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Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam anoints junior pontiff

Sri Satya Chandrashekarendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya, a 25-year-old Rig Vedic scholar from Andhra Pradesh, was anointed as the junior pontiff of the ancient Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam at a grand religious ceremony. The historic event took place on the auspicious Akshya Thritiya, attended by seers from across the country. The new acharya, known as Ganesha Sharma Dravid before his initiation into sanyasa, is the successor to the present Seer Sri Vijayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya. The event coincided with the 2534th Jayanti Mahotsavam (May 2, 2025) of Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya, who established Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam in 482 BCE.

Chennai mishap: 10 trains cancelled, services badly hit

The Southern Railway has temporarily cancelled about 10 trains passing through Arakkonam-Katpadi section following Tuesdayday night's train mishap at Sitheri near Arakkonam.

'Proud to have seen a national leader so closely'

Rediff.com reader Sathyhadeep shares his story of meeting former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Ravi shines in Muddula Koduku

Railway caterers serve bones in veg dish, cockroach in soup!

A passenger on Guwahati-bound Rajdhani train found that the vegetarian dish he ordered contained pieces of bones.

Review: Visaranai is chilling

Visaranai is a brutally honest film, feels S Saraswathi.