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Nag Panchami 2026: Bhog, mantra, timings and all you need to know about puja, rituals, significance, mythology and regional celebrations

On August 17, 2026, devotees across India will celebrate Nag Panchami, a day dedicated to worshiping Nag Devta to invoke blessings for their families. This significant event occurs during the Panchami Tithi of the Shukla Paksha in the Shravana month. Rituals include prayer, fasting, and traditional offerings to serpent deities.…

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Bet Dwarka: What the Pilgrimage and the Underwater Archaeology Actually Tell You About Krishna's Submerged City

The boat ride that frames everythingThe ferry from Okha to Bet Dwarka takes about fifteen minutes. You sit on a wooden bench, salt air coming at you sideways, and the island resolves out of the haze as something smaller than you expected. Pilgrims around you are already holding marigold garlands.…

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Weather Tomorrow August 17: IMD predicts rain, thunderstorms and heavy showers across several states; check forecast for Delhi, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and more

Weather Tomorrow August 17: The Meteorological Department has released a new weather alert for Monday, August 17. Expect heavy rain and thunderstorms in Delhi and Punjab, while Gujarat and Bihar are warned of intense showers alongside lightning strikes. In Himachal Pradesh, light to moderate rain is likely, with localized heavy…

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Weather Tomorrow August 16: IMD predicts rain, thunderstorms and heavy showers across several states; check forecast for Delhi, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and more

Weather Tomorrow August 16: India's weather on August 16 will see monsoon influence with cloudy skies and rainfall. Delhi expects light rain and moderate temperatures, while Haryana may have afternoon showers. Rajasthan and Gujarat anticipate partly cloudy conditions and isolated thunderstorms. Maharashtra and Himachal Pradesh will experience cloudy weather and…

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Only two decades left to achieve 'Viksit Bharat' goal, says Gujarat Deputy CM Harsh Sanghavi; calls for planning

Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi urged planning for Viksit Bharat by 2047. He noted only two decades remain to achieve this ambitious national goal. The state government is committed to welfare and development for all citizens. New hostels and safety measures are being implemented for vulnerable communities. Gujarat is a…

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Weather Tomorrow August 15: Heavy rain alert in Delhi-NCR, UP, Punjab, Haryana, Maharashtra, Gujarat; check other states

On Saturday, the monsoon continues to be vigorous in various parts of India. Multiple states and Union Territories are predicted to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall along with widespread thunderstorms. Citizens are urged to stay vigilant due to the potential for strong winds and travel delays that may arise…

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How Gujarat Fishermen Started Naming Whale Sharks and Changed Coastal Conservation in India

What the sea brought every winterWhale sharks do not have teeth designed for tearing. Their mouths, which can stretch nearly 1.5 metres wide, filter thousands of litres of seawater every hour, catching nothing larger than a shrimp. Rhincodon typus, the largest fish on Earth, is, in the most literal sense,…

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Weather Tomorrow August 14: Heavy rain forecast across Delhi, UP, J&K, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Bengal as IMD warns of active monsoon conditions

Weather Tomorrow August 14, 2026: On August 14, 2026, the monsoon is set to unleash its fury across India, with heavy to very heavy rainfall anticipated in various states, particularly in the eastern and central territories. Thunderstorms will sweep through the northern and western parts as well. Coastal regions should…

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Banking sector has key role to play as India on way to become 3rd largest economy: Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel highlighted the banking sector's crucial role in India's economic advancement. He urged banks to provide timely credit access to MSMEs and rural beneficiaries. The Chief Minister also stressed technology's importance for supporting entrepreneurs and startups. State Chief Secretary M K Das emphasized government and banking…

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Weather Today August 13: Delhi, UP, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Odisha and Bengal brace for heavy rain as IMD warns of thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds

India weather forecast August 13: On August 13th, India is bracing for extensive rainfall and thunderstorms due to a low-pressure system forming over the Bay of Bengal, which is expected to strengthen as it moves inland. Regions such as Odisha and West Bengal could see significant downpours, while northern and…

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School Holiday August 13, 2026: Where are schools and colleges closed? From Karnataka and Maharashtra to Uttarakhand, check the full list of states

School holiday August 13, 2026: As heavy rainfall is predicted across various Indian states, school closures are under review. While no nationwide holiday has been declared for August 13, 2026, local decisions are made based on regional weather conditions and safety. Students are advised to stay updated with communications from…

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Vadnagar, Gujarat's Most Historically Layered Ancient Town, Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight

Twenty-Two Floors Going DownMost heritage towns in India give you one era. Hampi is Vijayanagara. Fatehpur Sikri is Mughal. Vadnagar is something stranger: a single town in northern Gujarat where archaeologists have identified twenty-two distinct layers of human settlement, stacked one on top of the other like sediment, going back…

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Gujarat's Sidi Community Has Kept African Music and Dance Alive in India for Four Centuries

The Drum That Crossed the OceanThe Goma drum does not sound like anything else in Gujarat. It is lower, older, more insistent, the kind of sound that gets into the sternum before the ear has caught up. In Jambur village, about 65 kilometres from Junagadh, the Sidi community brings it…

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Kutch Is Where the Rann Ends and the Artisans Begin: Crafts That Belong to No Other Place

The Rann Is the Threshold, Not the DestinationYou arrive at the white desert and think you have arrived at Kutch. The Rann of Kutch is enormous and genuinely strange, a seasonal salt marsh that turns solid and blinding white in winter, stretching toward Pakistan in one direction and the Arabian…

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How Kidney Stone Formation Begins in Your Renal System and How to Stop It Early

What Actually Happens Inside the KidneyYour kidney filters roughly 200 litres of blood every day, pulling out waste and excess minerals and sending them out in urine. Most of those minerals stay dissolved. A stone begins when one of them stops dissolving and starts crystallising instead.The most common type is…

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Sweet seller used aluminum foil on Kaju Katli instead of silver foil, was sentenced to 3 years jail; he wins case in Gujarat HC due to this reason

Man sentenced to three years jail for using aluminum foil in Kaju Katli instead of silver foil; he wins case in Gujarat HC due to food inspector's error in collecting samples under Rule 14 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955. Know how he won case in Gujarat High…

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These Five Sacred Temples Prove That Shiva's Divine Presence Has Never Left India

Kedarnath: The Mountain Does Not Care If You BelieveYou arrive at Kedarnath after sixteen kilometres of altitude that strips everything from you, your comfort, your breath, your sense of what your body can do. The stone shrine sits at 3,583 metres, surrounded by peaks that have no interest in human…

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Five Jyotirlinga Temples Across India Where Shiva's Presence Still Stops You Cold

Kashi Vishwanath, VaranasiYou will smell the marigolds before you see the spire. Kashi Vishwanath sits inside the old city's warren of lanes so narrow that two people with bags cannot pass each other without turning sideways, and by the time you reach the sanctum you have already been jostled, blessed,…

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No question of reviewing liquor prohibition law in Bihar: JD(U)

The JD(U) party has rejected any review of Bihar's prohibition law. This law was implemented in April 2016 by former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi had previously raised concerns about its implementation. He suggested adopting the Gujarat model for better enforcement of the ban.

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Ahmedabad Weather Today, August 11: Check the latest IMD rain alert for Gujarat

Weather today at Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad is likely to see light to moderate rain and thundershowers on August 11, with the IMD warning of isolated lightning and gusty winds of 30-40 kmph. Heavy to very heavy rain is expected in parts of northeast Gujarat, including Aravalli, Panchmahal, Dahod, Mahisagar and Chhota…

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India's Rarest Wildcat, the Caracal, Is Quietly Surviving in Places Nobody Predicted

A Cat That Refused to DisappearThe last confirmed caracal sighting in many Indian states happened so long ago that field biologists stopped budgeting for them. Then camera traps started catching something unexpected: a medium-sized feline with tufted black ears and a tawny, unmarked coat moving through the rocky scrublands of…

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Weather Today: Heavy rain to lash Delhi, UP, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Kerala, Gujarat and Maharashtra as IMD warns of intense monsoon spell across India

Weather Today: India anticipates widespread rainfall and thunderstorms on Tuesday, August 11. Heavy to very heavy rain is forecast across several northern and central regions. The monsoon trough and a low-pressure area are driving the active weather systems. Many states will experience thunderstorms, lightning, and strong winds over the coming…

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Dholavira Is Still Empty, and That Is the Only Reason You Should Go to This UNESCO Harappan Site Now

The city that outlasted everything except being knownDholavira has been standing, in one form or another, for five thousand years. It outlasted the civilisation that built it. It outlasted the river that fed it. It outlasted the scholarship that ignored it for decades while Mohenjo-daro and Harappa collected all the…

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Champaner, Lothal, and Modhera: Gujarat's Three Sites That Rewrite Indian Civilisation's History

The city that was already ancient when history beganYou arrive at Lothal expecting ruins. What you find is a city. Not the idea of one, the actual grid of it, the drainage channels running parallel to streets, the raised citadel platform, the brick-lined dock that archaeologists date to around 2400…

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Why Kidney Stones Are Striking Indians in Their 30s, and the Diet and Dehydration Link

The numbers have shifted, and urologists have noticedA 2022 study published in the Indian Journal of Urology found that nearly 12% of India's population will develop kidney stones at some point, with the incidence rising sharply among working-age adults between 25 and 45. The "stone belt", a geographic band running…

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