Goverdhan Puja, Annakoot Mahotsav draw lakhs to Braj area

Goverdhan (Mathura)  (IANS) It is festival time in Braj mandal, the Sri Krishna-Radha land that comprises towns of Goverdhan, Vrindavan, Gokul, Barsana and Mathura.

With Diwali just over, lakhs of pilgrims have now joined the Goverdhan Puja…

Justice Bobde to be next Chief Justice, President signs warrant

New Delhi (IANS) Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde will be the next Chief Justice of India as President Ram Nath Kovind paved his way after signing a warrant on Tuesday appointing him as the next CJI.

Justice Bobde will be sworn in as Chief Justice…

Sena proposes, Fadnavis disposes: 'BJP CM for 5 years'

Mumbai (IANS) In a statement likely to aggravate the delicate Shiv Sena-BJP relationship further, BJP's CM face Devendra Fadnavis has asserted he will remain Chief Minister for the next 5 years.

Dismissing claims by Shiv Sena of a 50-50…

Strategic Council deal to boost ties with Riyadh: Modi

Riyadh (IANS) The Strategic Partnership Council agreement to be signed between India and Saudi Arabia will strengthen the already robust relations between the two nations, visiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Tuesday.

India will…

Kid trapped in TN borewell: It'll take 12 hrs to reach him

Chennai (IANS) Rescue efforts to safely bring out the two-year-old boy who fell into an abandoned borewell in a village in Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirappalli district entered the fourth day on Monday.

The boy fell into the borewell around 5.30…

Rural farmers hugely voted for BJP-Sena: Activist

Nagpur (Maharashtra) (IANS) Farmers in the suicide-prone rural Vidarbha and Marathwada regions have apparently voted overwhelmingly for the Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena combine, a top farm activist said here on Monday.

According to a post-poll…

India takes up Pak overflight refusal with global body

New Delhi (IANS) With Pakistan refusing to grant overflight to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plane for his visit to Saudi Arabia, India has taken up the issue with the International Civil Aviation Organization, said sources.

PM Modi is…

Let's fight terror together: PM to European Parliament team

New Delhi (IANS) A delegation of members of European Parliament on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who pressed for urgent action against the countries using terrorism as a state policy, thus setting the tone for the visit of the team to Jammu…

Mann ki Baat: PM greets on Diwali, remembers Nanak, Patel

New Delhi (IANS) The Prime Minister began the latest issue of "Mann ki Baat" by extending Diwali greetings to the people and also paid his respects to Guru Nanak, whose 550th birth anniversary is being celebrated this year.

"From Shri Guru…

PM celebrates Diwali with soldiers at LoC

Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Diwali with soldiers of Indian Army at Line of Control in Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday.

This is in continuation with the tradition set by Prime Minister…