According to temple authorities, the eclipse will commence at 3:21 PM and continue until 6:47 PM. As per established religious customs followed by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the temple will be closed from 9:00 AM to 7:30 PM.
The engagement will begin at 11 am (EST) with a formal greeting at the White House, followed by a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office at 11:15 am (EST). The bilateral meeting will be covered by the White House press pool, while the initial greeting will be closed to the press.
Temples across India closed their gates on Tuesday as the 'Sutak Kaal' (inauspicious period) began ahead of the first lunar eclipse of the year, with priests saying the doors will reopen after the eclipse ends in the evening.
Indian share markets are closed on Tuesday on account of the Holi festival holiday, with trading suspended on both the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the BSE.
The Dawn reported that ten people were killed in Karachi and two in Islamabad as protests erupted countrywide against the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli attacks.
New Delhi [India], March 2: In a massive win for India's deep-tech ecosystem, fabless semiconductor innovator VerveSemi has officially closed a $10 million Series A funding round.
The recent Israel-Iran war is affecting the arrival of foreign tourists in Himachal Pradesh. Hundreds of flights were cancelled on the first of March due to the war, and the airspace to the Middle East is still closed.
Several Indian students remain stranded in Iran as tensions escalate between Iran and Israel, with universities and public institutions temporarily shut and airspace closed to international flights; however, they will be allowed to leave through land borders, reported Tasnim News.
The stock markets of Abu Dhabi and Dubai will remain closed for two days -- Monday, March 2, and Tuesday, March 3 -- amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, according to a news report by Gulf News.
The Directorate of School Education Kashmir issued an order stating that the reopening of schools up to Class 8th, which was scheduled for tomorrow following winter vacations, has been put on hold.