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"Koti Parthiva Lingarchana", highest ritual on Earth, to be done in Kashi in November this year Foundation of one crore Parthiva Shiv Linga is taking place in Kashi. The event called  "Koti Parthiva Lingarchana",  will be likely attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and even the Vice President of America Kamala Harris is expected to come. Every year 1.25 lakh Shivling rituals are performed in Kashi. But, for the first time, 1 crore Shivling rituals are going to take place in Kashi. This ceremony will be held under the banner of Sri Sri Sri Vijayanandanadha Guru Seva Samiti, a Charitable Trust from Hyderabad, Telangana. Sri Anil Kumar Joshi of Nikhil Chetana Kendram says that 1 crore Parthiv Shivlingarchan have not happened anywhere so far on the earth. For the first time, from 19 to 27 November 2023, this ritual will be held at Chet Singh Fort located at Shivala Ghat. Preparation for this program has already begun.  Many Vedic Brahmins and scholars from pan...

Apps and services are now more accurate and error free thanks to artificial intelligence technologies Namrata Kohli New Delhi Transcription apps help save time of professionals. (Stock photo)   "A lot of my time is spent conducting interviews, doing video calls, webinars, podcasts,  and telephonic discussions. Rather than painstakingly converting the voice to text, I use transcription apps to simplify my work,”  says Rakta Papneja, a video journalist who works with Network 18 group. She adds that it has come as a boon to people like her striving to achieve a work-life-health balance. The only downside is that sometimes it doesn't catch the right words due to differences in accents. One needs to manually correct the text at some places – nevertheless it’s a big help." How many times have you felt that your skills and time are better spent on conducting interviews, attending video calls, webinars, podcasts, telephonic discussions, rather than painstakingly convert...

Be it Bihari Champaran meat sold in roadside eateries or Mumbai Pao served to G20 leaders, state delicacies are going places Food from Indian states is healthy and varied. (File photo) Namrata Kohli New Delhi President Droupadi Murmu’s dinner on Saturday for visiting G20 leaders served Mumbai Pao, jackfruit galette with glazed forest mushrooms, and Kashmiri Kahwa. The menu represented India’s states and regions though it didn’t serve meat. India’s regional foods, from ragi roti to Champaran meat, have long travelled all corners of the country: What is new is the discovery of the exotic and acknowledgement of their health value. As the government promotes millets, indigenous ingredients such as yellow Himalayan chillies, tree tomatoes, black garlic, and kaitha or elephant apple have found place in restaurant menus and home kitchens. “Indian regional cuisines such as South Indian Street dishes, Bengali specialties as well as Northeastern offerings, including pork and bamboo shoot dis...

Do you need a bike for your daily commute or just to exercise? Pick a product that can be used for various purposes Namrata Kohli New Delhi Cycling with others is motivating and enjoyable. (File photo) Sahil Grover, a second-year student of  Indian Institute of Technology Delhi  cycles down the campus like his peers. He says, “Since the students of IIT Delhi are not allowed to have motor vehicles on campus, bicycles are an important means of travel. My Turbine bike is efficient, environment friendly, and saves me a lot of time, especially when one has to make multiple trips to the other end of the institute in a day. You can always see a large number of cycles going back and forth along the main road of the institute especially during lunch time, when most of the students go back to their hostel and then come back for the afternoon classes. With the new batch of freshers’ incoming, and hundreds of new cycles with them, the administration had to start allowing parking on the ro...