Navratri day 5 is dedicated to Goddess Skandamata. On this auspicious day, devotees offer their prayers to the fifth form of Maa Durga. She is in the form of mother or the nurturing form of Maa Durga. The fast is going to observe on March 23, 2026. Who is Skandamata? Skandamata is the mother of…
The day brings attention your way, and it suits you. The Moon supports your social standing and Jupiter adds shine, so you may receive honour or respect, even for a small act like helping someone or speaking up in a group.Yet there’s a twist. Mercury makes your thoughts race, and you may not rely on…
Mark Wood of England (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) England fast bowler Mark Wood has shared a remarkable and humorous story from his time in the Indian Premier League, revealing how a franchise owner once offered to fly him on a private jet just to ensure he played a match — despite being seriously unwell.Speaking…
NEW DELHI: Parliament has voted down the government’s proposal to expand the Lok Sabha from 543 to 850 seats, implement 33% reservation for women, and redraw constituencies accordingly, but the defeat has not closed the issue. If anything, it has exposed how a once-technical constitutional mechanism has become one of the most consequential unresolved questions…
You walk into a room and suddenly feel every eye on you. Before you can even process what is happening, warmth rushes to your face. Your cheeks turn red, your skin tingles, and the more you think about it, the worse it gets. Blushing feels uncontrollable and often embarrassing, yet it is one of the…
New Delhi: India’s flagship health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), which provides ₹5 lakh annual cover per family for hospitalisation, has issued over 43.5 crore health cards so far, including 1.14 crore for senior citizens aged 70 and above, the govt said on Tuesday. More than 36,000 hospitals have been empanelled…
KOLKATA: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Tuesday called off her protest launched on March 6 against “forced deletion” of names from voters’ list, hailing the SC order on Bengal SIR as a “people’s victory” as it “opened a closed door” for those stripped of voting rights.The sit-in at Esplanade continued for 114 hours, during which the…
People have always thought that writers, artists, performers, and inventors are different from other people because they are creative. But could numbers tell us more about how creative someone is than just what they know and how they learned it? Numerology is an ancient method of employing symbols to discern the significance of numbers and…
LUCKNOW: Bringing together India’s finest athletes to celebrate a remarkable year in sports, the Times of India Sports Awards (TOISA) recognised excellence, dedication and the spirit of top achievers by felicitating them in a glittering ceremony here in Lucknow on Saturday.Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath was welcomed by Indian sporting legends Leander Paes, Bhaichung…
NEW DELHI: Out of 294 candidates contesting the upcoming Puducherry assembly elections, around 66 contestants (23%) have declared criminal cases, including 38 (13%) facing serious charges, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). Criminal facing criminal cases in Puducherry The analysis is based on affidavits filed by the candidates with the Election Commission of…