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  Sabarimala Temple Opens, Devotees To Be Allowed From November 16 Sabarimala:  The hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa in Sabarimala opened on Sunday evening for the annual two-month long Mandala-Makaravillakku season, adhering to strict COVID-19 protocol. Devotees would be allowed inside the temple only from Monday morning, temple sources said. No special pujas were held on Sunday. Melshanti A K Sudheer Namboothiri opened the doors of the sanctum sanctorum and lit the lamps at 5 pm in the presence of Tantri Kandararu Rajeevaru, heralding the start of the 62-day long pilgrim season. The newly elected Sabarimala melsanthi VK Jayaraj Potti and Malikkapuram Melsanthi M N Raj Kumar, were the first to climb the holy 18 steps and offer prayers. During Saturdays and Sundays, 2000 people would be allowed darshan. The health department has also made arrangements for antigen tests in various centres including all bus stands and railway stations at Thiruvananthapuram, Tiruvalla,Chengannur and K...

  Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals IPL Final 2020 LIVE Score, MI vs DC Match Updates:  IPL Final 2020 LIVE Score, MI vs DC Match Updates: MUMBAI INDIANS ARE CHAMPIONS FOR THE FIFTH TIME! Back-to-back titles for Rohit Sharma's team. They have been the best side this season and they proved their worth once again. Preview : It's time for the big final in IPL 2020. Defending champions Mumbai Indians will take on Delhi Capitals in the summit clash on 10 November at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Mumbai, who are into their sixth IPL final and have four titles in their trophy cabinet, would be aiming for their fifth silverware. They have earlier won the IPL trophy in 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019. The only time they did not win the title after reaching the finale was in 2010 when they lost to Chennai Super Kings. Standing in their way to the record fifth title are Shreyas Iyer's boys from Delhi. It would be the first final match for DC in history. They defeate...

  NASA to launch Karur students’ satellite M. Adnaan, M. Kesavan and V. Arun took over two years to design and develop the satellite An experimental satellite developed by three students of Karur has been selected for launch in sub-orbital space by NASA. It took more than two years of research and development for M. Adnaan of Thanthonrimalai, M. Kesavan of Nagampalli village near Malaikovilur and V. Arun of Thennilai to design and develop the satellite that outsmarted a number of satellites developed by aspiring space scientists to win the global competition conducted by the Cubes in Space, a programme of Idoodledu Inc in association with NASA. They were studying Plus One when they sat together and began to design the world’s smallest and lightest technology demonstrator satellite. The determination, hard work and perseverance of the students, now pursuing undergraduate courses, have made them proud. They were mentored and guided by Chennai-based Space Kids India, which encourages ...

  The Story of Sudha Chandran – Despite physical disability, she became world class dancer Sudha Chandran , the Indian actress and classical dancer, born in Kerala. At the age of 16, she met with an  accident . She was coming back from Madras with her parents, and they met the major accident that left Sudha Chandran with a fracture and some cuts. Unfortunately, while treatment was going on her leg,  doctors missed a small wound in her ankle and plastered it! Later she came to know that the the gangrene is spreading throughout the leg. Whenever gangrene develops in the body, the body part has to be amputated to save the person’s life. Hence the  difficult decision  at this point she and her parents had taken is  “ amputate the leg ” . Sudha’s leg was amputated in order to save her life. Here  amputate  means  to surgically remove a limb for medical reasons. Her dream was to perform the dance at the international level!   And because of t...

  Seven Wonders Of India That You Should Visit In 2020 India boasts of diversity in topography, heritage, culture, language, and ethos. The country is known for its rich & inspiring historical tales and heroes. The historical monuments of India speak greatly of these historical tales and have also given us the  Seven Wonders of India . Overall, India is a true kaleidoscope of magic and charm; a true wonderland too. The Times Of India, in 2007, carried out an SMS poll to vote for the 7 wonders of India out of a list of 20 identified sites. The public voting through SMS generated a comprehensive list of  Seven Wonders of ancient India. 1. Gomateshwara – Karnataka Gomateshwara is a monolithic statue, dedicated to God Baahubali of Jain religion. Located in Shravanabelagola in Karnataka, the massive art wonder was voted as one of the 7 wonders of India. The grand structure is one of the largest free-standing statues of the world and looks immensely peaceful & serene. W...