19 May, 2024 4:59 PM
Kandy (Sri Lanka) May 19 (IANS) Thousands of devotees from India, Nepal and Sri Lanka participated in Kumbhabhishekam -- a ritual reverentially performed to re-energise the spiritual powers -- of the Seetha Amman temple in Sri Lanka's Central Province district of Nuwara Eliya on Sunday.
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19 May, 2024 4:04 PM
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The four-day long ‘Sant Shivir’ at BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in Gujarat’s Sarangpur concluded this weekend.
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19 May, 2024 2:35 PM
Ahmedabad, May 19 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel attended the 151st edition of 'Namo Pustak Parab', a weekly book fair featuring over 3,000 books on various subjects.
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18 May, 2024 6:01 PM
Guwahati, May 18 (IANS) The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) while conducting routine checking at New Jalpaiguri railway station of West Bengal recovered 10 live endangered species of turtles that were being transported illegally, officials said on Saturday.
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18 May, 2024 5:06 PM
Agra May 18 (IANS) On International Museum Day, Taj City's ambitious Rs 200 crore Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Museum project, previously known as Mughal Museum, is awaiting the state government's support to finish its remaining works.
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18 May, 2024 4:01 PM
Chennai, May 18 (IANS) Forest department officials on Saturday caught a leopard that created panic among the people of the Papanasam area in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district.
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18 May, 2024 3:23 PM
Jaipur, May 18 (IANS) First look of the wax statue of Rajput queen Hadi Rani, who beheaded herself to motivate her husband to fight the war against Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, was unveiled at a museum in Jaipur on Saturday.
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18 May, 2024 12:40 PM
Srinagar, May 18 (IANS) Over 65,000 pilgrims have so far registered for this year’s annual Amarnath Yatra.
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17 May, 2024 4:29 PM
Agra, May 17 (IANS) Rescued from the grips of a harrowing existence spent begging on the unforgiving streets, Phoolkali – a resilient female elephant - found freedom in 2012.
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17 May, 2024 4:45 AM
Panaji, May 17 (IANS) The Wanarmare sub-tribe of the Katkari community, dwelling in Malpe-Virnoda in North Goa, is in a joyous mood as the first student of their community has cleared the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination with a score of 44 per cent, without taking tuitions.
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