Category: Religion

Heavy rain dampens Diwali spirit in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Oct 19 (IANS) Heavy rainfall in Odisha on Thursday dampened Diwali celebrations and the festive spirit, forcing the people…

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Fireworks, LED lighting mark ‘Bandi Chhor Diwas’, Diwali at Golden Temple

Amritsar, Oct 19 (IANS) Fireworks display and the newly-installed LED lighting marked the celebrations of "Bandi Chhor Diwas" and Diwali…

8 years ago

Office appliances least desired by most Indians during Diwali

New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Despite the advances in technology, Indians prefer to stick to tradition when it comes to…

8 years ago

Modi celebrates Diwali with soldiers on LoC, calls them ‘my family’

Gurez (Jammu and Kashmir), Oct 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday celebrated Diwali with soldiers in this idyllic…

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Prime Minister celebrates Diwali with soldiers at LoC

Srinagar, Oct 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday arrived in the border town of Gurez to celebrate Diwali…

8 years ago

Modi to visit Kedarnath on Friday

Dehradun, Oct 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Himalayan shrine of Kedarnath on Friday, for a second…

8 years ago

Sonia, Rahul greet nation on Diwali

New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday greeted the nation on…

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Troopers along Punjab border celebrate Diwali

Chandigarh, Oct 19 (IANS) Border Security Force (BSF) troopers celebrated Diwali on Thursday along the border out posts of Punjab's…

8 years ago

President, PM greet nation on Diwali

New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday…

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Himachal Governor, CM greet people on Diwali

Shimla, Oct 19 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Governor Acharya Devvrat and Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Thursday greeted people on Diwali.…

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Adityanath showers Rs 133 crore bounties on Ayodhya

Lucknow, Oct 18 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday showered bounties on the temple town of Ayodhya…

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European volunteers celebrate Diwali with plantation drive near Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Oct 18 (IANS) European volunteers of the not-for-profit Heartfulness Institute on Wednesday planted more than 500 saplings at Kanha…

8 years ago

Freed priest to return to Italy

Rome, Oct 18 (IANS/AKI) The Italian Catholic priest who was abducted by an armed gang in Nigeria last week and…

8 years ago

Modi government working towards establishing ‘Ram Rajya’: Adityanath

Ayodhya, Oct 18 (IANS) Hosting grand Diwali festivities at Ayodhya, said to be the birthplace of Lord Rama, Uttar Pradesh…

8 years ago

Celebrate pollution-free Diwali, says President

New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday urged people to celebrate a pollution-free Diwali and he…

8 years ago

Stock markets to hold Muhurat trading session on Diwali

Mumbai, Oct 18 (IANS) Key Indian equity markets will hold a special "Muhurat" trading session to mark the start of…

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Trump celebrates Diwali, hails relationship with Modi

Washington, Oct 18 (IANS) US President Donald Trump celebrated Diwali at the White House by lighting a diya amid a…

8 years ago

There are no Muslim or Christian terrorists: Dalai Lama

Imphal, Oct 18 (IANS) There are no Muslim or Christian terrorists because terrorists are no more religious once they embrace…

8 years ago

Tamil Nadu celebrates Diwali with traditional fervour

Chennai, Oct 18 (IANS) Tamil Nadu woke up to the sounds of crackers and the visual treat of diyas on…

8 years ago

Security stepped in Kolkata for Diwali

Kolkata, Oct 17 (IANS) Elaborate security has been put in place for Kali Puja and Diwali festivals in the city…

8 years ago



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