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10:56 AM
As Mumbai gears for Dahi Handi, safety also a concern for organisers, participants

With one of Mumbai's most vibrant event of the year- Dahi Handi, taking place today on the occasion of Krishna Janmashtami, many organisers have geared up to priortise safety of people taking part in a pyramid formation.

09:50 AM
President Kovind, PM Modi extend Janmashtami greetings to nation

President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted the nation on the auspicious occasion of Janmashtami, a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna.

02:28 PM
West Bengal: 6 dead, 27 injured in stampede at temple

Six persons were killed and 27 others sustained injuries in a stampede at a temple in Deganga area of North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal on Friday morning, police said.

01:16 PM
From Krishna on bike, to royal thrones; here's how nation is prepping for Janmashtami

The auspicious day Janmashtami is yet to arrive but people in the country are already soaked in religious fervour.

09:38 AM
Mathura: CM Yogi to take part in Janmashtami celebrations

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will take part in Janmashtami celebrations here on August 24.

12:08 PM
UP: Autorickshaw driver held after tourist uses his phone to make bomb threat call

Police has taken into custody an autorickshaw driver, whose mobile phone was allegedly used by a tourist to make a bomb threat call to blow up Prem Mandir in Vrindavan and Krishna Janmasthan Temple in Mathura.

12:25 PM
Lord Shiva devotees offer prayers on first Monday of 'Sawan'

With the chant of 'Om Namah Shivaya' echoing in the temples, the auspicious month of Sawan (Shravan) began on Monday.

09:47 AM
Varanasi: Shops decked up for Kanwar Yatra, excitement among youth for Modi-Yogi t-shirts

Ahead of the Kanwar Yatra, shopkeepers in Varanasi are selling colourful t-shirts with images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath printed on them. The Kanwar Yatra begun on July 17 and continue till August 15.

10:54 AM
Kamal Haasan: Every religion has its own terrorist

Actor-politician Kamal Haasan Friday said "every religion has its own terrorists" and that no one claim to be sanctimonious.

09:48 AM
Delhi: Devotees throng temples on first day of Chaitra Navratri

On the first day of Chaitra Navratri on Saturday, devotees thronged temples in the national capital to seek blessings of the almighty on the auspicious occasion.

10:21 AM
PM extends Mahashivratri greetings, tweets about his visit to Gujarat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended Mahashivratri greetings to the people.

10:41 AM
Kumbh Mela attracts droves of pilgrims on Maghi Purnima

Chants of 'Har Har Mahadev' and 'Ganga Maiya Ki Jai' rented the air as lakhs of devotees took dip at Sangam the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers here on the auspicious occasion of Maghi Purnima.

03:23 PM
Basant Panchami 2019: Here's everything you need to know

In popular culture, Basant Panchami is dedicated to the goddess of knowledge, arts and music, Saraswati and is marked by special prayers to Her in North India.

02:10 PM
Pilgrims seek salvation at Kumbh Mela 2019

One of the world's largest religious festivals, the Kumbh Mela kick started on January 15 at Prayagraj - formerly known as Allahabad - in Uttar Pradesh.

10:11 AM
Kumbh Mela '19: President Kovind, PM Modi laud UP govt's efforts

President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted the nation on the commencement of Kumbh Mela, which is believed to be the world's biggest religious festival, spanning over the next 50 days.

09:41 AM
Kumbh Mela starts with Shahi Snan in UP

Amid tight security, the 55-day long Kumbh Mela commenced with the Shahi Snan of Akharas at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday.

06:16 PM
Ayodhya build up, an open "challenge" to court, says AIMPLB

"Sri Sri Ravishankar had offered that we should construct a big mosque outside Ayodhya. But later he cornered himself. Just imagine, what had happened," AIMPLB General Secretary Maulana Wali Rehmani said.

05:57 PM
Bring law or people will start building Ram temple on their own: Ramdev

Yoga guru Ramdev on Saturday called for a law on Ram temple otherwise, he feels, people will start building the temple on their own as they are losing patience, which will lead to social harmony.

04:01 PM
Minorities safe all over UP, asserts DGP OP Singh

Minorities are feeling safe in entire Uttar Pradesh as there has been no communal riot in the state in the past one-and-a-half year, state police chief said.

09:06 AM
4-day-long Chhath Puja concludes with oblation to rising sun

The four-day long Chhath Puja celebrations concluded today after lakhs of people across India and the world paid oblation to the rising sun.

06:11 PM
UP: Two electrocuted at Chhath puja pandal in Ballia

Two persons were electrocuted to death at a Chhath puja pandal.

04:58 PM
Sabarimala case: SC to hear review petitions on Jan 22, refuses to stay its verdict

The Supreme Court Tuesday refused to stay its verdict allowing entry of women of all age groups into the Sabarimala temple but agreed to hear in open court on January 22 a batch of review petitions in the matter.

01:57 PM
Rajasthan polls: FIR against BJP minister for seeking 'votes of Hindus'

A First Information Report has been registered against Minister of State for Rural Development for allegedly seeking votes in the name of religion and thus violating the model code of conduct in the poll-bound state.

01:52 PM
Hindus running out of patience, says Giriraj Singh after SC's Ayodhya order

Union minister Giriraj Singh said on Monday after the Supreme Court fixed the Ram Janma bhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute cases for the first week of January next year.