Lucknow, Sep 22 (IANS) Keeping up its tradition of organising magnificent and splendid Dev Deepawali in Varanasi, the Uttar Pradesh administration is gearing up to celebrate the occasion in a more grandiose manner.
Mysuru, Sep 22 (IANS) Booker awardee and activist Banu Mushtaq, after inaugurating the historic Dusshera festival on Monday, said that she felt that Mother Chamundeshwari "herself has invited me to her abode" as she said that Dusshera is not just a festival, "it is the pulse of this land", "a moment of inclusion for all", and "a fair of integrity".
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) On the auspicious first day of Shardiya Navratri, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended warm wishes to the nation and invoked themes of devotion and determination.
Ahmedabad, Sep 21 (IANS) Vijaya Rahatkar, the chairperson for the National Commission for Women (NCW), was honoured with the ‘Acharya Tulsi Kartritva Award’ at a special ceremony organised by the All India Terapanth Mahila Mandal during the weekend.
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) A new controversy has erupted after the famous Luv Kush Ramleela Committee in Delhi signed model-actress Poonam Pandey to play ‘Mandodari’, Ravana’s wife, with the ruling dispensation in the capital, the BJP and VHP condemning this decision.
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to visit Gaya on Saturday to perform ancestral rituals at the sacred Vishnupad Temple.
Jaipur, Sep 18 (IANS) The Akshardham Temple, under construction by the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) organisation in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur is getting final touches and is all set to organise consecration ceremony (Pran Pratistha) on September 25.
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking judicial intervention for the reconstruction of a 7-foot-long beheaded idol of Lord Vishnu at the Javari Temple, part of the historic Khajuraho temple complex in Madhya Pradesh.
Indore, Sep 14 (IANS) In a deeply contemplative address at the Brilliant Convention Centre here on Sunday, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat urged citizens to turn inward for truth and embrace spiritual discipline as a path to personal transformation and national unity.
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The launch of the Gyan Bharatam Portal by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been hailed as a landmark achievement in preserving and promoting India’s vast manuscript heritage. The portal aims to digitally catalogue, preserve, and share India’s priceless ancient knowledge contained in millions of manuscripts, many of which have been scattered across the world.
