Marching barefoot to their destination without masks or observing social distancing, the seers took a holy dip as they were showered with flower petals on behalf of Uttarakhand govt.
In a letter to Uttarakhand Chief Secretary, Union Health Secretary observed that 12 states have shown surge in cases & pilgrims visiting Haridwar could be from these states.
Kumbh Mela is set to take place between 11 March and 27 April amid the Covid pandemic. Devotees will have to make online bookings to go to the ghats for holy baths.
Days into PM Modi’s national lockdown to fight coronavirus, there was chaos in India. Doctors didn’t have gears, people panicked and essential supplies were being stopped.
The influence of Hindutva, which was consolidated in 1960s, gained unusual pace during 1980s and threw the old monastic orders of Hinduism out of gear.
The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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