Puri Jagannath temple’s Ratna Bhandar opened after 46 years. Lock broken, no snakes guarding jewels
Tempers ran high outside the temple as visitations were stopped. While some priests welcomed the opening of the inner treasury, others said ‘it was not a good sign’. Reports Shubhangi Misra.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat dwelt on man’s aspirations at a meeting in Jharkhand. Earlier this year, PM Narendra Modi had told the media he was ‘convinced that god has sent me’. Read this report by Neelam Pandey.
Set up in 1865 to combat currency counterfeiting, the Secret Service later began protecting current & old presidents, candidates & so on. The attack on candidate Trump is the 1st since 1972. Reports Keshav Padmanabhan.
Terrorists release footage of Doda attack, show attempt at beheading
Kashmir Tigers, a front of Jaish-e-Mohammed, had claimed responsibility of ambush. Nagrota-based 16 Corps had said initially that Doda incident was a joint operation with police. Writes Snehesh Alex Philip.
No escape from Alcaraz. He’s the perfect combination of Nadal and Djokovic
Alcaraz has tremendous foot speed, great racquet head acceleration, and an aggressive backhand slice. But it’s his mindset that makes him a cut above his peers. Read this article by Anindya Dutta.
How BJP leaders, voters and cadres are all sending SOS messages in their own ways
The BJP leadership would have us believe that the 2024 Lok Sabha election outcome has given them no reason to change their ways and all is well. But results of 13 Assembly bypolls spread over seven states say otherwise. Writes DK Singh.