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Realty firm Prestige Estates Projects will invest around ₹15,000 crore this fiscal in the construction of residential and commercial projects across South India, Mumbai Metropolitan Region and Delhi-NCR.Bengaluru-based Prestige Estates is one of the leading real estate developers in the country. It achieved a record sales bookings of ₹30,024 crore during the 2025-26 fiscal, up 76...
Actor Aamir Khan married his partner, Gauri Spratt, in an intimate ceremony in Mumbai on June 5. The wedding was attended by their closest family and friends who braved the rain to bless the couple. Among them were also Aamir’s three children and Gauri’s son. (Also Read: Aamir Khan and Gauri Spratt married in intimate wedding at Mumbai...
Actor Aditi Bhatia says meeting Hollywood star Reese Witherspoon was an unexpected but memorable experience, one that left her feeling as though she had met her “soul sister”. Fresh off attending an exclusive Legally Blonde event, Bhatia opens up about her interaction with the Oscar-winning actor, her Hollywood aspirations and why she believes this is the right time...
France was given a huge scare in their FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 showdown against Paraguay in Philadelphia. But they recovered just in time as Kylian Mbappe scored a 70th-minute penalty in a victory, sending his side into the quarterfinals for the fourth straight time. The Les Bleus will face Morocco next, on Thursday.It was a...
MUMBAI:The start of Saturday’s second T20I international at Manchester’s Old Trafford on Saturday was all about young batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s eagerly-awaited India debut but hosts England didn’t allow it to distract them, dishing out a fine all-round performance to win by four wickets with six balls to spare.After doing well to restrict India to 190/7, the home...
Greater Noida: Police on Wednesday banned gathering of five or more people without prior permission from the police authorities across the Gautam Budh Nagar district as it announced several restrictions to maintain law and order during the Bakrid celebrations and upcoming workers’ protests and gatherings.The temporary order, issued under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS),...
Fresh conspiracy theories involving the CIA, extraterrestrials and consumer DNA databases are gaining attention after claims surfaced alleging that US intelligence agencies may have secretly accessed genetic testing data from companies like 23andMe and Ancestry to search for “alien-human hybrids.”The allegations were made by author and philosophy PhD Jason Reza Jorjani during an appearance on the American Alchemy...
Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai on Wednesday credited Jawaharlal Nehru with establishing world-class institutions, while alleging that the current Prime Minister was engaged solely in the business of “selling off” every important institution.Addressing a seminar titled ‘Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow’ marking the death anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru, Rai offered tributes and paid homage to Nehru, describing him...
A wave of layoffs across industries has left thousands of workers grappling with job uncertainty over the past year. In recent months, several employees have reported losing jobs amid cost-cutting measures, restructuring and slowing hiring trends. Amid this, a Reddit post describing how an entire family lost their jobs at nearly the same time has gone viral online.In...
Shimla, Tourists are flocking to the key hill destinations in Himachal Pradesh to beat the scorching heat in the plains, with as many as 6,31,000 vehicles reaching Shimla in the past 24 days, including 70,000 in the last 72 hours, officials said.With the summer tourist season yet to reach its peak, Shimla, the 'Queen of Hills', is already...
A man sought in connection with the abduction of a four-year-old girl, Daleza Fregoso, is a person of interest in the violent death of the girl’s mother, police said Tuesday. Daleza is believed to have been abducted in the Arlington Heights area by Ruben Fregoso, 44.Daleza and Ruben’s relationship was not immediately disclosed. An Amber alert remains in...
Preparations are in full swing at the Tennessee Titans for the training sessions to start. But potential starting quarterback, Will Levis 2024 sex tape is back in focus as he gets himself ready for the preseason.The intimate video of Levis with his former partner, model Gia Duddy, hit the internet in 2024 in Levis' first year in the...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed 12 years in office on Tuesday with the ruling BJP and its top leaders hailing his tenure as India's return to self-confidence and cultural renaissance.On May 26, 2014, Modi took charge as India's Prime Minister with landslide victory. He got re-elected with a bigger mandate in 2019 and again became the prime minister...
Neha Ravi KhandelwalNeha Ravi Khandelwal is a Senior Digital Content Producer, Lifestyle at HT Shop Now, where she specialises in furniture, home, and travel, turning real-world expertise into practical advice that readers can rely on. Career journey and experienceNeha began freelance writing in 2010 and started her mainstream media journey with the Times of India in 2022, and...
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has directed its Odisha unit to increase outreach on the ground and ensure the gains made in the 2024 polls are not squandered ahead of the panchayat polls that are due next year, people aware of the matter said.In 2024, the BJP won 78 of the 147 seats in the state assembly and...
Nearly four months have passed since Nancy Guthrie went missing, but investigators have barely made any progress in solving the case. The only major public clue remains the suspect's video caught on Nancy Guthrie's door camera. Now, former FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer has put forth a new hypothesis on the suspect known as “porch guy.”Speaking about the case...
On IPL becoming a six-hitting battle between batters, Muthiah Muralitharan - the master of the doosra - delivered one that went straight through. It’s more entertainment than cricket, he said, and added that this is what fans and broadcasters want.Which, sadly, is true but what people want is not always good, or desirable. If that was the case...
New Delhi: After three days of record-breaking performances, India’s track and field athletes got a rude reality check on the concluding day of Federation Cup in Ranchi with a number of them missing the Commonwealth Games cut.The biggest disappointment came in men’s javelin, considered India’s only worthwhile event internationally. In the absence of double Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra,...
Monday morning saw social media abuzz with Ananya Panday and Lakshya’s new film Chand Mera Dil, but not for the plot or the actors’ performances. Clips of Ananya performing what is a fusion Bharatanatyam choreography in two key sequences drew sharp criticism online, with many alleging that the choreography disrespected the classical dance form.Meanwhile, Ananya, director Vivek Soni,...
Three elephant calves have died within 17 days in Chhattisgarh’s Dharamjaigarh forest division, prompting the forest department to call an expert team from Dehradun (Uttarakhand), Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh), and Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) to investigate the causes of the deaths and train local staff.On Sunday, a calf died after getting trapped in a marshy patch inside a pond area...
A 45-year-old woman vendor chased down three youths with the help of neighbours after they allegedly stole two gas cylinders from her food cart in Sohana on Friday evening. Police said the complainant, Nirmala Devi, who runs a chhole-kulche cart near Baidwan Atta Chakki in Sohana, noticed around 6 pm that a Bharat Gas cylinder and a small...
A 45-year-old autorickshaw driver allegedly set his mother on fire following an argument over his marriage. The elderly woman later died while undergoing treatment for severe burn injuries, police officials said on Sunday.The incident was reported around midnight on Friday in Mahindale village in Dhule taluka. The deceased has been identified as 65-year-old Jijabai Bhatu Khairnar-Patil. According to...
Katherine Legge was set to make motorsports history on Sunday but her day ended far earlier than anyone had hoped. She is the first woman ever to attempt The Double, competing in INDYCAR's Indianapolis 500 before heading to Charlotte Motor Speedway for NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600, according to Fox Sports. It was a bold effort that put her name...
Ambala, A man shot dead three members of his own family over dispute over ancestral property and money in Bichpari village in Haryana's Ambala district, police said on Sunday.The accused, Abhishek , first targeted his 95-year-old grandmother Isro Devi after an argument broke out in the family. When his elder brother Sandeep Kumar and uncle, Mahinder, rushed to...
Actors Karan Kundrra and Tejasswi Prakash have been the talk of the town ever since their Netflix reality show Desi Bling released. The much-talked-about couple have an age gap of nearly nine years. Recently, Tejasswi revealed that she was still in school when Karan made his acting debut.Tejasswi Prakash gets candidRecently, Karan and Tejasswi appeared on Angad Bedi...
If you have sensitive skin, you're already aware how razor bumps, redness, and itchy skin can turn grooming into a painful routine. In fact, even waxing can cause redness and bumps. And using razors is no less than a nightmare. The alternative? Switching to trimmers that are specifically designed for women with sensitive skin. Designed to glide smoothly...
Screening of international passengers for Ebola has begun at the Pune International Airport as Maharashtra steps up surveillance measures amid growing global concern over a fresh outbreak of the deadly viral disease in central Africa, officials said.According to health authorities, screening commenced at the Pune airport on Friday. Basic health checks are being conducted for international passengers arriving...
Updated on May 23, 2026 11:35 pm IST
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Russian forces are reportedly rebuilding captured Ukrainian drones for combat use at a laboratory operating in occupied Donetsk region, according to RBC-Ukraine, which cited Russian state agency TASS. The report says the facility dismantles damaged or captured Ukrainian UAVs to recover usable components, including motherboards, motors, frames, and other parts, before...
The Union government on Friday ordered the Delhi Gymkhana Club to hand over its 27.3-acre premises at 2, Safdarjung Road to the Land & Development Office (L&DO) by June 5, invoking a public purpose clause in the original lease deed.The order signed by deputy land and development officer Suchit Goyal, describes the premises as falling within a “highly...
A huge chunk of the world's top 10 women's and men's players will limit their media duties at the French Open, which begins on Sunday at Roland Garros. It is the players' planned protest due to concerns about prize money. Players feel they are only paid 15 per cent of Grand Slam revenue and are demanding 22 per...
New Delhi, The main accused in the double murder of a woman and her teenage son in southeast Delhi's Govindpuri was arrested after a brief encounter with police, officials said on Saturday.The accused, Saurabh, a distant relative of the deceased, sustained a bullet injury in his leg during retaliatory firing by police after he allegedly opened fire at...
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court has refused bail to Habiba Hussain Khan, widow of a former Chhota Rajan gang member, accused of helping jailed gangster Yusuf Bachkana extort ₹50 lakh and two flats from a Panvel-based builder in 2021. The court held that prima facie material showed Khan gathered information about the builder and passed it on...
Published on May 23, 2026 12:31 am IST
The couple first met around 2012 when Abraham volunteered as a photographer and videographer for Tulsi’s congressional campaign in Hawaii.
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Tulsi Gabbard resigned from President Donald Trump’s Cabinet after revealing that her husband, Abraham Williams, had...
Actor Karishma Tanna and her husband Varun Bangera are expecting their first child. On Friday, the actor took to Instagram to give an inside look at the Tulu-style South Indian baby shower they had to welcome the baby. She also remarked that their hearts are full, as this is a dream come true for them.Karishma Tanna’s Tulu-style baby...
Actor Gul Panag has reacted to YouTuber Dhruv Rathee’s post about Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that while disagreement and criticism are part of democracy, reducing the office of the Prime Minister to a “joke on foreign soil” does not feel right to her.Dhruv Rathee’s post on PM ModiThe exchange began after Dhruv Rathee took to X and...
Some context here. JBL, which recently completed 80 years of very successful audio benchmark setting existence, and its parent company Harman International are wholly owned by Samsung. That is the foundation with which you need to approach any conversation about the Samsung Galaxy Buds4 Pro wireless earbuds. Basically, they all know what they’re doing, and from the outset,...
THANE: A security guard and a fire brigade officer died, while three other firefighters sustained severe burn injuries in a massive blaze that erupted at the Gaondevi municipal market in Thane West in the early hours of Thursday.The fire broke out due to a short circuit around 3.40am and spread across more than 150 shops in the market,...
Published on May 22, 2026 01:32 am IST
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Marco Rubio has warned that any Iranian attempt to impose tolls or permanent control over the Strait of Hormuz would be “illegal” and unacceptable, as tensions between United States and Iran continue to rise. The top U.S. diplomat also hinted at broader security concerns beyond Iran, warning that Washington is increasingly...
A leaked Democratic National Committee “autopsy” examining the party’s 2024 election defeat has laid bare frustrations within the party over former President Joe Biden’s campaign decisions, former Vice President Kamala Harris’s positioning and the Democratic Party’s election strategy against President Donald Trump.The draft report, obtained by CNN attempts to explain how Republicans reclaimed the White House in 2024....
The house of the chief of Canada’s troubled cricket association was fired upon on in the early hours of Wednesday in connection with an extortion attempt, police said.In a statement, Surrey Police Service (SPS) said the incident occurred at 4.40 am. The home was located in the Newton locality of Surrey, in British Columbia. SPS said that upon...
Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh is scheduled to inaugurate SAEL Limited's 600 MW solar power projects in Kadapa district on Friday, marking one of the state's largest renewable energy developments.The minister said that the projects, SAEL Solar MHP1 and SAEL Solar MHP2 have been commissioned in a record 11 months with an investment of nearly ...
Senior citizens turned out in impressive numbers while younger voters also exercised their franchise across Panchkula during the Municipal Corporation elections on Sunday. Voters across age groups have sought safer streets, improved roads, regular water supply, cleaner public spaces, cleaner surroundings and enhanced infrastructure.Among those who came to vote was a 79-year-old visually impaired retired Wing Commander Jatinder...
The Washington Wizards won the draft lottery on Sunday and are poised to pick No 1 overall for the first time since choosing John Wall in that spot in 2010. Wall was the Wizards’ on-stage representative for the lottery. However, the bigger story today was the Indiana Pacers. Rick Carlisle and co entered the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery...
Lucknow Super Giants are overwhelmingly out of playoff contention after a five-wicket defeat against Chennai Super Kings at the Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday evening. LSG were defending a good target of 203, but Urvil Patel’s onslaught was just too much for them. Having said that, their catching was quite pathetic. They dropped as many as three catches, and...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the Indian National Congress of betraying its longtime ally Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) after depending on the regional party for decades, while addressing a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) event in Bengaluru.Describing Congress as a party “driven” by political survival, shifting alliances and internal power struggles, Modi said the alliance with the...
In today’s world of quick weight loss tips, fad diets, and treatments, sustainable weight loss habits seem too much. But the reality is, these habits are the only way to sustain the result in the long run. Shreya Shah, clinical nutritionist, in an X post dated April 9, 2026, shared habits that can help you lose belly fat....
With Dutton Ranch around the corner, the fans of Taylor Sheridan’s Western shows are asking two questions right now- how much the Dutton Ranch cast is getting paid, and whether more characters will cross over from Yellowstone and its other spin‑offs. Dutton‑verse has grown fairly big, with new shows like Dutton Ranch and Madison adding more ranches, lawmen,...
The sanitation crisis in Gurugram worsened on Saturday as the strike by Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) sanitation workers entered its ninth consecutive day, affecting garbage collection and cleaning operations across several sectors of the city, locals said.The workers, protesting under the banner of the Haryana Sarv Karamchari Sangh, alleged that the Haryana government has failed to address...
Jaipur, The Rajasthan government has directed all hospitals in the state to ensure strict compliance with treatment protocols and warned them of stringent action in case of any negligence, officials said on Saturday.The move follows after two women died during the postpartum period, the critical time immediately after childbirth, and the deterioration in the condition of several others...
The Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) which won two seats each in Tamil Nadu assembly elections, under the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)-led Secular Progressive Alliance on Saturday extended its “unconditional support” to actor-politician C Joseph Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK).The TVK, which won 108 seats, sought support from several smaller camps secure 118...
New Delhi, The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on May 11 a PIL seeking directions to regulate all institutions imparting education or religious instructions to children below the age of 14 years.A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma is likely to hear the plea filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay.The plea, filed through advocate...
Published on May 09, 2026 08:56 am IST
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Israel is investigating a major alleged espionage case after three Israeli soldiers and a civilian were indicted for reportedly spying for Iran. Authorities claim the suspects maintained long-term contact with Iranian-linked handlers, even before joining the I.D.F. The accused allegedly shared sensitive military information, photos of Israeli Air Force facilities, and...
Mumbai: Amid likelihood of an El Nino impacting the monsoon in Maharashtra, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday directed officials to complete 34,000 ongoing water conservation jobs on war footing by June 15 and focus on approved and additional works in drought-prone areas.During a meeting to review water conservation and Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan 2.0 works, Fadnavis also ordered...
Published on May 08, 2026 11:17 pm IST
It was as one-sided as it could get at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, thanks to Finn Allen chasing down 143 with 5.4 overs to spare, keeping KKR alive.
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A brutal night in the capital city as...
The Indian Premier League has been the biggest franchise cricket league since its inception in 2008, and there is no doubt that every former or current player from around the world would like to experience what it's like being part of this family.Former English batter Ian Bell, now 44 years old and retired from the game since the...
Jannik Sinner backed the players' decision to threaten a boycott of the upcoming French Open, voicing their demands for an increase in prize money. Sinner's comments came after even Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff also supported the demands, stating that players are set to get less than 15 per cent of the tournament revenue. They had demanded 22...
A phone number belonging to Niti Aayog vice chairman Ashok Kumar Lahiri was allegedly hacked on Thursday evening, he claimed in a Facebook post the same day. He claimed the hacker used the number to send WhatsApp messages to multiple people seeking money requests.Lahiri is supposed to assume office on Friday.“Just to inform everyone that my personal phone...
Updated On May 08, 2026 12:54 am IST
LSG upset RCB with a fine all-round performance in a rain-interrupted contest, led by Mitchell Marsh before the bowlers saw out a tight finish.
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An Indian woman working in the Netherlands has opened up about how the country’s work culture has changed her perspective towards professional life, productivity and personal well being.(Also read: Dutch woman living in Mumbai compares raising kids in India vs Netherlands, lists 7 key differences)Taking to Instagram, the woman, named Aditi, shared a video in which she spoke...
New Delhi May 7 The Delhi forest department is planning a mega plantation drive in June to plant around five lakh saplings across the capital as part of the broader greening push envisaged in the Green Action Plan, an official said on Thursday.As part of the exercise, the forest department will monitor plantation of around five lakh saplings...
New Delhi: Chennai Super Kings take to their heroes easily. This season, as they slowly come to terms with an MS Dhoni-size void, the franchise and its fanbase seem to have found another figure to pour their faith into—Sanju Samson.As CSK defeated Delhi Capitals by eight wickets at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday night, the yellow army...
A founder has sparked a conversation on social media after sharing how her remote team uses Slack statuses to communicate their energy levels at work. Taking to Instagram, Anuva Kakkar posted a video explaining that her team follows a simple three mode system to avoid constant hustle and burnout.(Also read: Indian founder cuts down on US shopping as...
A woman from Pune has raised concern over littering in newly developed public spaces after she found garbage dumped inside a decorative bull installation on Jangli Maharaj Road. Taking to Instagram, Sanjna Khanna shared a video from JM Road and said the incident showed that the issue was no longer just about infrastructure, but also about civic sense.(Also...
The Tamil Nadu assembly elections 2026 results threw a surprise for many as actor-turned-politician Vijay is poised to become the state’s next chief minister.Vijay's Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) is leading or has won 130 seats in the 234 member assembly. The incumbent DMK alliance has 42 leads and wins whereas the NDA, comprising of AIADMK and the BJP...
Updated on: May 04, 2026 11:46:01 AM ISTThe 2026 assembly election results come amid an intense political contest in the state. (Image-AI generated)The Election Commission of India (ECI) has begun counting of votes for the 234 constituencies of the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Monday (May 4), with results following throughout the day. The process of counting of votes...
Published on: May 04, 2026 7:01:06 AM ISTCPI's Alankode Leelakrishnan, who is the candidate for Thrissur constituency, seen campaigning ahead of the Kerala Assembly elections, in Thrissur (PTI)The Election Commission will be declaring the results for the Irinjalakkuda, Thrissur and Trikaripur constituencies in Kerala today. These assembly seats are part of the 140 constituencies in Kerala for which...
US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) said that US will ‘guide’ the ships of several countries safely out of the Strait of Hormuz, so “they can freely and ably get on with their business.” Calling it “Project Freedom,” Trump said the process will begin from Monday (Middle east time).In a post on Truth Social, Trump said...
Mumbai: Manas Dhamne, India’s promising tennis talent, had to give a speech at the post-tournament presentation ceremony on Sunday. It’s not something the soft-spoken 18-year-old is too used to doing. Certainly not at the ATP Challenger level.He was speaking as the runner-up after his first Challenger final, at the ATP 50 Shymkent clay-court tournament in Kazakhstan. The 444th-ranked...
Will the LDF retain its average vote share in Kerala?Power changing hands was a four-decade norm in Kerala until the Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPI(M) led Left Democratic Front (LDF) managed to buck the trend in 2021 elections by retaining power. A loss this time, therefore should not be really surprising in a state prone to...
Hyderabad, A middle-aged man was dragged on a car bonnet for about 2 km in Meerpet after a dispute over taking a turn, police said on Sunday.A video of the incident, which occurred on the night of May 1, showed the man holding onto the bonnet of the moving vehicle.According to police, the man and his son were...
The death toll in the Narmada Queen capsize in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur rose to 11 on Saturday as divers recovered two bodies of children from the Bargi Dam, as the boat's helmsman, Mahesh Patel, broke his silence and defended himself against accusations.He said that when the situation began to worsen, he alerted the Boat Club control room.Patel said...
Around 1,400 residents of a condominium in Sector 102 on Saturday staged a protest outside their builder’s office in Sector 44, over long pending issues related to the society’s handover, maintenance charges, among others.THe residents of the society––ROF Aalayas––have alleged that the builder increased maintenance charges by ₹700 per flat without any prior notice. The earlier charges were...
Published on May 02, 2026 11:43 pm IST
Chennai were in total control for the last 30 overs of the match, never looking in any doubt of getting the win after a certain point. Up into sixth place.
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Raja Shivaji box office collection day 2 (updated live): Raja Shivaji, featuring Riteish Deshmukh, has been released in theatres amid much anticipation. The film opened to a great response and registered the biggest opening day for a Marathi film. Has the film shown improvement on its second day? Let's take a look at the box office performance of...
Horsens , India will be without the services of Lakshya Sen during their semifinal clash against France in the Thomas Cup Finals as he is recovering from a swollen right elbow.The 24-year-old Lakshya had saved two match points to script an 18-21 22-20 21-17 victory over world No. 6 Chou Tien Chen in a marathon clash lasting one...
Jabalpur, Army divers and disaster response teams on Saturday expanded their search at Bargi Dam in Madhya Pradesh to locate a man and three children still missing after the cruise boat tragedy that claimed nine lives two days ago, officials said.With 28 of the 41 identified passengers onboard the ill-fated cruise boat rescued safely, police are preparing to...
Tibetan spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, on Friday addressed devotees and followers on the occasion of Buddha Purnima—Vesak—extending his greetings and prayers to the global Buddhist community.The message by the 90-year-old spiritual leader reads, “On this auspicious occasion of Buddha Purnima — Vesak — which commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana of Buddha Shakyamuni, I offer my...
Rapper Boston Richey, who was in a relationship with influencer Tatiana Chanell, became the center of attention on Friday after Chanell provided what she described as "photographic evidence" of alleged abuse by the rapper.Chanell posted a series of photos on Instagram where she doubled down on allegations that Real Boston Richey, whose real name is Jalen Taheen Foster,...
Voting has concluded, fates of candidates sealed, predictions on who wins and who loses have been made in the exit polls. Now, all eyes are set on May 4 when votes will be counted by the Election Commission of India (ECI) and results declared across four states – Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Assam -- where the...
Published on May 01, 2026 05:08 pm IST
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A political showdown has erupted after the Centre hiked commercial LPG cylinder prices by a steep ₹993. Opposition parties have hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government, calling the move a “gift” to citizens on Labour Day. Leaders across opposition ranks have accused the government of burdening small businesses, hotels,...
Published on May 01, 2026 12:36 pm IST
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Iran has lit up its skies with air defence fire after reports of mystery blasts and hostile drones near Tehran, raising urgent questions over whether the fragile ceasefire with the United States is about to collapse. As sirens wailed and residents filmed tracer rounds and interceptions in the night, Iranian outlets...
India, China, Indonesia, South Korea, Germany, and the UK are among countries that have been leveraging the renewable energy transition as a cornerstone of energy security, Simon Stiell, the UN Climate chief said on Thursday at opening of the COP31-International Energy Agency High-Level Energy Transition Dialogue.Renewables offer safer, cheaper, cleaner energy that can’t be held captive by narrow...
Mumbai: The Inter-Religious Solidarity Council (IRSC) is organising a conclave titled ‘Sacred Earth, Shared Humanity: Rethinking Religious Ethos in the Age of Crisis’ in the city on May 9. The event will focus on two key themes: rejecting extremism in all religions and living in harmony with nature.“In these deeply polarising times, an initiative to foster social harmony...
Maharashtra state transport minister and Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) chairman Pratap Sarnaik inspected Lonavla and Vallabhnagar bus stations on Thursday, issuing strict directions to improve passenger amenities, regulate pricing, and enhance staff welfare.During his visit to Lonavla, Sarnaik took serious note of complaints that one-litre bottles of “Nathjal” drinking water, officially priced at ₹15, were...
DENVER — A few raindrops fell as Heather Grady gingerly transplanted beet seedlings into the earth, but the sky refused to release enough moisture to ease her worries about a dry winter that's left reservoirs low.With most of Colorado in drought, Grady and her husband Terrance began discussing how they could conserve more water in their backyard vegetable...
Choosing a health insurance plan has never been simpler in terms of access — options can be compared online in under an hour. But the number of choices has also made the decision harder, because superficially similar plans can behave differently when a claim is filed. Understanding the core structure of available health insurance plans before comparing premiums...
A resident of a Bengaluru housing society has questioned whether a Residents’ Welfare Association (RWA) can restrict vehicular movement on internal roads after the association allegedly closed several roads originally designated for vehicle access and converted them into pedestrian-only zones.The issue surfaced after a resident said the original builder’s plan allowed vehicles to move between all towers through...
MUMBAI: Nearly 1,700 students of a civic-run school on Borucha Road, in Dahisar East, have been attending classes in a building described as dilapidated and risky. The matter was highlighted by education committee member Priyank Raut at the committee’s meeting held last week, calling for urgent action to protect the students.The school, located barely 200 metres from Dahisar...
A divided US Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed the Trump administration's move to strip deportation protections from hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians living in the United States.Solicitor General John Sauer told the court the Department of Homeland Security's decision to end Temporary Protected Status for 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians was not subject to judicial review.Lawyers...
For the Congress, exit poll projections released on Wednesday evening for four states and a UT told a tale of regions voting quite differently across India. In the southern states, the party appears headed for its most consequential electoral revival in years — with Kerala poised to hand it a government and Tamil Nadu consolidating its position as...
New Delhi, An interstate fake visa and overseas job racket that allegedly duped hundreds of job seekers by luring them with the promise of high-paying jobs in countries such as Russia, Turkey and Azerbaijan, has been busted by the Delhi Police, an official said on Wednesday.Three people, who were part of the syndicate that lured unsuspecting job-seekers, have...
Donald Trump diverged to discuss his late mother's admiration for King Charles during his address commemorating the preparations for America's 250th anniversary celebrations.Trump, 79, recounted, "I also remember her saying very clearly, 'Charles, look, young Charles, he's so cute,'" as he welcomed the British monarch to the White House on Tuesday, April 28.Also Read: Inside Cole Tomas Allen's...
The Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA), representing Air India, IndiGo and SpiceJet, has warned the government of flight cancellations and said the airline industry is on the verge of “stopping operations” due to the surge in aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices, in a letter dated April 26 seeking urgent government intervention ahead of the next ATF revision on...
The department of town and country planning (DTCP) has proposed amendments to the Haryana Building Code 2017 to allow the installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across residential and commercial real estate projects in the city and throughout the state, according to a DTCP notice issued on Monday.The department has also proposed to allow EV charging points...
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Mumbai:Approach Communications and Approach Entertainment, two key divisions of the Approach Entertainment Group, have announced the launch of a dedicated Spiritual & Wellness Vertical, bringing together specialised PR, digital, integrated communications, celebrity management, advertising, content production, events and entertainment marketing services for the rapidly expanding spirituality and wellness sector.
The new vertical will cater to spiritual and wellness brands, organisations, institutions, spiritual leaders, wellness experts, yoga and meditation professionals, Ayurveda companies, organic and natural product brands, mental wellness platforms, spiritual tourism ventures, retreats, authors, healers, conscious lifestyle businesses and purpose-driven entrepreneurs. The initiative aims to provide the sector with professional communication and entertainment solutions that combine credibility and purpose with contemporary marketing, media and audience-engagement strategies.
As spirituality and wellness increasingly become part of mainstream conversations around health, lifestyle, workplaces, travel, food, relationships, mental wellbeing and conscious consumption, Approach Communications and Approach Entertainment see a growing need for specialised agencies that understand both the sensitivities of the sector and the demands of modern brand building. The new vertical will help clients communicate authentic ideas while building visibility, reputation, communities and sustainable business opportunities.
Approach Communications, the group’s award-winning PR, Digital & Integrated Communications agency, will lead public relations, media relations, digital communications, social media strategy, reputation management, thought leadership, content strategy, influencer communications, brand positioning, crisis communications and integrated campaigns. The agency will work with clients to transform complex spiritual, wellness and holistic concepts into credible, accessible narratives capable of reaching mainstream media as well as specialised audiences.
Complementing the communications mandate, Approach Entertainment will bring its extensive capabilities in Celebrity & Talent Management, Films Productions, Advertising & Corporate Films Productions, Films Marketing, Events and Entertainment Marketing to spirituality and wellness clients. The company will develop opportunities involving celebrity associations, brand ambassadors, influencer and expert collaborations, advertising films, corporate films, documentaries, branded content, podcasts, short-form videos, events, experiential campaigns and entertainment-led brand integrations.
For individual spiritual leaders, wellness experts, yoga teachers, authors and thought leaders, the combined vertical will work on professional positioning, media visibility, digital presence, speaking opportunities, events, content development, collaborations and appropriate celebrity or brand associations. For companies and organisations, the group will create integrated campaigns combining PR, digital communications, advertising, video content, events and entertainment marketing to build both reputation and consumer engagement.
Sonu Tyagi
Sonu Tyagi, Founder & Director of Approach Entertainment Group, said, “Spirituality and wellness are moving into the mainstream of modern life and business. Consumers are increasingly thinking about mental wellbeing, mindfulness, yoga, Ayurveda, organic living, conscious consumption and meaningful experiences. At the same time, brands operating in these areas require communication that is responsible and authentic. They cannot be marketed exactly like conventional products because trust, credibility and purpose are fundamental to this sector.”
The new vertical will draw significant domain understanding from Go Spiritual, the group’s Spiritual & Wellness organisation working across spirituality, spiritual awareness, philanthropy and social causes, mental health & wellness, Ayurveda and organic living, spiritual tourism, media and events. Through its awareness campaigns, social initiatives and digital content, Go Spiritual has enabled the group to develop first-hand understanding of how spiritual and wellness subjects can be communicated to contemporary audiences.
Go Spiritual also operates the Go Spiritual News Magazine & App, which covers spirituality, wellness, mental health, meditation, yoga, Ayurveda, pilgrimage, temples, festivals, relationships, inspirational living and related subjects. The organisation is additionally developing Go Spiritual Web TV & OTT, further strengthening the group’s engagement with positive and spiritually oriented media and content.
The group sees substantial opportunities for Indian spirituality and wellness businesses internationally. India’s longstanding global association with yoga, meditation, Ayurveda and spiritual traditions, combined with growing interest in holistic and conscious lifestyles, offers significant potential for Indian brands, experts and organisations to build international audiences. Approach Communications will support this through strategic communications and media positioning, while Approach Entertainment will explore content, collaborations, personalities, events and entertainment-led opportunities capable of taking Indian spiritual and wellness narratives to wider markets.
Sonu Tyagi is an award-winning writer, director, producer and media entrepreneur with professional qualifications in Psychology, Advertising Management, Journalism and Filmmaking. Before establishing Approach Entertainment Group, he worked with advertising agencies and media organisations. He created and co-produced the spiritual film and web series Two Great Masters featuring veteran actor Rakesh Bedi and exploring the teachings of Swami Vivekananda and Paramahansa Yogananda. He is also co-producing the international feature film Liberation and serves as Creative Producer on Camp Decent. Tyagi was recently honoured among the “Top Most Leaders in Mental Health” at the 7th World Mental Health Congress & Awards.
With more than two decades of experience, Approach Entertainment Group operates across entertainment, communications and purpose-driven media. Its businesses include Approach Entertainment, Approach Communications, Approach Bollywood, a Bollywood & Entertainment Newswire, Portal & App, and Go Spiritual. Through the new Spiritual & Wellness Vertical, Approach Communications and Approach Entertainment aim to create a specialised communications and entertainment ecosystem where spirituality, wellness, creativity, media and responsible business growth can come together under one integrated strategy.
Lord Ganesha is worshipped as the remover of obstacles, the giver of wisdom and the symbol of auspicious beginnings. Ganesh Chaturthi should therefore inspire wisdom, humility, discipline, compassion and inner purification. Unfortunately, much of what we witness today, particularly during Ganpati Visarjan, appears to have moved far away from these spiritual values. What was intended to unite society has increasingly become a competition over who can install the biggest Ganpati idol, organise the grandest procession, spend the most money and create the loudest noise.
There is an important historical distinction that must first be understood. Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak did not begin the worship of Lord Ganesha or invent the ancient spiritual practice of idol immersion. Lord Ganesha had been worshipped privately in Indian homes and temples for centuries. What Tilak did in the 1890s was transform the largely private Ganesh Chaturthi celebration into an organised public festival, popularly known as Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav.
India was under British rule at the time, political gatherings faced restrictions and society remained divided by caste, class and community. Tilak understood that a public celebration centred on Lord Ganesha could bring people together on a common cultural platform. Public Ganeshotsav celebrations became spaces for patriotic speeches, cultural programmes, social awareness, community interaction and discussions about India’s freedom. The larger purpose was to awaken national consciousness, strengthen unity and mobilise people against colonial rule.
Tilak used the public Ganesh festival as a powerful means of national awakening. He did not create it as a competition for gigantic idols, deafening sound systems, vulgar dancing, political promotion or the display of money and power. Its purpose was unity, but today it often becomes competition. Its purpose was national awakening, but today it is frequently reduced to commercial promotion. Its purpose was meaningful public participation, but today it is too often associated with noise, obstruction, extravagance and spectacle.
We must therefore ask an uncomfortable but necessary question: Is this spirituality, or has it become drama?
During many immersion processions, traditional prayers and devotional songs are pushed aside by inappropriate film songs, vulgar remixes and meaningless music played at unbearable volumes. People dance as if they are participating in a commercial street show rather than respectfully bidding farewell to a sacred form of Lord Ganesha. Roads are blocked for hours, hospital patients suffer, senior citizens are disturbed, students cannot study, animals become terrified and local residents are forced to endure the celebration whether they wish to participate or not.
Can an activity that causes suffering to others honestly be called devotion? A celebration does not become spiritual merely because the name of God has been attached to it. If our way of celebrating Lord Ganesha creates obstacles for thousands of people, what message are we giving to the God we worship as the remover of obstacles?
Then there is the growing competition to create increasingly enormous idols. Every mandal appears determined to prove that its Ganpati is taller, grander and more expensive than the others. But is the physical size of an idol a measure of the depth of our faith? Does a fifty-foot idol represent greater devotion than a small clay Ganpati worshipped with honesty in an ordinary home? God cannot be measured in feet, decorations, expenditure, crowd size or social-media views. A small idol accompanied by sincere devotion is infinitely more spiritual than a gigantic idol surrounded by ego, noise and publicity.
The environmental consequences are equally troubling. Idols made with Plaster of Paris, chemical paints and non-biodegradable materials can pollute seas, rivers and lakes. Plastic, thermocol, flowers, decorations and other waste are frequently left behind at immersion sites. We call our rivers sacred and then pollute them in the name of religion. We worship nature as divine and simultaneously damage it through our rituals. This contradiction cannot be defended as faith or tradition.
The present form of competitive, noisy and environmentally destructive Ganpati Visarjan must now stop. This does not mean that devotion to Lord Ganesha should stop, nor does it mean that Ganeshotsav itself should end. It means that the drama, competition, vulgarity, noise and pollution surrounding the celebration must end. We must preserve the spiritual essence while reforming practices that harm people, animals and nature.
Families and communities can worship small idols made from natural clay. Immersion can be conducted symbolically at home or in designated artificial ponds. Public mandals can organise peaceful prayers, meditation, devotional music, community meals, blood-donation camps, educational programmes, tree plantations, assistance for poor families and environmental initiatives. Instead of spending enormous amounts of money on decorations, DJs and sound systems, that money could educate underprivileged children, support hospitals, feed hungry people, help struggling families or protect animals.
Would Lord Ganesha not be happier if a poor child received an education in His name? Would feeding a hungry person not be a greater offering than playing loud music until midnight? Would planting and protecting trees not be more sacred than polluting the sea? Would helping a distressed family overcome its difficulties not honour the remover of obstacles more meaningfully than creating obstacles on public roads?
We must also reconsider our understanding of puja. Lighting a lamp, offering flowers, performing an aarti and reciting prayers can be beautiful expressions of devotion, but rituals without truth, compassion and ethical conduct are empty. God does not need our expensive decorations, deafening music or public display. God wants us to remove ego, greed, cruelty, dishonesty, anger and selfishness from our lives.
God does not love drama; God loves reality. God is not impressed by how loudly we announce our devotion. God sees how honestly and compassionately we live when there is no crowd watching us. Real spirituality is visible in how we treat our parents, families, employees, neighbours, animals and the environment. It is reflected in whether we earn ethically, speak truthfully, help vulnerable people and show kindness to every living being.
A person may perform an elaborate puja every day, but if that person exploits others, spreads hatred, behaves dishonestly or remains indifferent to suffering, the ritual has not created spirituality. Puja should transform our character. If it does not make us more truthful, peaceful and compassionate, it has remained only an external performance.
Lord Ganesha represents wisdom. If our celebration lacks wisdom, can we honestly call it Ganeshotsav? Lord Ganesha removes obstacles. If our processions create obstacles for ambulances, patients, elderly people, working citizens and entire neighbourhoods, are we truly honouring Him? Lord Ganesha represents auspiciousness. If our celebration pollutes water and frightens animals, what is auspicious about it?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak gave public Ganeshotsav a powerful social and national purpose suited to the needs of his time. India today is independent. Our responsibility is to give the festival a peaceful, compassionate, socially meaningful and environmentally responsible purpose for our time. Let Ganeshotsav continue as a celebration of devotion, wisdom, unity and service, but let the competition, vulgar songs, deafening noise, pollution and meaningless display end.
The most meaningful visarjan is not simply the immersion of an idol in water. The real visarjan is the immersion of our ego, anger, greed, dishonesty, hatred, pretence and selfishness. When these qualities dissolve within us, Lord Ganesha truly enters our hearts. That is devotion. That is spirituality. Everything else is merely drama.
Sonu Tyagi, Founder, Go Spiritual & Approach Entertainment
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 76 on September 17, 2026, with birthday wishes coming from across India’s political and public life. Born on September 17, 1950, in Vadnagar, Gujarat, Modi has spent more than two decades in elected executive office, first as Chief Minister of Gujarat and, since 2014, as Prime Minister of India.
For a spiritual and wellness publication, however, his birthday also offers an occasion to look at a distinctive dimension of his years in national leadership: the prominent place given to Yoga, pilgrimage centres, temples, Buddhist heritage, Indian philosophy and the idea of “seva” — service — as part of the country’s cultural conversation.
Modi has himself spoken publicly about spirituality as an influence on his life. In an interaction published by the Prime Minister’s Office, he recalled that his inclination towards spirituality began at a young age and referred to the Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and Swami Vivekananda principle of “Jan Seva Hi Prabhu Seva” — service to people is service to the Divine — as an important inspiration.
That relationship between spirituality and service has continued to appear in his public language. In 2026, while speaking at the inauguration of Seva Teerth and Kartavya Bhavan in New Delhi, Modi invoked the idea of “Seva Paramo Dharmah”, describing service as a fundamental duty and connecting governance with responsibility towards people.
The spiritual theme is visible even in some of the events surrounding his birthday this year. In Varanasi, his Lok Sabha constituency and one of Hinduism’s most sacred cities, 76 priests performed a Ganga Abhishek to mark his 76th birthday. In Gujarat, religious and community programmes included prayers, diya-lighting and other events. Separately, public-service campaigns around the birthday have included health camps, blood donation, cleanliness and plantation activities.
Taking Yoga From India to the World
Perhaps the most internationally visible spiritual and wellness initiative associated with Modi’s premiership has been the International Day of Yoga.
During his address to the United Nations General Assembly in September 2014, Modi proposed an International Day of Yoga. The UN General Assembly subsequently adopted June 21 as the International Day of Yoga, with 177 countries co-sponsoring the resolution. The first International Day of Yoga was observed in 2015, with Modi leading a mass yoga programme in New Delhi.
Over the years, he has repeatedly presented Yoga not simply as physical exercise but as a holistic tradition connecting the body, mind, individual consciousness and wellbeing. In June 2026, he again highlighted Yoga’s roots in India’s spiritual heritage, while also sharing a Sanskrit verse honouring Maharishi Patanjali and stressing Yoga’s role in keeping the body healthy and the mind calm.
The globalisation of Yoga is significant from a spiritual perspective because it has taken an ancient Indian discipline into public spaces, schools, institutions and communities around the world. Yoga today is practised in many different religious, secular, fitness and wellness contexts, but its philosophical origins remain deeply connected with India’s spiritual traditions.
Kashi Vishwanath Dham: Reconnecting a Sacred City
Another major initiative during Modi’s tenure has been the redevelopment of the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham in Varanasi.
When Modi inaugurated the redeveloped complex in December 2021, he described it as more than a physical structure, calling it a symbol of India’s Sanatan culture and spiritual heritage. The project significantly transformed the area surrounding the historic Kashi Vishwanath Temple and improved connectivity between the temple and the Ganga.
Kashi occupies a unique place in India’s spiritual imagination. For millions of devotees, it is not simply a destination but a teerth — a sacred space associated with Lord Shiva, liberation, knowledge and the timeless relationship between life and death.
The redevelopment of pilgrimage infrastructure in Kashi has also represented a broader policy approach described by the government as “Virasat Bhi, Vikas Bhi” — heritage alongside development. In June 2026, Modi said that efforts ranging from bringing antiquities back to India to strengthening spiritual and pilgrimage infrastructure were intended to reconnect people with India’s traditions.
Mahakal Lok and the Spiritual Consciousness of Ujjain
The development of Shri Mahakal Lok in Ujjain has been another prominent spiritual heritage project associated with Modi’s tenure.
While dedicating the first phase of the project in 2022, Modi linked the restoration and development of India’s pilgrimage centres with the revival of cultural and spiritual consciousness. His address also referred to work at Kashi Vishwanath, Somnath, Kedarnath-Badrinath and other places of faith.
Ujjain, home to the Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga, has been a centre of Hindu spirituality, Shaivism, pilgrimage and learning for centuries. The Mahakal Lok project sought to expand the experience and infrastructure around this ancient centre of worship while presenting its religious stories and symbolism to contemporary visitors.
Kedarnath and the Legacy of Adi Shankaracharya
In the Himalayas, the redevelopment of Kedarnath Dham has similarly combined pilgrimage infrastructure with the restoration of spiritual heritage.
In November 2021, Modi inaugurated the reconstructed Samadhi of Adi Shankaracharya and unveiled a statue of the philosopher-saint at Kedarnath. During his address, he spoke about Adi Shankaracharya’s contribution to Indian philosophy and his emphasis on human welfare and a holistic understanding of life.
The symbolism is significant. Adi Shankaracharya occupies an extraordinary position in India’s philosophical history, particularly in the Advaita Vedanta tradition, and is traditionally associated with the revival and consolidation of important spiritual centres across India.
For modern pilgrims, improved infrastructure at places such as Kedarnath can make difficult sacred journeys more accessible, although development in ecologically sensitive Himalayan regions also requires continuing attention to environmental sustainability and carrying capacity.
Ayodhya and the Ram Mandir
The consecration of Ram Lalla at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22, 2024 became one of the most prominent religious events of Modi’s premiership.
Ahead of the Pran Pratishtha ceremony, Modi announced that he would undertake an 11-day special spiritual observance, describing his role in the ceremony as a major responsibility and speaking about preparing himself spiritually for the occasion.
The Ram Mandir has profound religious significance for its devotees and has also been at the centre of a long and politically consequential historical dispute. Its consecration therefore carried religious, cultural and political meanings that different Indians may interpret differently. From a spiritual perspective, however, Ayodhya’s renewed prominence has brought the teachings and symbolism associated with Lord Ram — including dharma, maryada, duty, sacrifice and service — back into widespread public discussion.
India’s Buddhist Heritage and the Message of Compassion
Modi’s cultural-spiritual outreach has not been limited to Hindu pilgrimage traditions. His government has also highlighted India’s connection with Buddhism and Lord Buddha’s teachings.
In 2026, Modi inaugurated an international exposition of sacred Piprahwa relics associated with Bhagwan Buddha in New Delhi. Speaking there, he described India’s connection with Buddhist countries as extending beyond diplomacy and economics to bonds of faith and spirituality. He also pointed to infrastructure and visitor facilities being developed at Buddhist sites including Bodh Gaya, Sarnath, Shravasti, Kapilvastu, Kushinagar, Sanchi and others.
In July 2026, Modi welcomed Sarnath’s inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List, highlighting its association with Buddha and the ideals of wisdom, compassion and harmony.
Buddhism gives India a particularly powerful spiritual connection with many countries across Asia. Buddha’s teachings of compassion, mindfulness, the Middle Path and freedom from suffering also resonate strongly with contemporary conversations around inner wellbeing and mental peace.
Spirituality Beyond Ritual
The larger spiritual question raised by these initiatives goes beyond the construction or redevelopment of temples and pilgrimage corridors.
Indian spirituality has traditionally placed great emphasis on the transformation of the individual. Temples, sacred rivers, pilgrimages, Yoga, meditation and rituals can provide pathways, but the deeper teachings repeatedly return to values such as seva, compassion, self-discipline, truthfulness, detachment, humility and concern for others.
That makes the idea of service particularly relevant on a birthday.
The observance of Modi’s 76th birthday through some programmes centred on service, health, cleanliness, plantation and community activity reflects an interpretation of spirituality in which worship is accompanied by action.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi completes 76 years of life, his years in office have coincided with a highly visible revival and redevelopment of several of India’s major spiritual and cultural centres and with efforts to give traditions such as Yoga a wider global platform. Supporters see these initiatives as a renewed assertion of India’s civilisational heritage, while debates around the relationship between religion, culture, politics and the state remain part of India’s democratic discourse.
For Go Spiritual, the enduring message of any spiritual journey remains larger than an individual or a government: spirituality ultimately finds its deepest expression when inner awareness becomes compassion, responsibility and service to humanity.
On Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday, that timeless Indian idea — Seva as Sadhana, service as a spiritual practice — offers a message that can extend beyond politics and speak to everyone.
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Mumbai: What happens when a man surrounded by wealth, political power, security, expensive cars and social recognition suddenly leaves everything behind and walks onto the street as someone nobody recognises? For Maharashtra BJP MLA Parag Shah, one of the state’s wealthiest legislators, the answer came through an unusual spiritual experiment that transformed an ordinary day in Mumbai into a lesson about ego, humility, compassion and the temporary nature of material identity.
Shah, who declared assets worth more than ₹3,383 crore in his affidavit for the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly election, recently left behind his security personnel, vehicles and expensive belongings, changed his appearance and spent several hours on the streets of Ghatkopar dressed as a beggar. The exercise was reportedly undertaken on the advice of Jain spiritual guru Param Namramuni Gurudev during the spiritually significant Jain period of introspection and self-discipline. What followed was not merely an experiment in disguise, but an experience that raises a much deeper spiritual question: Who are we when everything through which the world recognises us is taken away?
On an ordinary day, Parag Shah is an MLA, businessman and wealthy public figure. People recognise him, approach him and may even wait for an opportunity to meet him. But when he stepped onto the same streets dressed as a beggar, all those identities disappeared. The people around him did not know his wealth, his political position or his social standing. To them, he was simply another man who appeared to have nothing and was asking others for help.
That reversal became one of the most striking aspects of Shah’s experience. He reportedly reflected that people who would ordinarily stand before him or wait to meet him suddenly appeared much bigger when he had to approach them asking for alms. He described what he experienced as the “reality of life.” His experience came after leaving behind his security, vehicles and expensive possessions and walking through Ghatkopar anonymously.
From a spiritual perspective, this is where the story becomes much more meaningful than the spectacle of a wealthy politician becoming a beggar for a day. Human beings spend much of their lives building identities around money, profession, designation, possessions, influence, appearance and social recognition. We begin to believe that these things define who we are. Yet spirituality has always reminded humanity that almost everything we call “mine” is temporary. Wealth can disappear, positions can change, power can pass to somebody else, physical beauty fades and even the body itself is temporary.
When these external identities are removed, what remains is the human being.
Perhaps the most touching moment of Shah’s experience came when an ordinary person reportedly gave him ₹20 and suggested that he buy something to eat. At another point, a food vendor gave him something to eat despite his apparent inability to pay. For someone whose declared assets run into thousands of crores, ₹20 would ordinarily mean almost nothing financially. But when Shah was standing on the street without access to his visible wealth or identity, that small amount represented something far more valuable: human compassion.
There is a profound spiritual irony in that moment. The person giving ₹20 almost certainly possessed vastly less material wealth than the person receiving it. Yet at that moment, the supposedly poorer person was the giver and the billionaire was the receiver. Material definitions of rich and poor had been temporarily reversed.
And that raises another important spiritual question: Who was truly rich at that moment?
Was it the person who possessed thousands of crores but was asking for help, or the person who may have possessed very little but still had enough compassion to share ₹20 with a stranger? Spirituality does not reject material prosperity, but it challenges us to rethink what prosperity actually means. A large bank balance may make someone financially wealthy, but generosity makes a person rich in another dimension. A person who has little but shares with someone in need possesses something that cannot be measured through an election affidavit, property valuation or bank statement.
The food vendor’s gesture carries the same message. He apparently did not know that the person before him was a wealthy MLA. He simply saw someone who seemed unable to pay and offered food. There was no expectation of political favour, publicity or reward. The act became meaningful precisely because the giver did not know the recipient’s real identity.
That is very close to the spiritual idea of seva—service without expectation. True kindness does not first ask whether the person receiving it is important. True compassion does not calculate what it will receive in return. When someone is hungry, we feed them. When someone is suffering, we help them. When someone feels alone, we offer support. Humanity itself becomes sufficient reason for action.
The timing and inspiration behind Shah’s experience also give the episode a deeper dimension. The exercise was undertaken on the suggestion of Jain spiritual guru Param Namramuni Gurudev. Jain philosophy places profound emphasis on Ahimsa, compassion, restraint, self-reflection and freedom from excessive attachment. The current Paryushan period itself emphasises fasting, introspection, forgiveness and overcoming attachments, anger, greed and desire. Param Namramuni Gurudev’s own spiritual work places strong emphasis on self-discovery, compassionate love and service towards living beings.
Seen through this lens, becoming a beggar for a day was less about pretending to be poor and more about temporarily stripping away the external layers through which society defines a person. When there is no luxury car, no security officer, no expensive clothing, no political introduction and nobody saying “MLA sahib,” the ego suddenly has much less material with which to construct its identity.
However, there is an equally important truth that must accompany the spiritual interpretation of this experiment. A wealthy person voluntarily living like a beggar for several hours cannot fully understand the reality of someone who lives with poverty, hunger or homelessness every day. For Shah, the experience had an ending. He could remove the makeup, return home and resume his normal life. Millions of poor people do not have that option. Their poverty is not an exercise in spiritual introspection; it is an everyday struggle for survival.
That distinction actually makes the spiritual lesson even more important. An experience of humility has value only when it creates lasting compassion. A spiritual exercise becomes meaningful when inner realisation changes outward behaviour. If temporarily experiencing vulnerability helps a person become more sensitive towards those who live with vulnerability permanently, then the experience can become more than symbolic.
For politicians, business leaders, celebrities, professionals and indeed anyone enjoying privilege, there is a larger lesson here. We often see society from the position we occupy within it. A person travelling in a luxury car sees a different Mumbai from someone sleeping beside the road. A person ordering food without looking at the price sees hunger differently from someone wondering whether there will be dinner tonight. A powerful person experiences human relationships differently from someone society routinely ignores.
Sometimes, changing where we stand changes what we are able to see.
Shah’s experience therefore invites all of us—not only wealthy people—to examine our own attachments. Our possessions may be smaller, but our ego can be equally large. We may become attached to our job title, house, car, appearance, social-media following, education, family status or professional success. We may unconsciously begin measuring ourselves and others through these external markers.
Spirituality asks us to go deeper.
Your designation is not you. Your bank balance is not you. Your car is not you. Your house is not you. Your social status is not you. These are circumstances surrounding your life, and circumstances can change.
What remains is your consciousness, your character, your actions and the way you treat other living beings.
For Go Spiritual News Magazine & App, that may be the most important lesson emerging from Parag Shah’s unusual day on the streets of Mumbai. Spirituality does not necessarily require a successful person to abandon wealth or achievement. It asks us instead to develop detachment from the ego that wealth and achievement can create. Earn, build, succeed and prosper—but remember that possession is temporary and humanity is fundamental.
The person who gave ₹20 to an apparently hungry stranger probably never imagined that his small act would become part of a larger story. Yet that ₹20 may ultimately be more spiritually significant than the thousands of crores associated with the man who received it.
Because ultimately, the spiritual value of money is not determined merely by how much we possess, but by what we are willing to share.
For a few hours, one of Maharashtra’s richest politicians became a man with an empty hand. Someone with far less placed ₹20 into that hand. Another person offered him food. And for a brief moment, the conventional definitions of rich and poor disappeared.
What remained was simply one human being helping another.
Perhaps that is the real wealth spirituality has always asked humanity to discover.
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मुंबई: अप्रोच कम्युनिकेशंस और अप्रोच एंटरटेनमेंट, अप्रोच एंटरटेनमेंट ग्रुप की दो प्रमुख कंपनियों ने एक नया स्पिरिचुअल एंड वेलनेस वर्टिकल शुरू करने की घोषणा की है। इस नए वर्टिकल के जरिए आध्यात्म और वेलनेस से जुड़े ब्रांड्स, संस्थाओं और लोगों को पीआर, डिजिटल, मीडिया, सेलिब्रिटी मैनेजमेंट, विज्ञापन, कंटेंट प्रोडक्शन, इवेंट्स और एंटरटेनमेंट मार्केटिंग की सेवाएं एक साथ दी जाएंगी।
यह नया वर्टिकल आध्यात्मिक और वेलनेस ब्रांड्स, संस्थाओं, आध्यात्मिक गुरुओं, वेलनेस एक्सपर्ट्स, योग और ध्यान से जुड़े लोगों, आयुर्वेद कंपनियों, ऑर्गेनिक और नेचुरल प्रोडक्ट ब्रांड्स, मेंटल वेलनेस प्लेटफॉर्म्स, आध्यात्मिक पर्यटन से जुड़ी कंपनियों, वेलनेस रिट्रीट्स, लेखकों, हीलर्स और हेल्दी व कॉन्शियस लाइफस्टाइल से जुड़े कारोबारों के लिए काम करेगा। इसका उद्देश्य इन सभी को आज के समय के अनुसार बेहतर मीडिया, मार्केटिंग और कम्युनिकेशन सेवाएं देना और उन्हें ज्यादा लोगों तक पहुंचाने में मदद करना है।
आज आध्यात्म और वेलनेस केवल पूजा-पाठ, योग या ध्यान तक सीमित नहीं रह गए हैं। मानसिक स्वास्थ्य, जीवनशैली, काम का तनाव, खान-पान, रिश्ते, यात्रा, ऑर्गेनिक जीवन, योग, ध्यान और बेहतर जीवन जीने जैसे विषय आम लोगों के जीवन का महत्वपूर्ण हिस्सा बन रहे हैं। इसी के साथ इस क्षेत्र में काम करने वाले ब्रांड्स और संस्थाओं को अपनी बात सही और भरोसेमंद तरीके से लोगों तक पहुंचाने की जरूरत भी बढ़ रही है। अप्रोच कम्युनिकेशंस और अप्रोच एंटरटेनमेंट का नया वर्टिकल इसी जरूरत को पूरा करेगा।
अप्रोच कम्युनिकेशंस, ग्रुप की अवॉर्ड-विनिंग पीआर, डिजिटल और इंटीग्रेटेड कम्युनिकेशंस एजेंसी है। नए वर्टिकल के तहत कंपनी पब्लिक रिलेशंस, मीडिया रिलेशंस, डिजिटल कम्युनिकेशंस, सोशल मीडिया, ब्रांड पोजिशनिंग, रेपुटेशन मैनेजमेंट, कंटेंट स्ट्रैटेजी, इन्फ्लुएंसर कम्युनिकेशंस, थॉट लीडरशिप, क्राइसिस कम्युनिकेशंस और इंटीग्रेटेड कम्युनिकेशन कैंपेन पर काम करेगी। इसका उद्देश्य आध्यात्म और वेलनेस से जुड़े विषयों को आसान, प्रभावशाली और भरोसेमंद तरीके से मीडिया और आम लोगों तक पहुंचाना होगा।
वहीं अप्रोच एंटरटेनमेंट अपनी सेलिब्रिटी और टैलेंट मैनेजमेंट, फिल्म प्रोडक्शन, एडवरटाइजिंग और कॉरपोरेट फिल्म प्रोडक्शन, फिल्म मार्केटिंग, इवेंट्स और एंटरटेनमेंट मार्केटिंग की सेवाओं के जरिए इस क्षेत्र के ब्रांड्स और संस्थाओं को आगे बढ़ाने में मदद करेगा। कंपनी सेलिब्रिटी एसोसिएशन, ब्रांड एंबेसडर, इन्फ्लुएंसर और एक्सपर्ट सहयोग, विज्ञापन फिल्में, कॉरपोरेट फिल्में, डॉक्यूमेंट्री, ब्रांडेड कंटेंट, पॉडकास्ट, शॉर्ट वीडियो, इवेंट्स और दूसरे एंटरटेनमेंट आधारित मार्केटिंग अभियानों पर काम करेगी।
आध्यात्मिक गुरुओं, वेलनेस एक्सपर्ट्स, योग शिक्षकों, लेखकों और दूसरे विशेषज्ञों के लिए दोनों कंपनियां मिलकर उनकी सही पहचान बनाने, मीडिया में उनकी मौजूदगी बढ़ाने, डिजिटल प्लेटफॉर्म पर उन्हें मजबूत करने, इवेंट्स, कंटेंट, ब्रांड सहयोग और दूसरे अवसर तैयार करने पर काम करेंगी। वहीं कंपनियों और संस्थाओं के लिए पीआर, डिजिटल, विज्ञापन, वीडियो, सेलिब्रिटी, इवेंट्स और एंटरटेनमेंट मार्केटिंग को मिलाकर एक पूरी रणनीति तैयार की जाएगी।
अप्रोच एंटरटेनमेंट ग्रुप के फाउंडर और डायरेक्टर सोनू त्यागी ने कहा, “आध्यात्म और वेलनेस अब आधुनिक जीवन और बिजनेस का महत्वपूर्ण हिस्सा बन रहे हैं। लोग मानसिक स्वास्थ्य, योग, ध्यान, आयुर्वेद, ऑर्गेनिक जीवन और बेहतर लाइफस्टाइल को लेकर पहले से ज्यादा जागरूक हैं। इस क्षेत्र में काम करने वाले ब्रांड्स और संस्थाओं के लिए भरोसा और सही जानकारी बहुत जरूरी है। इसलिए आध्यात्म और वेलनेस की मार्केटिंग सामान्य प्रोडक्ट्स की तरह नहीं की जा सकती। इसमें जिम्मेदारी, भरोसा और सही संदेश सबसे महत्वपूर्ण हैं।”
Sonu Tyagi
इस नए वर्टिकल को गो स्पिरिचुअल के अनुभव का भी लाभ मिलेगा। गो स्पिरिचुअल, ग्रुप का स्पिरिचुअल और वेलनेस संगठन है, जो आध्यात्म, आध्यात्मिक जागरूकता, समाज सेवा, मानसिक स्वास्थ्य और वेलनेस, आयुर्वेद और ऑर्गेनिक जीवन, आध्यात्मिक पर्यटन, मीडिया और इवेंट्स के क्षेत्र में काम करता है। इसके अलग-अलग जागरूकता अभियानों, सामाजिक कार्यक्रमों और डिजिटल कंटेंट के जरिए ग्रुप को आध्यात्म और वेलनेस से जुड़े विषयों को समझने और उन्हें आज के दर्शकों तक पहुंचाने का अनुभव मिला है।
गो स्पिरिचुअल गो स्पिरिचुअल न्यूज मैगजीन एंड ऐप भी चलाता है, जिसमें आध्यात्म, वेलनेस, मानसिक स्वास्थ्य, ध्यान, योग, आयुर्वेद, तीर्थ यात्रा, मंदिर, त्योहार, रिश्ते और प्रेरणादायक जीवन से जुड़ा कंटेंट दिया जाता है। संगठन गो स्पिरिचुअल वेब टीवी और ओटीटी शुरू करने की दिशा में भी काम कर रहा है।
ग्रुप का मानना है कि भारत के आध्यात्म और वेलनेस सेक्टर के लिए दुनिया भर में बड़ी संभावनाएं हैं। भारत को योग, ध्यान, आयुर्वेद और अपनी प्राचीन आध्यात्मिक परंपराओं के लिए पूरी दुनिया में जाना जाता है। अप्रोच कम्युनिकेशंस भारतीय ब्रांड्स, संस्थाओं और विशेषज्ञों को सही पीआर, मीडिया और कम्युनिकेशन के जरिए देश और विदेश में पहचान बनाने में मदद करेगा, जबकि अप्रोच एंटरटेनमेंट कंटेंट, सेलिब्रिटी, इवेंट्स, सहयोग और एंटरटेनमेंट मार्केटिंग के जरिए उनके लिए नए अवसर तैयार करेगा।
सोनू त्यागी अवॉर्ड-विनिंग लेखक, निर्देशक, निर्माता और मीडिया उद्यमी हैं। उन्होंने साइकोलॉजी, एडवरटाइजिंग मैनेजमेंट, जर्नलिज्म और फिल्ममेकिंग की पढ़ाई की है। अप्रोच एंटरटेनमेंट ग्रुप शुरू करने से पहले उन्होंने विज्ञापन एजेंसियों और मीडिया संस्थानों के साथ काम किया। उन्होंने वरिष्ठ अभिनेता राकेश बेदी अभिनीत आध्यात्मिक फिल्म और वेब सीरीज टूग्रेटमास्टर्स बनाई और को-प्रोड्यूस की, जो स्वामी विवेकानंद और परमहंस योगानंद की शिक्षाओं पर आधारित है। वह अंतरराष्ट्रीय फीचर फिल्म लिबरेशन के को-प्रोड्यूसर हैं और कैंपडिसेंट के क्रिएटिव प्रोड्यूसर हैं। हाल ही में उन्हें 7वें वर्ल्ड मेंटल हेल्थ कांग्रेस एंड अवॉर्ड्स में “टॉप मोस्ट लीडर्स इन मेंटल हेल्थ” सम्मान से भी सम्मानित किया गया।
दो दशकों से अधिक के अनुभव के साथ अप्रोच एंटरटेनमेंट ग्रुप मीडिया, एंटरटेनमेंट और कम्युनिकेशंस के क्षेत्र में काम कर रहा है। ग्रुप में अप्रोच एंटरटेनमेंट, अप्रोच कम्युनिकेशंस, अप्रोच बॉलीवुड और गो स्पिरिचुअल शामिल हैं। नए स्पिरिचुअल एंड वेलनेस वर्टिकल के जरिए अप्रोच कम्युनिकेशंस और अप्रोच एंटरटेनमेंट का उद्देश्य आध्यात्म, वेलनेस, मीडिया, क्रिएटिविटी और बिजनेस को एक साथ जोड़कर इस क्षेत्र के ब्रांड्स, संस्थाओं और लोगों को आगे बढ़ने के लिए एक मजबूत प्लेटफॉर्म देना है।
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