British prime ministerial hopeful Rishi Sunak and his wife, Akshata Murty, on Thursday visited a temple on the occasion of Janmashtami, which marks the birthday of Lord Krishna.
“Today I visited the Bhaktivedanta Manor temple with my wife Akshata to celebrate Janmashtami, in advance of the popular Hindu festival celebrating Lord Krishna’s birthday,” Sunak said in a tweet, with which he attached an image of the couple offering their prayers at the ISKCON temple in Watford.
The 42-year-old Conservative politician shared the image on his Instagram account as well.
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Salman Rushdie’s attacker denied bail, judge bars lawyers from giving interviews
A judge refused to grant bail Thursday to the man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie as the acclaimed author prepared to give a talk in western New York. Public defender Nathaniel Barone said Matar had no criminal record and wouldn’t flee the country if released. A semiofficial Iranian foundation had posted a bounty of over $3 million. “No speaking to the press until we have resolved this issue,” Judge David Foley said.
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Video of Finland PM ‘partying hard’ stokes controversy, she says ‘not drugged’
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China test-fires missile in Xinjiang, brings down plane in drill: Report
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Tanzania installs internet on Mount Kilimanjaro for Insta-ascents
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Rushdie’s attacker says murder bid carried out without any contact with Iran
The 24-year-old man charged with the attempted murder of Salman Rushdie has denied being in contact with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps and said that he acted alone when he stabbed the Mumbai-born author, whom he disliked for being “disingenuous”. In a video interview to the New York Post from Chautauqua County Jail, Matar said that “When I heard he survived, I was surprised, I guess.”