Faith is strength of Sanatan Dharma and festivals are its soul: UP CM Yogi

IANS | March 14, 2025 2:26 PM

Gorakhpur, March 14 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that no other country or religion in the world has a festival tradition as rich as Sanatan Dharma. "Our faith is the strength of Sanatan Dharma, and the soul of this faith lies in its festivals," he said.

RBI likely to cut rates next month amid easing inflation: HSBC

IANS | March 14, 2025 1:58 PM

New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) After the decline in retail inflation in February to 3.6 per cent, the March inflation print is also trending below the RBI's 4 per cent target which is likely to lead to another rate cut by the central bank next month, according to an HSBC Research report.

Pinning hopes on Robinson; MP has yet no blueprint for Nilgai

Shashikant Trivedi | March 14, 2025 12:46 PM

Bhopal, March 14 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh authorities, yet again, grope in dark and are at crossroad of an enduring battle with the wild animal Nilgai – that shares suffix in its name with gai (cow). A menace for farmers since last several years the wild animal of antelope species not only damage the crop but destroy it too in various regions of the state.

Foreign tourists join Holi festivities in Varanasi

IANS | March 14, 2025 11:36 AM

Varanasi, March 14 (IANS) Holi, the festival of colours, is being celebrated with great fervour across India, and in the sacred city of Varanasi, it has become a unique cultural experience for foreign tourists over the past two decades who have come visiting here.