New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) With Diwali celebrations on the horizon, the markets and shopping plazas are filled with lights, decorative items and other accessory items. However, one remarkable feature this Diwali is the spike in demand for potteries instead of Chinese-made goods and fancy lights.
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Char Dham Yatra cannot be without problems and difficulties for an average person who does not have a VIP or VVIP connection. Such ordinary persons should keep this in mind while proceeding on the Kedarnath-Badrinath pilgrimage.
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court, in an interim order passed on Monday, stayed a National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) recommendation asking all states and Union Territories to discontinue funding for Madrasa Boards.
Varanasi, Oct 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit his parliamentary constituency, Varanasi, on Sunday inaugurate or lay foundation stones of 23 projects worth Rs 6,611.18 crore.
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court has termed "unnecessary" the Madras High Court's order to police in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore to probe the Isha Foundation by expanding the ambit of the habeas corpus petition of a father who had alleged that his two daughters were kept under captivity in ashram.
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Issuing a slew of directions for effective implementation of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, the Supreme Court on Friday said that child marriage deprives children of their agency, autonomy, and right to fully develop and enjoy their childhood.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a programme on Abhidhamma Day at Vigyan Bhawan on Thursday. Addressing Buddhist monks, the PM spoke about his connection to Lord Buddha. He also stressed the significance of granting classical status to the Pali language.
Chandigarh, Oct 17 (IANS) Slamming Akali leaders for trying to demean the position of Jathedar of Takht Sahib, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday said that the state government will take severest of severe action against the accused of this sin, in case of any complaint.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi marked the Valmiki Jayanti first by offering prayers at the Valmiki Temple on Mandir Marg here on Thursday and later by meeting representatives of the Valmiki community at his mother’s residence, 10 Janpath.
Imphal, Oct 16 (IANS) Manipur Water Resources Minister Awangbow Newmai, who attended the first-ever meeting on the state’s ethnic violence in New Delhi on Wednesday said here that there would be more meetings and talks involving Meitei, Kuki and Naga leaders in the future to resolve the protracted communal strife in the northeastern state.
