While Winter exits, comes the time for spring to take! In many Indian communities, this transition in season is celebrated with much fervour and gaiety. One such spring festival that is just around the corner is Basant Panchami. This year, Basant Panchami would be celebrated on 10th February 2019. At some places,[Read More…]
Check out the significance, story, mantra, date, time related to the festival.
Thiruvananthapuram: Sabarimala’s tantri Kantararu Rajeeveru on Monday told the Travancore Devasom Board (TDB) that he carried out “purification rituals” following the two women’s entry, as that was “the natural practice followed whenever there is a breach of the temple tradition and customs”. The temple was shut for an hour around[Read More…]
Hundreds and thousands of devotees from various parts of the world braved the cold and fog on Monday morning and took a holy dip in the Sangam – the trinity of holy rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the mystical Saraswati, on the occasion of “Mauni Amavasya”, officials said. Several lakh people[Read More…]
The day of Sakat Chauth is dedicated to Lord Ganesha. On this particular day, the devotees observe a fast of Magh Krishna Paksha Ganesh Chaturthi. In various parts of the country, the day is also popular as VakraTunda Chaturthi or TilKut Chauth. As per the Hindu calendar, the day is celebrated on the fourth day during Krishna[Read More…]
Varanasi: The Kinnar Akhada (a group of transgender saints) participated in the Kumbh Mela’s ritual dip in the Ganga on Monday at the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj this year. Acharya Mahamandaleshwar Lakshmi Narayanan Tripathi said that transgenders were badly exploited in the society and even their parents were forced to[Read More…]
Prayagraj, Hundreds and thousands of pilgrims took holy dip at the Sangam — the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers here in Uttar Pradesh — on the occasion of ‘Paush Poornima’ on Monday, officials said. After the ‘Makar Sankranti’, which kicked off the mega Kumbh Melaon January[Read More…]
Makar Sankranti 2019: Makar Sankranti also known as harvest and kite flying festival is celebrated by many Indians across the world. The festival that usually falls on January 14 every year, will be celebrated on January 15 this year. The day marks the beginning of the period of harvest. This auspicious day holds[Read More…]
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday laid the foundation stone of the largest Gurdwara in the state at Rajgir in memory of Guru Naka Dev. While addressing the event he said- Rajgir is one such place where people of all faith converge. It was the place where Mahatma Buddha, Lord Mahavira,[Read More…]
India’s oldest book fair, New Delhi World Book Fair hiccuped for few minutes when two factions confronted each other over Vedas and Quran. The incident took place near stall number 115 when the intense discussions boiled into a controversy. In a poster placed at the stall, various similarities in Vedas[Read More…]
The Gujarat state Haj committee witnessed a dramatic fall in the number of applicants while conducting the draw of lots selected to go on Haj pilgrim this year. Among other Indian states, Gujarat was given a quota of 5,970 seats for which there were as many as 32,914 applicants this[Read More…]
Maharashtra Haj Committee on Monday, January 7, held the computerised Haj Qurrah, the draw of lots, to prepare the final list of pilgrims. The Qurrah is being conducted to prepare the final list of pilgrims from Maharashtra who will perform Haj in 2019 through the Haj Committee of India. The Maharashtra[Read More…]
New Delhi: State-owned Air India will commence new flight services to Allahabad from Delhi, Ahmedabad and Kolkata during the “Kumbh Mela”. According to the airline, flights will be operated from January 13 to March 30, 2019. The Mela area has over 1.22 lakh toilets, 250 km of new roads, 22[Read More…]
The Roman Catholics were the first to arrive in Bihar and built a small church in 1717 at a place now known as “Padri-ki-Haveli’.
Thiruvananthapuram: Amidst the Sabarimala controversy which has caused a major political turmoil in the state, state Bhartiya Janata Party leaders are not in total support of its leadership position on this case. Four leaders including one state committee members have resigned from the BJP and likely to join CPM led[Read More…]
Nainital: Uttarakhand High Court has ordered the state forest department to remove the Rishikesh ashram of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu. A bench of Justice Manoj Tiwari gave the green signal for vacating the ashram located at Munni Ki Reti in Rishikesh. On Friday, the honorary court found out that the[Read More…]
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has disposed of the pleas challenging the recommendations of a panel to grant minority status to the Lingayat sect after the Center told that they were considered as Hindus since the first census in 1871. A division bench of Chief Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and justice S[Read More…]
The burial issue of Muslims has been at the centre of attraction with many fearing that if things go on like this there would difficulties in burying dead Muslims. Following which the Delhi Minorities Commission headed by Dr Zafrul Islam Khan conducted a study on “Problems and Status of Muslim[Read More…]
Guru Nanak Jayanti 2018: This year Gurpurab shall take place on November 23. Here are some wishes we can send to family and friends
Chandigarh: Punjab and Haryana High Court have summoned the Kapurthala Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) for purposely not initiating action against self-styled God Woman Radhe Maa. Acting on the contempt petition filed by the petitioner Surinder Mittal, Justice Nirmaljit Kaur of Punjab and Haryana HC has summoned the officer who[Read More…]
Chandigarh, Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar appeared before the special investigation team (SIT) of the Punjab Police on Wednesday in connection with an alleged deal mediated by him between controversial godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim and former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal. Police sources said that the questioning began around[Read More…]
New Delhi, President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted the country on the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Mohammed. “Good wishes to all fellow citizens, especially our Muslim brothers and sisters in India and abroad,” the President, who is in on four-day visit[Read More…]
Allahabad, Indian Railways will use technology, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), in a big way to tackle the massive rush of passengers to this holy city during the upcoming Kumbh Mela — for which it will deploy as many as 800 special trains. IBM Intelligent Video Analytics will be pressed into[Read More…]
Preparations are underway for Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Muhammad to be celebrated on November 21. All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Chief Asaduddin Owaisi urged the people to maintain communal harmony in Hyderabad. Speaking at a rally at Charminar on Friday, Hyderabad parliamentarian stated, “People give examples of the way[Read More…]
Four day Chhath pooja celebrations has begun from Sunday in Bihar with the traditional ceremony of Nahay Khay, which also marks the first day of the four-day long festival. Chhath, started today will end on 14th November and ‘Kharna’ rituals will be held on Monday. Devotees will pay oblations to[Read More…]