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…]
New York: US President Donald Trump broke a 15-year tradition of holding formal Diwali celebrations at the White House this year with the festival falling amid the crucial midterm polls. The Diwali celebration was started by former President George W. Bush in 2003 and was carried on by his successor[Read More…]
By Arun Kumar Das Vrindavan: Amid a chorus of popular songs, hand-clapping and lots of flowers, widows of this Hindu holy city celebrated Diwali on Sunday evening by lighting only earthen lamps and candles in keeping with the Supreme Court directives for ensuring a pollution-free celebration. This assumes significance as[Read More…]
New Delhi: Dhanteras is a festival celebrated just two days before Diwali. All purchases made during this occasion, be it metal or jewellery are considered to be the blessings of God and not many of you would know that buying gemstones is considered equally auspicious on this day. Pankaj Khanna,[Read More…]
Pathanamthitta: Annual ‘Mandala Pooja Mahotsavam’ in Sabarimala temple is a fortnight away, and the devotees coming to attend the event will have a walk on the road that remains in bad conditions and needs immediate repairing. The Mahotsavam which is scheduled to start from November 16 to December 27, is attended[Read More…]
Karwa Chauth, a traditional festival celebrated with great enthusiasm among Hindu families is largely commemorated by married women. The festival falls during the Krishna Paksha Chaturthi in the month of Kartik as per the Hindu calendar. Generally, women who are either married or those who are reaching the age of marriage[Read More…]
Karwa Chauth, a traditional festival celebrated with great enthusiasm among Hindu families is largely commemorated by married women. Generally, women who are either married or those who are reaching the age of marriage, fast from sunrise to moonrise and pray for the safety and long life of their husbands, fiancés[Read More…]
Over 1,500 people from Dalit and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) embraced Buddhism in a huge religious ceremony organized at Subharti University in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday. Founder of the university Atul Krishna and his family also participated in the ceremony and converted to Buddhism. Anam Sherwani, spokesperson of the university[Read More…]
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind has been invited by the Sarvdeshik Arya Pratinidhi Sabha (SAPS), the apex body of the Arya Samaj worldwide, to inaugurate the International Arya Maha Sammelan to be held in the national capital from October 25 to October 28. In a statement on Tuesday, SAPS[Read More…]
New Delhi: Two Hindu organisations on Saturday joined the Vishwa Hindu Parishad in condemning the alleged action of the Kerala Police on devotees of Sabarimala temple and alleged that the real face of the CPI-M has been exposed. “The way sanctity, religious belief and the serenity of Sabarimala has been[Read More…]
Chennai: South Actor turned politician Rajinikanth on Saturday said that one should maintain ‘Caution’ over women’s entry in Sabarimala, years old tradition being followed, in a response to the Supreme Court verdict on entry of women of all age groups into the temple premise in Kerala, which followed a violent[Read More…]
Sabarimala (Kerala): Huge protests by hundreds of devotees at the entrance of Sabarimala temple forced the Kerala Police accompanying two women on Friday to call off their journey towards the Lord Ayyappa shrine. At 10.50 a.m., Kavita, the Hyderabad-based journalist and her four member crew along with another woman devotee[Read More…]
