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Majhi flags off special train from Bhubaneswar to Gujarat for National Unity Day celebrations

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi flagged off a special train from Bhubaneswar to Ekta Nagar. The train carries around 1,000 people from Naxal-free districts to celebrate the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Majhi highlighted the importance of social and economic development in Naxal-affected areas through various public welfare…

The Economic Times · 7h ago

Puri, Ooty and Munnar emerge as festive travel hotspots as Indian searches surge for October-November holidays: Agoda

As the festive months of October and November approach, Indian travellers are increasingly opting to merge celebrations with getaways. International locales like Bangkok, Phuket, and Tokyo are favoured, alongside domestic gems like Goa and Udaipur. The trend showcases a significant shift towards seeking unique experiences rather than sticking to traditional…

The Economic Times · Oct 15

What Medieval Temple Inscriptions Reveal About Sacred Economies

The Archive Carved in StoneThe Brihadeeswara temple at Thanjavur records, in a single inscription from the eleventh century, the names of 400 dancing women, their salaries, their land allotments, and the oil quota for each lamp in the sanctum. This is not hagiography. It is a payroll. The Chola kings…

Times Life · Oct 14

Kollur, Sringeri, and Horanadu: The Malnad Temple Route That Karnataka's Beaches Overshadow

The road you keep not takingYou have probably driven the coastal highway at least once. Murudeshwar, Gokarna, Murdeshwar, the beach towns string together so easily that the inland turn-off barely registers. There is a signboard somewhere past Bhatkal that points toward Kollur. Most cars do not slow down for it.…

Times Life · Sep 19

5 Drowning Signs That Look Nothing Like Struggling and Why Rescues Come Too Late

The Body Takes Over Before the Mind Can SignalFrancesco Pia, a water safety researcher, documented in 1974 what he called Instinctive Drowning Response, a physiological survival mechanism that kicks in the moment a person begins to lose buoyancy. The findings, later published in On Scene: The Journal of U.S. Coast…

Times Life · Sep 8

Puri Jagannath Temple has nearly Rs 2,000 crore bank deposits, owns nearly 61,000 acres of land across 24 districts in Odisha and 6 other states

Puri Jagannath Temple has bank deposits of around Rs 1,911.80 crore and owns 60,821 acres of land across India, according to the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration. The temple also holds gold, diamond and other valuables in its Ratna Bhandar. An inventory count is currently underway after 48 years.

The Economic Times · Sep 3

7 Beautiful Krishna Traditions India Celebrates Differently

What does Janmashtami look like across India? In one place, thousands cheer as a human pyramid reaches a hanging pot. Somewhere else, tiny Krishna footprints are drawn from the doorway. In Udupi, a colourful procession brings Krishna’s childhood stories to life, while Kerala celebrates the festival as Ashtami Rohini. These…

MyLifeXP · Aug 31

What Ikat Fabric Actually Is and Why Every Indian Woman Should Own One Honest Piece

The Fabric That Is Dyed Before It Becomes ClothMost printed fabrics are woven first, then coloured. Ikat reverses that sequence entirely. The threads, warp, weft, or both, are tied, resist-dyed, and dried before a single pass through the loom. By the time the weaver sits down, the pattern already lives…

Times Life · Aug 22

3 Adi Shankaracharya Teachings on Focus and Mastery That Beat Any Productivity App

The problem Shankaracharya actually solvedAdi Shankaracharya walked from Kerala to Kashmir and back, twice, before he was thirty-two. He debated the sharpest philosophical minds of his era, wrote commentaries on the Brahmasutras, the Upanishads, and the Bhagavad Gita, and established four mathas at Sringeri, Dwarka, Puri, and Joshimath. He did…

Times Life · Aug 5

Odisha Police rescue 17,590 missing women, children from Jan to June this year

Odisha Police successfully rescued 17,590 missing individuals during a special drive. This significant operation reunited 12,177 women and 5,413 children with their families. Puri district reported the highest number of women and children rescued during this period. The drive also included individuals whose disappearances were previously unreported. Authorities are intensifying…

The Economic Times · Aug 2