The third day of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, August 21, started in a unique manner with Hindu priest Rakesh Bhatt chanting a vedic prayer. Bhatt, a priest at the Sri Siva Vishnu Temple in Maryland, sought blessings for a united country with chants of "Om Shanti Shanti.” Indian-American priest Rakesh Bhatt starts DNC day 3 with vedic prayer …
When water roared into a tunnel in Tapovan following flash floods through a valley in Uttarakhand on Sunday, a dozen men were trapped inside. The survivor’s tale Rakesh Bhatt, 27, who lives near the Baba Badri Vishal temple in Joshimath, was working along with 11 others in the underground tunnel in Tapovan on the day, the tragedy struck Uttarakhand on …