Sangli (Maharashtra) Oct 31 (IANS) Thousands of residents of Dudhgaon and surrounding villages in the district on Monday bade a tearful adieu to its brave son, BSF trooper Nitin S. Koli, who was martyred while…
Dehradun, Oct 31 (IANS) Gates of the famous Hindu shrine, Gangotri, will close for winter recess on Monday, an official said. The gates (pat) would be closed amid chanting of hymns and religious ceremonies as…
Bhubaneswar, Oct 30 (IANS) As Indians celebrated Diwali, the festival of lights on Sunday, thousands of people gathered at Jagannath temple in Puri to pay obeisance to their ancestors through the unique ritual known as…
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Delhi hospitals are set to treat victims of burn injuries during Diwali, an official said on Sunday. Safdarjung Hospital, which has a reputed burn injury ward, has added 24 extra…
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) has cancelled Diwali leave of all its employees and is ready with 1,500 fire fighters across the city to handle any emergency on Sunday. “We…
Kathmandu, Oct 30 (IANS) Road connectivity has put Jumla, an under-developed region in Nepal, back on the map. Some 850 km away from Kathmandu and also the largest region in the Himalayan country, Jumla has…
By Paras Ramoutar Port-of-Spain, Oct 30 (IANS) Trinidad was lit up on Saturday night as the Hindu community celebrated Diwali, the annual festival of lights, across the country. Trinidad has been officially celebrating the Diwali…
Kabul, Oct 30 (IANS) The first-ever fitness club for women has opened in Kabul with the objective of promoting health and sports among women in Afghanistan’s traditionally patriarchal society. “It was my life’s ambition to…
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday highlighted the importance of Chhath festival, saying it is the only festival when people worship the setting sun. “Chhath is a very big festival…
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed happiness over the progress being made in all states of India to make the country Open Defecation Free (ODF). Addressing the nation in…
Lhasa, Oct 29 (IANS) The 1,300-year-old Potala Palace here is having its yearly facelift as workers and local volunteers whitewash the exterior of the landmark. It will take about a month to paint the palace,…
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 29 (IANS) Various social and medical professionals will join hands to conduct a free cancer screening camp for Kerala police officials and their families and it is expected to benefit over 1.5 lakh…
Visakhapatnam, Oct 29 (IANS) India cricketers wore jerseys bearing their mother’s names instead of their own in the fifth and final One-Day International (ODI) against New Zealand at the ACA-VDCA Stadium here on Saturday. This…
Chennai, Oct 29 (IANS) Tamil Nadu woke up early on Saturday to celebrate Diwali with children bursting crackers and adults assisting them and conducting pujas in their homes and temples. People had special sesame oil…
Dehradun, Oct 29 (IANS) The post office at Kedarnath shrine which was washed away in the 2013 flash floods, has been restored and started operations, an official said on Saturday. The post office’s new building…
Chandigarh, Oct 28 (IANS) The Haryana Police have busted a gang which used to lure women from the state for sex determination tests in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh and arrested seven persons, including three gang members,…
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) Over 10 lakh messages have come in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “#Sandesh2Soldiers” appeal, with several prominent figures including cricketer Virat Kohli, businessman Anand Mahindra and actor Aamir Khan…
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) With India’s biggest festival Diwali approaching, a majority of citizens surveyed supported a ban on crackers after 10 p.m. and said that the rule must be enforced by the civic…
Shimla, Oct 28 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Friday declared the state free of open defecation under the ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’, thereby ensuring a clean state. The hill state is the first…
Kolkata, Oct 28 (IANS) Nutrition company Herbalife will extend its nutrition support to around 100 children at SOS Children’s Village here, officials said on Friday. A memorandum of understanding was signed between the company and…