highlight her administration's efforts to clean the river after years of unfulfilled promises by the AAP government."Yamuna river is the symbol of our faith but the previous governments have ignored it. They (AAP) did not work to clean it. But in the four months that we have been in power, we have worked to clean it."advertisementCalling out the previous AAP government's inaction on cleaning the Yamuna river, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said that the point of the exercise was to show the people of Delhi the ongoing efforts to clean the river. "Soon, there will be cruises here where the boats are... Everyone wants to work in this regard, and we used the technology that is being used to clean the river for the first time. We are working in the direction that if a single drop of water enters the river, it must be clean," she said, as reported by news agency ANI."People ask me, where will the cruise run? I want to tell them, the cruise will run on this river where students performed yoga today on boats," she added. Hitting out at the AAP dispensation, she said they associated yoga with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and did not celebrate the they associate yoga with Prime Minister Modi, what can we do? Tomorrow, he might leave his food if he sees PM's association with it. After seeing BJP government in Delhi, he left the national capital," she government organised programmes at 11 locations to commemorate the IDY, with ministers, MLAs and BJP MPs joining the from PTI, ANIMust Watch
India Today
17-06-2025
- General
- India Today
Who's the teen whose terrace video might help solve Air India crash mystery
Seventeen-year-old Aryan Asari was hoping to shoot a simple video of a plane flying overhead for his friends. Instead, what he captured was the fiery final moments of Air India's Dreamliner 787-8, footage that went viral and could potentially aid investigators in piecing together what went came to Ahmedabad on June 12 to visit his father, who had recently moved into a rented apartment in Meghaninagar, an area close to the arriving at his father's place around 12.30 pm on Thursday, a spot nestled between the airport and the crash site, he discovered that planes frequently flew low overhead, according to a PTI report. Curious and excited, he climbed up to the terrace, hoping to catch a view he'd never experienced before. After lunch, he went up to the terrace with his sister and friend Raj by the aircraft flying overhead, Aryan began recording a video."The plane was passing from very close, so I thought of shooting a video, so I could show it to my friends. The plane went downwards, and I thought it was going to land as the airport was nearby," the teen told ANI."But when it went down, flames started coming up, and we saw that it had exploded. I was scared. I showed the video to my sister. I also told my father about it," said London-bound flight AI 171 had crashed less than a minute after take-off. "I'd never seen anything like that before," he the 242 people onboard, 241 died, including former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. Several others on the ground also died.I WILL NEVER SET FOOT IN AN AEROPLANE: GUJARAT TEENIt wasn't until later that the scale of what he had witnessed sank in."I couldn't sleep that night," Aryan told The Indian Express. "When I saw the news and realised I had filmed the final moments of that plane, it hit me. I still can't believe it.'His family said the incident left him traumatised. The police called Aryan in for questioning and took his statement, recognising that his video could hold vital clues for the crash a teenager who had never seen a plane fly so low, the experience left a lasting mark. "I will never sit in an aeroplane," he said video he captured rapidly gained attention online, leading the Ahmedabad Crime Branch to summon him on June 14 to record his statement as a speculation that he had been detained, the police later issued a brief clarification that he had come to give a Sunday morning, Kailashbhen Thakur, the landlady of the residence, shared Aryan Asari's ordeal with The Hindu."He had just arrived in the city for the first time. Within an hour, he witnessed something no one should ever see," she said. She mentioned that the incident had left the boy visibly disturbed, prompting his decision to return to his village and continue his InTrending Reel
Time of India
27-05-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
Tata is going to produce 48 mn chips per day at Jagiroad plant in Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma, ET Manufacturing
Advt Advt Advt Advt Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said the Tata semiconductor facility at Jagiroad in Assam will start manufacturing chips by the end of the current financial year, operational, the Tata plant will produce a whopping 48 million chip units per day, the chief minister told ANI."We have given all the clearances. Activity has started at a huge and rapid pace. I think they will be ready by the end of this financial year," he said."They will be ready to produce the first chips, and Tata is going to produce 48 million chips per day. So I think it will cater to global demand as well as demand within the country," the chief minister ₹27,000 Tata project was approved by the Union Cabinet on February 29, 2024, followed by a quick ground-breaking is a greenfield facility for assembly and testing of semiconductor chips for applications across automotive, mobile devices, artificial intelligence (AI), and other key segments. Tata Electronics Pvt Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons Pvt Ltd, is building assembly and test is a critical part of the semiconductor value chain where wafers manufactured by semiconductor fabs are assembled or packaged and then tested before they are finally used in the desired proposed facility in Jagiroad is strategically located with access to abundant water and green power - a key sustainability consideration for the Tata group and its customers globally. Assam is also closer to the current semiconductor packaging & test hubs in countries like Taiwan, Malaysia, Vietnam, and state government is setting up an electronics manufacturing city around the Tata semiconductor plant -- named Ratan Tata Electronics Manufacturing City The semiconductor industry in India is still in a nascent stage, with various local and multinational companies intending to tap its vast potential. Chip shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic realised the importance of indigenous manufacturing to fill the deficiency, for national security and to galvanise indigenous on five semiconductors are currently underway - four in Gujarat and one in Assam. The Union Cabinet this month approved a semiconductor manufacturing unit in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh , which will be India's to boost its electronic components manufacturing ecosystem, the Assam government has decided to offer additional incentives to manufacturers willing to set up units in the northeastern state in addition to what the central government is Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told reporters on Monday in New Delhi after a roundtable meeting with industry members that Assam's policy proposes to provide 60 per cent additional incentives to electronics components manufacturers, topping up the central government incentives."If the government of India, as per the government of India policy, if you are entitled to ₹100, we will supplement that by another ₹60... So we are not entering the nitty gritty of the policy because we are guided by the government of India's policy," CM Sarma monetary incentives, the Assam government will provide free land and reimburse the GST payments, the chief minister CM said his government has earmarked ₹25,000 crore as incentives for semiconductor and electronic component manufacturers. In late March, the Union Cabinet approved the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme with a funding of ₹22,919 crore to make India self-reliant in the electronics supply chain. Soon after the central government announced the electronics components manufacturing policy, Assam also released its own components manufacturing CM underlined that any company intending to set up a components manufacturing unit in Assam would reap the benefits of three programmes - the central components manufacturing policy, Assam's components manufacturing policy, and the northeast India-focused UNNATI UNNATI scheme, officially named the Uttar Poorva Transformative Industrialisation Scheme, is a central sector scheme launched by the Indian government to promote industrialisation and employment in the North Eastern Region.
Economic Times
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Economic Times
IPL to resume next week across four venues: Report
The IPL 2025 is set to resume next week across four venues, with the specific locations to be finalized soon. The eliminator and final venues are expected to remain unchanged. The tournament was postponed by a week due to security concerns after a match was called off midway, and a new schedule will be announced following a comprehensive assessment. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads The Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to resume across four venues next week, with the specific locations still to be finalised., reported ANI. Further, The venues for the eliminator and final matches are expected to remain unchanged."IPL will restart next week, in four venues. The venues will be shortlisted soon, and the venues of the qualifier, eliminator and finals are likely to remain the same," a BCCI official told ANI."The tournament will resume with the match between RCB and LSG. The final venue could be changed as rain can affect the matches in Kolkata later, so this call will be taken accordingly."The BCCI announced that the remainder of the tournament has been postponed by a week on Friday and that a new schedule would be announced match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium in Dharamshala was called off midway through the first innings on Thursday due to security concerns amid the rising tensions between India and Pakistan. Spectators were informed of the cancellation and asked to vacate the premises, while both teams were escorted back to their an official statement, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said, "The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to suspend the remainder of the ongoing IPL 2025 with immediate effect for one week. Further updates regarding the new schedule and venues of the tournament will be announced in due course after a comprehensive assessment of the situation in consultation with relevant authorities and stakeholders.""The decision was taken by the IPL Governing Council after due consultation with all key stakeholders following the representations from most of the franchisees, who conveyed the concern and sentiments of their players, and also the views of the broadcaster, sponsors and fans; while the BCCI reposes full faith in the strength and preparedness of our armed forces, the Board considered it prudent to act in the collective interest of all stakeholders," he BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla said, said, "No decision has been taken yet. The BCCI officials are working on the situation. The tournament was suspended for a week, and yesterday there was a ceasefire. The tournament will be restarted soon"
