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1 month ago | 
indiacurrents.com | Umang Sharma
Holi, the festival of colors, holds a unique place in Indian culture, and is celebrated with boundless enthusiasm across the country. In the sacred land of Braj, which includes Vrindavan, Mathura, and surrounding areas in Uttar Pradesh, Holi takes on a transcendent significance. The festival here is not just a cultural celebration; it is a divine re-enactment of the playful love between Lord Krishna and Radhika.
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2 months ago | 
indiacurrents.com | Umang Sharma
“Nature doesn’t need protection,” says Bhavna Choudhury, founder of The Indegenous, a nonprofit organization leading the charge to revive and preserve ancestral knowledge that holds the key to sustainable solutions for our planet’s future. As the world grapples with the climate crisis, the wisdom of indigenous communities, often marginalized, is becoming an invaluable resource.
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2 months ago | 
firstpost.com | Umang Sharma
Prashant Kumar was born in a regular middle-class family in the Indian state Jharkhand’s steel town Jamshedpur, famous for Tata Group’s manufacturing units.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
youthkiawaaz.com | Umang Sharma
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
firstpost.com | Umang Sharma
After a bumpy ride, bitcoin finally surged past $100,000 for the first time on Thursday. After breaking the key level, the oldest and the largest cryptocurrency continued to soar higher and hit a peak of $103,800. The journey to the historic event started following Donald Trump’s resounding victory in the US election after which the rally extended as investors continued to bet on greater political and regulatory support from the US president-elect.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
firstpost.com | Umang Sharma
After almost two weeks of deadlock, BJP-led Mahayuti alliance has announced that Devendra Fadnavis will be the next Chief Minister of Maharashtra. The announcement comes hours after former CM and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde agreed to be part of the new Maharashtra government as one of the two deputy Chief Ministers. Fadnavis’s name has been announced after a significant BJP legislature party meeting earlier in the day at the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan to select their leader.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
firstpost.com | Umang Sharma
Tesla boss Elon Musk, who supported Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy and donated nearly $119 million, last week was apparently duly rewarded. After winning the November 5 polls, Trump proposed to create a new department — the Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE, and announced his intention to give its charge to Musk to lead jointly with fellow Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, who ran for the presidential candidacy in the party before bowing out to the ultimate winner.
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Nov 17, 2024 | 
firstpost.com | Umang Sharma
An interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was formed in Bangladesh on August 8 within three days of Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina being deposed and fleeing the country. Yunus was tasked with holding the parliamentary polls. Article 123 (3) of Bangladesh’s Constitution says a fresh general election to elect the new government must be held within 90 days of dissolution of parliament. However, this has not happened. Yunus, on November 17, completed 100 days of governance.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
indiacurrents.com | Umang Sharma
As anxiety and excitement build across the US in anticipation of the outcome of Tuesday’s presidential election, Indian Americans, the second largest immigrant community in the country, will have participated in selecting who comes to power. Will it be Democratic nominee Kamala Harris or Republican candidate Donald Trump who will head the world’s developed nation?
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
indiacurrents.com | Umang Sharma
What is the significance of Goddess Kali’s rolling red tongue? Kali is possibly the most intriguing deity in the Hindu pantheon of Gods and Goddesses. What other deity rolls her tongue at devotees? But Kali represents the supreme – deity deeply linked to concepts of time, death, and destruction.
