New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee. (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday greeted the nation on Holi and hoped the festival of colours will strengthen the fraternal bonds among our…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday wished his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe on his birthday. “Wishing my friend, a leader with great knowledge and wisdom, SL PM @RW_UNP on…
Kolkata: People celebrate holi during “Rangotsav 2016” in Kolkata, on March 24, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Kolkata, March 24 (IANS) Holi was celebrated with verve and fervour across West Bengal on Thursday as revellers splashed colour…
Jammu, March 24 (IANS) Senior BJP leader Ram Madhav, who is also its Jammu and Kashmir affairs in charge, will hold talks with party legislators here on Friday over possible government formation with the PDP…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday celebrated Holi with auto-rickshaw drivers, his family members and others at his official residence here. “Played holi with my family, volunteers, ministers, MLAs,…
Kozhikode, March 24 (IANS) More than 1,000 architects and urban planners from across the country will take part in a three-day meeting beginning April 7 here, during which the prestigious national awards for excellence in…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Holi — India’s festival of colours, was on Thursday celebrated with lots of fun and religious fervour in the national capital. Till afternoon, no complaint of any untoward incident was…
Srinagar, March 24 (IANS) PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, likely to be the first woman chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, on Thursday visited her father’s grave for prayers, hours before the party lawmakers were to…
Panaji, March 24 (IANS) Samples taken from two monkey carcasses found earlier this week in the forests of Goa have tested positive for Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) locally known as monkey fever, a health official…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 (IANS) As Christians commemorate on Thursday Jesus washing the feet of his 12 apostles before having the Last Supper, the Latin Church’s diocese here will extend the ritual to girls and women….
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Some call it the fourth industrial revolution or “industry 4.0”; for others, the time when machines can “talk” at “smart” factories and “connected” homes to make your…
Hyderabad: Police take away the person who hurled shoe on JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar during a conference in Hyderabad, on March 24, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Hyderabad, March 24 (IANS) Chaos prevailed at a meeting addressed…
Kottayam, March 24 (IANS) One of Kerala’s most popular Kadhaprasangam (story telling) artistes and film comedian V.D. Rajappan died on Thursday at a private hospital here, family sources said. Rajappan, 70, was ailing for the…
Lucknow, March 24 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has sacked two senior law officials, including additional advocate general Gaurav Bhatia, officials said on Thursday. Two of the state government’s empanelled officials in the Supreme Court…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Delhi has recorded a total of 558 drunk driving cases till now on the occasion of Holi, police said on Thursday. “Till late Wednesday night, we have recorded a total…
Chennai, March 24 (IANS) Actors Siddharth, Nakul and music composer S.S. Thaman, who played the lead roles in filmmaker Shankar’s Tamil romantic comedy “Boys”, are likely to team up after a decade for a yet-untitled…
Chennai, March 24 (IANS) Akshara Gowda plays an actress in Sundeep Kishan-starrer Tamil-Telugu sci-fi thriller “Mayavan”, which is being directed by C.V. Kumar. “Although it’s a cameo, Akshara plays an actress of superstar status in…
Jammu/Srinagar, March 24 (IANS) The weather across Jammu and Kashmir is likely to remain inclement with rainfall and snow in the next three days, the Met Office said on Thursday. “We are expecting rain in…
Chandigarh, March 24 (IANS) Youngsters on two-wheelers, cars and even tractors were seen enjoying the festive spirit of Holi across Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh on Thursday. Thousands of people gathered at Sikh holy town of…
By Azera Parveen Rahman Guwahati, March 24 (IANS) It goes without saying that if you want to taste the actual flavour of ethnic food of a place, you should head to a local’s house. But…