Dress code for Kashi Vishwanath temple announced

Varanasi (IANS) The famous Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi has decided to implement a dress code for devotees before they enter the sanctum of the temple.

According to the new rule, male devotees will have to wear the Indian traditional…

Atal's statue becomes selfie point in Lucknow

Lucknow (IANS) Lucknow has found a new selfie point - the statue of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee that is installed inside the Lok Bhawan which houses the chief minister's office.

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has now thrown…

After Kolkata Port, BJP wants renaming of Victoria Memorial

New Delhi (IANS) After the renaming of Kolkata port, BJP has now demanded to change the name of Victoria Memorial, the iconic marble building in Kolkata, after the warrior queen Rani Lakshmi Bai.

In a tweet senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy…

Modi renames Kolkata Port after Syama Prasad Mookerjee

Kolkata (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday renamed Kolkata Port after Syama Prasad Mookerjee -- an Indian politician, barrister and academician, who served as the Minister for Industry and Supply in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's…

It is like coming back home: Modi on overnight stay at Belur Math

Kolkata (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday joined the morning prayers, interacted with saints and seers and meditated at the temple of Swami Vivekananda on the ascetic's 157th birth anniversary at the Belur Math -- the global headquarters…

Some political parties misleading people on CAA: Modi

Belur (West Bengal) (IANS) Seeking the help of the youth to spread awareness about the new citizenship law CAA, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday alleged some political parties were not ready to understand the legislation and continued to fuel…

Modi opens light & sound show at Howrah Bridge

Kolkata (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated an interactive light and sound show at the iconic Howrah Bridge -- Rabindra Setu -- through a glittering programme held in the picturesque Millenium Park on the banks of the Hooghly.
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Eight killed in chemical factory blast near Mumbai

Mumbai (IANS) At least eight persons were killed and several others injured when a massive blast followed by a fire ripped a chemical factory at Boisar in Palghar district, nearly 100 km north of Mumbai, on Saturday, officials said.

Top Palghar…

Iran brought down Ukrainian plane, says it was human error

Tehran (IANS) Iran on Saturday admitted that its armed forces had downed the Ukrainian passenger plane near Tehran killing all 176 people on board, adding that it was an "involuntary human error" and those responsible would "immediately" be held accountable.

Jharkhand CM Soren calls on PM Modi in Delhi

New Delhi (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Saturday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital at his residence and discussed the state related issues.

According to a Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader, the…