Bhubaneswar, Dec 25 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday gave his nod to the establishment of a 'Special Security Battalion' for the fool-proof security of Shree Jagannath Temple, better crowd management and improved inflow of devotees at the 12th century shrine.
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Monday said that after removal of Article 370, unprecedented progress took place in Jammu and Kashmir, adding that the youths of the union territory want to fulfil their dreams by becoming a part of mainstream India.
Mumbai, Dec 25 (IANS) Controversial Bollywood and Bhojpuri actor-producer Kamaal Rashid Khan on Monday was nabbed from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport here when he was planning to catch a flight to Dubai.
Imphal, Dec 24 (IANS) The collective call of church bodies to hold the coming Christmas in a low-key manner in view of the ongoing ethnic conflict in Manipur has curbed the spirit of festivity even as many prayed for peace in the trouble-torn state.
Mumbai, Dec 24 (IANS) Actress Sneha Wagh shared a heartwarming glimpse of her Christmas celebration with the children of an NGO, and said that meeting these "charismatic" kids has made her life a little better.
Lucknow, Dec 24 (IANS) The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA), from next week, will start construction of affordable apartments on a 20,000 sq ft plot in the posh Dalibagh area that has been freed from the clutches of gangster politician Mukhtar Ansari.
Lucknow, Dec 24 (IANS) Call it the winter chill or the year-end festive mood or creativity at its funniest, best but slogans written behind trucks and lorries seem to have progressed beyond "Buri nazar wale tera moonh kala.”
Bengaluru, Dec 23 (IANS) Objecting to the decision to lift the hijab ban on school children and pre-university college students (class 11 and 12), Karnataka state BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra on Saturday charged that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is dividing young minds along religious lines.
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) stage-III has been invoked in Delhi and its peripherals as air quality is likely to dip into "severe" category, owing to unfavourable Meteorological and climate conditions, said the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Friday.
San Francisco, Dec 22 (IANS) US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Meta of removing or restricting pro-Palestinian content on Facebook and Instagram even when it did not violate the company's rules.
