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The earliest extant Hindu text to mention the Magas is Samba Purana (c. 7th-8th century CE); the legend made its way into the Bhavishya Purana and even a twelfth century inscription in Eastern India. [1] [2] After being cursed into a leper, Samba urged Krishna to restore his youth who expressed his inability and deferred to the Sun-God. [2]
Sakal Group has a variety of magazines, such as Sakal Saptahik (सकाळ साप्ताहिक). Sakal Saptahik ranked as the most popular magazine in Maharashtra according to a 2010 IRS (Indian Readership Survey). [26] Tanishka (तनिष्का) is a monthly magazine targeting women readers.
Sankashti Chaturthi comes on every fourth day after Pournami full moon (Krishna Paksha) of the Hindu lunar calendar month. On Sankashti Chaturthi, devotees observe a strict fast. They break the fast at night after having darshan (auspicious sight) of the moon preceded by prayers to Ganesha. The Angaraki Chaturthi (angarak in Sanskrit means red ...
Prabhat Khabar is a Hindi-language daily newspaper published in Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal, with circulation in some other states in India, including parts of Orissa. It was founded in August 1984 in Ranchi, in Bihar. With the formation of Jharkhand state in November 2000, Ranchi became the capital of Jharkhand.
The serial killings in Pune had made headlines across the country. (Credit: The Indian Express Archive) The Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders were ten murders committed by Rajendra Jakkal, Dilip Sutar, Shantaram Kanhoji Jagtap and Munawar Harun Shah of Pune, India, between January 1976 and March 1977.
The winner of a massive $328.5 million Powerball drawing has been identified as a 79-year-old Oregon man who says he plans to use the money for travel and to help others.. Beaverton resident Abbas ...
The Chola Purva Patayam ("Ancient Chola Record"), a Tamil language manuscript of uncertain date, contains the following legend about Shalivahana (also known as Bhoja in this story): [5] Shalivahana was born in Ayodhya, in a potter's house, by the grace of Shesha. When he grew up, he became a king and defeated Vikramaditya, marking the beginning ...
The Marathi language has a long history of literature and culture. The first Marathi newspaper, Darpan, was started on 6 January 1832 by Balshastri Jambhekar.The paper was bilingual fortnightly also published in English as The Bombay Darpan and stopped publishing in 1840.