Indian envoy joins Buddha Purnima day celebrations in Mongolia

IANS | June 11, 2025 6:49 PM

Ulaanbaatar, June 11 (IANS) India's Ambassador to Mongolia, Atul Malhari Gotsurve on Wednesday participated in the opening ceremony of the Buddha Purnima day at the Battsagaan Temple of the Gandan Monastery in Ulaanbaatar. In his address, the Ambassador highlighted that the five core principles (Panchsheel) of Buddha's teachings on ethical conduct will remain pertinent.

Why cash compensation was given to Kumbh victims’ kin, asks Akhilesh Yadav

IANS | June 10, 2025 2:21 PM

Lucknow, June 10 (IANS) Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday mounted attack on Uttar Pradesh's Yogi Adityanath government, accusing it of misleading the public and concealing facts on the number of deaths that occurred during the Maha Kumbh Mela earlier this year and distribution of cash to the kin of victims who died in the stampede.

'Team Bharat' ensures safety of Indian pilgrims as they arrive in Arafat for core Haj ritual

IANS | June 5, 2025 7:10 PM

Riyadh, June 5 (IANS) Indian Haj pilgrims joined millions of others on Thursday at Mount Arafat outside Mecca in Saudi Arabia to perform Wuquf-e-Arafat, the core ritual of Haj. The Indian Medical Mission ensured that the pilgrims, including those sick or hospitalised, arrived in time for the ritual through dedicated ambulances and special buses - a testament to Indian Haj Mission’s care and commitment during Haj.