A three-year-old girl suffering from brain tumour died after her parents initiated her into the Jain religious practice of fasting unto death as advised by a spiritual leader in Madhya Pradesh's Indore.

The girl, Viyana Jain, who was their only child, breathed her last on March 21, her parents said.

Santhara, also known as Sallekhana, is a Jain ritual of voluntarily fasting unto death. As per this practice, a person gradually reduces his or her intake of food and water until death as a means of achieving spiritual purification and detachment from the world.

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Operation Sindoor launched to hit Pakistan terror infrastructure

US-China talks in Geneva, Switzerland to ease trade war between both the countries.

US had earlier imposed 145% levies on Chinese imports. China retaliated with 125% retaliatory tarrifs.
#Tariffs #tradewar #US #China

The Total Fertility Rate, the average number of children per woman, in the country has remained constant at 2.0 in 2021, the same as the year 2020, according to the Sample Registration System report for 2021 released by the Registrar General of India on May 7.

Editorial | The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B), which had rightly slammed Pakistan for unleashing “a full-blown disinformation offensive” on social media about the ground reality regarding Operation Sindoor, remained quiet about the vicious trolling of Mr. Misri and the doxing of his daughter. Unfortunately, with the phenomenal rise of social media in India but little Internet literacy, there is a pattern of platforms being regularly used for hate speech, abusive comments, and deliberate distortion of facts. https://trib.al/7jfbTOM

Bhushan Ramakrishna Gawai is set to take oath as 52nd Chief Justice Of India. He will be only 2nd CJI from the Dalit community after K G BALAKRISHNAN , who was the first dalit CJI in 2007.

He acknowledged how affirmative action has shaped his identity.

Dr. Ajay Kumar assumes charge as Chairman, Union Public Service Commission.

U.S. President Donald Trump was accorded a traditional welcome in the United Arab Emirates with a performance of Al-Ayyala.

What is AL-Ayyala?
Al-Ayyala is a traditional performing art practiced in the Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab Emirates.

Recognized by UNESCO in 2014 as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Al-Ayyala involves chanted poetry, drum music, and dance, simulating a battle scene.

Two rows of about 20 men face each other, carrying thin bamboo sticks to signify spears or swords. Musicians play large and small drums, tambourines, and brass cymbals between the rows.

In the UAE, girls wearing traditional dresses stand at the front, tossing their long hair from side to side.

Al-Ayyala is traditionally performed during weddings, national holidays, and other festive occasions in Oman and the UAE.

It serves as a symbol of national identity and unity, bringing together performers from diverse backgrounds and age groups.

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Chandrayaan-5 also called LUPEX ( Lunar polar exploration).
India and Japan's space agencies, ISRO and JAXA, are collaborating on the Chandrayaan-5 mission.
aimed at exploring water and water-ice on the moon. The Chandrayaan-5, weighing 6.5 tonnes, is scheduled to launch on a Japanese H3 rocket in 2027-2028.

Isro is developing its lander while JAXA is building its 350 kg rover.