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Voters should boycott Rahul Gandhi, Uddhav Thackeray for not visiting Kumbh Mela: Union minister

Mumbai, Feb 26 (PTI) Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Wednesday claimed that Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi “insulted” the Hindu community by not visiting the Maha Kumbh, and Hindu voters should boycott them. Thackeray talks about Hindutva but did not participate in the ongoing Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj, said Athawale, a prominent Dalit leader from Maharashtra and a BJP ally. “Thackeray and the Gandhi family have insulted Hindutva by not participating in the Maha Kumbh. Being Hindu and not attending the Maha Kumbh is an insult to the Hindus, and Hindus must boycott them,”

Devotees across India celebrate the Shivaratri festival in honor of Hindu god Shiva

NEW DELHI, February 26, 2025 (AP) — Millions of devotees across India are celebrating the Shivaratri festival that honors the Hindu god Shiva, one of the main deities of Hinduism. The devotees celebrate the festival in temples by pouring water or milk over the Shiva linga, a stone sculpture symbolic of Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction. Some also observe a fast during the day and stay up all night, singing and dancing to religious songs. At some temples, Hindu holy men, also known as Sadhus, smoke marijuana — a practice that is normally illegal but is permitted during the

EU will ask India to cut tariffs on cars, wine to boost ties, reduce reliance on China

NEW DELHI, Feb 26 (Reuters) – The EU (European Union) plans to urge India to lower its high tariffs on cars and wine to boost trade, as it seeks to reduce its reliance on China, a senior official from the bloc said, ahead of a visit by the European Commission president to New Delhi. Echoing U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat of reciprocal tariffs, the official said the EU would press India to cut tariffs on some goods and broaden market access for its products, while offering flexibility on agriculture issues to expedite free trade agreement talks. “The Indian market is

Rupee logs worst day in 3 weeks on tariff fears, expiry-related dollar demand

MUMBAI, Feb 25 (Reuters) – The Indian rupee logged its worst day in three weeks on Tuesday, weighed down by weakness in regional peers, importer hedging and dollar demand related to the expiry of non-deliverable forward contracts. The rupee ended at 87.21 to the U.S. dollar, down from 86.6950 in the previous session. The domestic unit slipped 0.6% on the day, its biggest single-day fall since February 5. The rupee pared some losses as the central bank likely intervened to support the currency after it dropped due to demand for the greenback related to derivatives expiry, four traders told Reuters.

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