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The Sen Times wishes on the festival of lights across India and around the world

Rudrapur (Uttarakhand), November 11, 2023: To all who are celebrating the festival of lights across India and around the world, Happy Diwali, 2023. As Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and Buddhists light the diya, share in prayers, decorate their homes, and open their doors to host and feast with loved ones, we recognize that this holiday rejoices in the triumph of good over evil and knowledge over ignorance. This year, Diwali begins Novbember 10 and the festival will be observed on Novbember 12. It’s a reminder of what’s possible when we see beyond the differences that too often divide us. It’s a

What is Diwali, the Festival of Lights, and how is it celebrated in India and the diaspora?

November 10, 2023 (AP): Diwali is the most important festival of the year in India — and for Hindus in particular. It is celebrated across faiths by more than a billion people in the world’s most populous nation and the diaspora. Over five days, people take part in festive gatherings, fireworks displays, feasts and prayer. Diwali is derived from the word “Deepavali,” which means “a row of lights.” Celebrants light rows of traditional clay oil lamps outside their homes to symbolize the victory of light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance. WHEN IS DIWALI? The dates of the festival are based on the

Israel-Hamas conflict: what Gaza might look like ‘the day after’ the war

Palestinian boy reacts next to a burning Israeli vehicle - Hamas

New Delhi, Nov 11 (PTI): Less than a week after Hamas’s devastating attacks on October 7, Israel’s intelligence ministry produced a chilling document. It advocated that Israel remove all of Gaza’s Palestinian population and forcibly resettle them in the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula. In November, a poster advertising a far-right rally in Tel Aviv juxtaposed an image of two cherubic Jewish-Israeli children on a beach (presumably in a vision of a future Gaza) with the ominous policy prescriptions of “occupy, expel, settle”. Most worryingly, a cabinet minister suggested that Israel could use nuclear weapons against the Gaza Strip. Does this bellicose

Why do I pee so much at night? Causes and treatments

New Delhi, November 10, 2023: Usually, when you need to go to the toilet for pee quite often during the day and even at night – you automatically assume it’s because you’ve had too much water to drink. But what if that isn’t always the case? When you notice the change in your bladder control this could sometimes be a sign of an underlying health condition. While some sleepers hardly wake up at all to use the loo, others will pop to the toilet more often, and it’s certainly something to keep an eye on. The frequent need to urinate can

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