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Blame it on our stressful jobs or the high cost of living but a majority of people seem to have forgotten the significance of rituals followed during Diwali.
Shifting positions on religiosity and Covid may confuse the Hindutva citizenry, but you can rely on Bengal to turn a non-arguable issue into a raging controversy, notes Kanika Datta.
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If Kolkata has its Durga Puja, Mumbai has its Ganesha festival. Aditi Bose lists out her favourite Ganesha idols in the city.
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Mumbai on Sunday performed Gauri Visarjan as part of the ongoing Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Goddess Gauri or Gowri is another name for Ganesha's mother goddess Parvati.
A Pakistani judicial commission's visit to India to cross-examine witnesses of the Mumbai terror attacks has been delayed because of the 10-day Ganesh Chaturthi festival, a defence lawyer said on Tuesday.
Master batsman Sachin Tendulkar says Lord Ganesha holds a special place in his heart and he prays to him every day.
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Heavy security arrangements have been put in place for the widely celebrated Ganesh festival with 19,000 policemen deployed across the city to prevent any untoward incident during the event, police said on Tuesday.
The NSE Nifty too breached the 11,500-level with a jump of 145.30 points.
"Coming festivals (Chhat, Puja, Dussehra, Deepavali, Id, Xmas, New year) pose a huge challenge in the pandemic control. It has been seen that Onam in Kerala and Ganesh Chaturthi in Maharashtra escalated the pandemic seriously. This must not be allowed to happen in Delhi," the report stated.
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Forex traders said a stronger dollar also dragged the rupee down.
The broader NSE Nifty, in a volatile session, recaptured the key 11,300-mark. It ended at 11,369.90, up 82.40 points or 0.73 per cent.
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In a first, the Maharashtra government has announced a ban on two wheelers on Ananth Chaturthi, the day the city will bid adieu to Lord Ganesha. The ban will be enforced on Sunday only on immersion routes across the state.
Mumbai was put on high alert on Wednesday following a blast outside the Delhi high court, in which nine people were killed and several others injured, the police said.
The optimism stems from benign fuel prices, adequate and well distributed rainfall and the recent measures announced by the government to boost liquidity at banks and NBFCs.
All principal markets including commodity, the Bombay Stock Exchange, the National Stock Exchange, Foreign Exchange and Money Market will remain closed on September 7.
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Many would have racked up debt this Diwali, using credit cards and consumer loans. Here are a few simple steps on how to fix your financial mess, says Bindisha Sarang.
The decision was taken at a FAMPEDA meeting held in Mumbai on Friday, comprising of all district level functionaries of the Federation.
One of the biggest festivals in the country, Ganeshotsav attracts visitors from across the country to see the offerings of some of the most creative and famous Ganesh pandals.
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The ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival came to an end on Thursday with devotees participating in the immersion of the idols in Pune. Devotees took out processions amidst beating of drums in the farewell ritual.
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