Beijing: People in southern China celebrated the annual dog meat festival on Saturday despite mounting protests from animal welfare groups and pet owners from across the world.The festival to mark the summer solstice in Yulin
Jaipur: Rajasthan celebrated the Republic Day Sunday with enthusiasm. Governor Margaret Alva unfurled the tricolour here and witnessed a parade and colourful cultural shows.ALSO VIEW: View 65th Republic Day parade on Rajpath, DelhiAlva took the
Chennai: Pongal, the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu, was yesterday celebrated with traditional fervour across the state.Variously hailed as “Tamilar Thirunal,”(Festival of Tamils), “Uzhavar Thirunal” (Farmers'carnival), and “Aruvadai Thirunal,” (Harvest Fest)” the Pongal celebrations got
Hyderabad: Harvest festival Makar Sankranti and Milad-un- Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Mohammed, was yesterday celebrated across Andhra Pradesh. However, confusion prevailed in the State over the exact date of the main Sankranti/Pongal festival.While some
New Delhi: The Prophet's Birthday, or Milad un Nabi as it is commonly known in Muslim culture, is celebrated in most of the Muslim countries and in India as well. The day is celebrated to
New Delhi: Makara Sankranti is one of the most auspicious occasions for the Hindus, and is celebrated in almost all parts of India and Nepal in a myriad of cultural forms, with great devotion, fervour,
New Delhi: Lohri is a popular festival, celebrated by Punjabi particularly of Hindu and Sikh faith.It is one of the greatest festivals of Punjab and Haryana and is celebrated on the 13th of January during
New Delhi: Inmates from a correctional home from West Bengal Sunday staged a dance drama as part of the West Bengal day celebration at the 33rd India International Trade Fair (IITF) here."The inmates staged 'Mokshagati',
Imphal: Kut, the biggest harvesting festival of Chin-Kuki-Mizo communities, is being celebrated throughout Manipur today with people coming out in large number to attend the festival.The main function was held at the playground of ist
Hyderabad: Eid-ul-Azha was celebrated Wednesday with religious fervour and gaiety across Andhra Pradesh.The day began with Muslims, attired in their best, offering Eid prayers at Eidgahs or open grounds and mosques in Hyderabad and 22
Puducherry, July 14: Deputy French Consul General Helene Charpin and Director of Information and Publicity Alagiri today paid homage at the statue of the Unknown soldier at the French War Memorial on the 224th anniversary
Agra, April 23: Several environmental groups in the Taj city yesterday observed Earth Day to highlight the ecological imbalances and threats to "mother Earth" through callous and unbridled profit-motivated industrialisation.Speakers at a round table organised
New Delhi: Maha Shivratri is a Hindu festival celebrated every year in reverence of Lord Shiva. It is also known as padmarajarathri. Shivaratri literally means the great night of Shiva or the night of Shiva.
New Delhi, Oct 27: Eid-ul-Zuha, the ‘festival of sacrifice', was today celebrated with traditional fervour and gaiety across the capital.Thousands of Muslims attended prayers at various mosques in the city and wished each other on
Mathura, Aug 10: Krishna Janamashtami was today celebrated with great fervour and fanfare as thousands of devotees thronged temples in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, and adjoining areas of Govardhan and Vrindavan. Pilgrims
Los Angeles, Aug 1: Gore Vidal, the author, playwright, politician and commentator whose novels, essays, plays and opinions were stamped by his immodest wit and unconventional wisdom, died Tuesday at age 86, his nephew said
New Delhi, Apr 12: Faithful thronged temples since daybreak as special prayers and dips in sacred rivers marked Ram Navmi, the birthday of Lord Rama, which was celebrated across the country today with religious fervour
Jammu , Oct 25: BJP and many other organisations and groups have said that they would celebrate the anniversary of Jammu and Kashmir 's accession to India on October 26 in the same way as
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