Thousands of devotees take holy dip on Makar Sankranti

Prayagraj (IANS) On the wee hours of Tuesday, thousands of faithful thronged the Kumbh Mela site here and took the holy dip at Sangam -- the confluence of Ganga and Yamuna rivers and the mystical Saraswati -- to mark the onset of the Kumbh Mela on…

Pongal celebrated in Tamil Nadu with traditional fervour

Chennai (IANS): Tamil Nadu celebrated Pongal, a major harvest festival, on Tuesday with traditional fervour.

Across the state, people got up early, put on new clothes and offered special prayers at temples.

At homes at the auspicious…

Kharge demands CVC report be made public

New Delhi (IANS) Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has demanded that the government should make public the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) report that formed the basis for the ouster of CBI Director Alok Verma, which has been disowned by…

2 Independents withdraw support to Karnataka's JD-S-Congress government

Bengaluru (IANS): In a jolt to the seven-month-old Janata Dal (Secular)-Congress coalition government in Karnataka, two Independent legislators, R. Shankar and H. Nagesh, on Tuesday said they were withdrawing support.

"I had extended support…

Himachal temple to have clarified butter goddess idol

Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) (IANS) Preparations were underway on Monday for the installation a goddess idol made of 2,500 kg of clarified butter in a famous temple in this Himachal Pradesh town, officials said.

The idol of Goddess…

Devotees take dip in Himachal rivers on Makar Sankranti

Shimla (IANS) Bracing the extreme winter chill, hundreds of devotees across Himachal Pradesh on Monday took dips in rivers to mark Makar Sankranti, a major harvest festival celebrated in various parts of the country.

Large numbers…

Adityanath orders inspection of Kumbh camps after fire

Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) (IANS) After a fire on Monday at the Kumbh Mela campus here destroyed tents, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered the fire department and officials in charge of the event to inspect all the camps.

Railways end 3,478 unmanned level crossings, only one left

New Delhi (IANS) Keeping its promise of providing safe rail travel, the Railways have achieved its target of eliminating all unmanned level crossings except for one in Allahabad division, the government said on Monday.

According…

Devotees throng gurdwaras to mark Guru Gobind Singh's birth anniversary

Chandigarh (IANS): Thousands of devotees thronged gurdwaras across Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Patna and other places across the country on Sunday to offer prayers on the occasion of 352nd birth anniversary of tenth Sikh master,…

BJP manifesto panel decides to form 15 sub-committees

New Delhi (IANS) The 20-member manifesto committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headed by Home Minister Rajanth Singh met here on Sunday and decided to constitute 15 sub-committees to work on the 2019 "Sankalp Patra", or manifesto.