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More than 85 per cent of blindness cases in India preventable: Experts

Every year, World Sight Day is observed on October 10 around world and India is home to an estimated 34 million people living with blindness or moderate or severe visual impairment

11 October,2024 02:49 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS
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Dussehra 2024: Where Ravan is worshipped, Indian Origins and life lessons

    Dussehra 2024: Where Ravan is worshipped, Indian Origins and life lessons

    Dussehra 2024 is here and this happens to be one of the biggest festivals celebrating the win of good over evil. While Ravan is largely considered an evil force ruling the ancient kingdom of Sri Lanka, it might come as a surprise to many about his worship in India. The mystery and the history about Ravan continues to intrigue while several misconceptions loom on him side by side. In this episode of Culture Beat, Mythologist Devdutt Pattnaik talks about the worshipping of Ravan in India, its origins, and the life lessons that we can learn from Ramayan this Vijayadashmi 2024.

    11 October,2024 05:00 PM IST

    Travel News

    Ratan Tata passes away: AI, AI Express, Vistara make in-flight announcements

    The demise of Tata also comes at a time when the conglomerate is in the process of completing the consolidation of its airline business -- the integration of Air India Express and AIX Connect was completed on October 1 while the merger of Vistara with Air India is set for November 12

    10 October,2024 04:57 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI

    Relationships News

    Tourism Day: Gen-Z say having a shared interest in travel makes match attractive

    The study has shown that there is a 17 times increase in users mentioning ‘solo travel’ in their bios like 'Love to explore new places', 'solo traveling', 'cat mom', and 'Living the mountain life', 'A solo traveler by heart', 'wandering in search of home', and 'all the way from beach to mountains'

    27 September,2024 11:40 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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