Former Indian cricketer and current AAP Rajya Sabha MP Harbhajan Singh has expressed his belief that the forthcoming Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya will be a very monumental event. He hoped that many would attend the ceremony and pray for blessings.

Singh sent his “heartfelt wishes to the people of the country” in a Friday interview with the news agency ANI from Dubai. With the Pran Pratishtha quickly coming, I hope that as many people as can make it can come and pray for blessings. A watershed moment has been reached. The construction of a temple near the site of Lord Ram’s birth is a momentous event because Ram is a universal deity. Participation from everyone is encouraged.

According to Singh, who claims to be a “devout follower of religion and God,” he plans to visit the temple. Because I want to be blessed, I go to places of worship like mosques, gurudwaras, and temples. The temple is definitely on my itinerary for any future opportunities. It’s a blessing that the temple’s inauguration is happening during our lifetime. The construction of this temple is being overseen by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and I would want to offer my compliments to him.

#WATCH | On opposition parties declining invitation to Ayodhya Ram Temple ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony, former Cricketer and Rajya Sabha MP Harbhajan Singh says, " It is our good fortune that this temple is being built at this time, so we all should go and get the blessings.… pic.twitter.com/YUAplDGMNk

— ANI (@ANI) January 19, 2024

As for the Congress party’s claim that the BJP is trying to use the temple event for political gain, Singh told ANI, “That’s a different matter, but the important thing is that the temple is being inaugurated.”

#WATCH | On Ayodhya Ram Temple ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony, former Cricketer and Rajya Sabha MP Harbhajan Singh says, " My greetings to people across the country…this is a historic day and Lord Ram is of everyone. A temple is being built on his birthplace, this is a big… pic.twitter.com/tOslDnP5rX

— ANI (@ANI) January 19, 2024

While Ayodhya prepares for Lord Shri Ram Lala’s Pran Pratishtha event at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi on January 22, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath of Uttar Pradesh expressed satisfaction with the careful preparation and execution during his inspection of the arrangements on Friday. On Thursday, the idol of Ram Lalla was put in the sanctum sanctorum of the Ram Temple with great reverence, while joyful cries of “Jai Shri Ram” rang out.

Prior to the upcoming ceremony, a special puja was performed in the sanctum sanctorum on Wednesday night, followed by the delicate indoor transportation of the idol with the use of a crane. December 21 is the date set for Ram Lalla’s ‘Pran Pratishtha’ at the temple in Ayodhya.

During the ‘Pran Pratishtha,’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be accompanied by a group of priests headed by Lakshmikant Dixit, who will conduct the principal rites.

Mumbai:

An official announcement states that on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi would either inaugurate or lay the foundation stones of multiple development projects in Solapur, Maharashtra.

According to reports, he is expected to lay the foundation stones of eight AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) projects in the state, with a combined value of approximately Rs 2,000 crore, at a public function set to take place at approximately 10.45 am in the city in southern Maharashtra.

More than 90,000 homes constructed through the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) will also be dedicated by him.

Along with that, thousands of “handloom workers, vendors, powerloom workers, rag pickers, Bidi workers and drivers” will be among the beneficiaries of the Raynagar Housing Society in Solapur, to whom the prime minister will dedicate 15,000 dwellings.

During the program, Prime Minister Modi will also begin disbursing the first and second installments to 10,000 beneficiaries in Maharashtra who are part of the PM-SVANIDHI initiative, it was noted.

She was uncomfortable during the match, but she didn’t quit in the middle. The adolescent champion of the 2021 US Open claimed that her fortitude was bolstered by the procedures she experienced in the past year.

After a hiatus beginning in April 2023, Raducanu made a triumphant return to professional tennis at the ASB Classic earlier this year. The 21-year-old warned Wang that she would not back down from a fight.

The truth is that I’ve retired from a couple of matches due to illness or injury in the past. “I think, to be honest, you feel awful right now.. at some points I couldn’t really see the ball very well. But I think everything I went through last year has made me so much tougher,” Raducanu said in the post-match news conference, according to reports.

Emma Raducanu says there was no way she was going to retire from her match with illness, ‘she was going to have to beat me’:

“How close were you to stopping?
What kept you going in those moments?”

Emma: “Honestly I've been in that situation before in matches, whether it was… pic.twitter.com/XHdsY5Frc4

— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) January 18, 2024

I was never going to back out. Defeating me was inevitable, and she achieved it. It was served by her. “I believe that the last year off, along with all the aches and pains and obstacles I had, did indeed strengthen me,” Raducanu remarked.

The cause of Raducanu’s demise was her 57 unforced mistakes, which was 25 more than her adversary. There were four breaks of serve that she gained and five that she gave up.

In Wang’s third-round match at the Rod Laver Arena on January 20, the Chinese star will face off against Qinwen Zheng.

After receiving negative feedback owing to religious controversy, Lady Superstar Nayanthara’s 75th film “Annapoorani” was removed off the OTT platform. A public apology was given by the makers of “Annapoorani” following the outcry.

In several states in northern India, Nayanthara and the rest of the squad became the subject of a police case. The actress has now written a lengthy message addressing the matter and apologizing for inadvertently offending religious feelings.

“Spread Positivity God Bless.” Nayanthara tweeted beside the apologies message.
“I am penning this note with a guilty conscience and an earnest wish to discuss the current development surrounding our picture, ‘Annapoorni.'” Making ‘Annapoorni’ was more than simply a movie; it was an earnest effort to encourage perseverance and teach people to never give up.

It was an attempt to capture the essence of life’s journey, where the power of will triumphs over adversity.

According to the actress, the plot was always about telling the theme of perseverance in many lives, not about attacking someone specifically.
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“In our genuine effort to spread a positive message, we might have unintentionally hurt people,” she concluded. The withdrawal of a censored film from the OTT platform after it had been shown in theaters caught us off guard. We recognize the seriousness of the situation and my staff and I never meant to offend anyone. This is completely out of character for me as a devout Christian who makes regular pilgrimages to various temples around the nation.

My deepest, most sincere apologies to everyone whose sentiments we have hurt. ‘Annapoorni’ was made with the goal of uplifting and inspiring, not upsetting. My life’s work in film has been driven by a single purpose for the past 20 years: to encourage optimism and promote mutual learning. Best wishes, Nayanthara.

Because of the problems they caused, the actress expressed her regret. She emphasized that throughout her two-decade film career, she never meant damage and that the industry is a platform to communicate positivity and knowledge, not harm.

The life of a Hindu Brahmin woman who, with the help of her Muslim companion, pursues a profession as a chef is explored in Nayanthara’s film ‘Annapoorani,’ which was released on December 1, 2023.

As the woman is given the freedom to cook meat and decide for herself whether or not to eat it, the story delves into topics of religious tolerance. But there has been pushback to the film from activists on the right side, who have each lodged complaints against Nayanthara and others linked to it.

The claims state that several parts of “Annapoorani” are offensive to religious people because they promote “love jihad” and make provocative comments about Lord Ram. After the film caused a stir and religious tensions, the production company apologized publicly and took the film off from the streaming service.

Washington:

The United Nations and the United States appealed for restraint on Thursday after Iran and

Following a bloody exchange of airstrikes between Iran and Pakistan targeting militants on each other’s territory, the US and the UN issued a call for caution on Thursday.

Tensions, already high due to the Israel-Hamas conflict, have been further heightened by the unusual military activity across the porous border between the heavily armed neighbors.

Two days after Iran launched strikes on Pakistani soil, Pakistan launched strikes against militant targets in Iran early on Thursday, prompting Tehran to call Islamabad’s envoy.

The strikes in the volatile province of Sistan-Baluchistan claimed the lives of nine individuals, the majority of them were women and children, according to Iran’s official news agency, IRNA.

This followed Tuesday’s raids in Pakistan that Iran said were targeting “terrorist” groups, killing two youngsters.

Government troops have seldom conducted operations over the border, despite frequent accusations of permitting extremists to operate from each other’s territory by nuclear-armed Pakistan and Iran, respectively.

UN chief Antonio Guterres called on the two governments to “exercise maximum restraint”.

“The secretary general is deeply concerned about the recent exchange of military strikes between Iran and Pakistan, which have reportedly caused casualties on both sides,” said his press secretary Stephane Dujarric.

John Kirby, a spokesperson for the White House National Security Council, stated that the US was keeping in touch with Pakistani officials and was keeping a “very, very close eye” on the situation.

Kirby warned that an escalation was undesirable, saying, “These are two well-armed nations.”

US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller echoed his comments.

No matter what happens, we don’t think this should get worse. The United States will always count Pakistan as one of its most important non-NATO allies, but we ask that they exercise prudence here.

The fact that Islamabad had informed Washington before hitting Iran was something Kirby claimed he was “not aware” of. When asked whether the US will back Pakistan, he remained silent.

A “series of highly coordinated and specifically targeted precision military strikes against terrorist hideouts” in Sistan-Baluchistan were reported Thursday by Pakistan’s foreign minister. They took place on Thursday.

Three drones destroyed four buildings in a village near Saravan city at around 4:30 am (0100 GMT), according to IRNA, citing Alireza Marhamati, the deputy governor of the region.

Photos and videos from Iranian media outlets showed devastated houses and, in one clip, people congregating around a crater.

According to Marhamati, all of the victims were Pakistanis, and the motive for their presence in the Iranian village is currently being investigated.

The Pakistani army said that the Baluch separatists were the intended targets of the raids. This border territory is very thinly populated, yet the military has been fighting separatist organizations there for decades.

‘Spiral of violence’

Speaking on behalf of the Iranian foreign ministry, Nasser Kanani claimed that Iran had summoned Pakistan’s charge d’affaires “to protest and request an explanation from the Pakistani government” in response to the move, which Tehran had denounced.

The ministry criticized Pakistan’s strikes, calling them “unbalanced and unacceptable.” It further stated that Iran wants Pakistan to fulfill its responsibility in preventing the creation of bases and armed terrorist groups in Pakistan.

Tehran has long claimed that the jihadist group Jaish al-Adl (Army of Justice) operates out of rear locations across the border, and in recent months, the group has carried out multiple deadly attacks against Iranian security personnel.

Recalling its ambassador from Tehran and preventing Iran’s envoy from returning to Islamabad, Pakistan delivered a stern rebuke to Iran for the strikes.

Since both countries are significant economic partners of China’s, Beijing volunteered to act as a mediator between them.

Worries over a “spiral of violence in the Middle East and beyond” were voiced by the European Union.

Restive province

While Israel fights Hamas in Gaza and Huthi rebels in Yemen target commercial ships in the Red Sea, rising tensions between Iran and Pakistan exacerbate other issues in the area.

In the meanwhile, Afghanistan expressed its concern about the recent violence between its neighbors and called for calm, saying that it was “alarming.” Afghanistan shares borders with Pakistan and Iran and is home to a small Baluch population.

Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar will shorten his travel to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, “in view of the ongoing developments,” according to Pakistan’s foreign ministry, which tweeted on Thursday.

Kakar had met with Iran’s foreign minister outside the event and posed for photos just hours before the strike.

Anarchy has persisted in the predominantly Sunni Muslim region of Sistan-Baluchistan, Iran, for some time now, thanks to jihadists, Baluchi rebels, and transnational drug gangs.