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A car carrying Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar met with an accident near Kittur on the Pune-Bengaluru national highway on Tuesday (January 14, 2025) morning. The Minister and her brother and MLC Channaraj Hattiholi, escaped with minor injuries. Ms Hebbalkar has been admitted to a private hospital for a check up, police said. The car hit a […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people on the occasion of Makar Sankranti on Tuesday (January 14, 2025). The festival marks the beginning of the Sun’s ‘uttarayana‘ (northward) journey, considered auspicious in Hindu tradition. Related Stories A toast to the sun: How the harvest festivals are celebrated in the hinterlands PM Modi wished everyone new energy […]

Goa’s tourism sector is performing better than the national average, state minister Rohan Khaunte said on Monday (January 13, 2025) and underlined the State government’s efforts in sensitising visitors about local culture and traditions. The Tourism Minister addressed a conclave of tourism stakeholders in Goa. “Goa is performing better than the national average. Goa has […]

Image Source : PTI Devotees gather to take a holy dip at the Sangam Kumbh Mela 2025: The 45-day-long Maha Kumbh Mela is underway in the sacred city of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh. On the occasion of Makar Sankranti, which marks the first Amrit Snan, over 1 crore devotees have taken a holy dip at the […]

Image Source : PTI Naga sadhus at Mahakumbh Kumbh Mela 2025: Millions of devotees gathered to take a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam on Makar Sankranti, marking the first ‘Amrit Snan’ of the Maha Kumbh. During this sacred event, sadhus from 13 akhadas will take the holy dip in the Sangam first, followed by the […]

Image Source : FILE PM Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today participate in the celebrations marking the 150th Foundation Day of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. Scheduled to commence at 10:30 AM, the event will be an important milestone in the country’s journey towards becoming a “Weather-ready and […]

JAMMU: Two more siblings from Badhaal village in J&K’s Rajouri district died of a mystery illness within 24 hours of their five-year-old sister succumbing similarly during treatment at Jammu’s SMGS Hospital Sunday. Police initiated a fresh probe into the deaths.Six children of the Badhaal family were admitted to GMC Rajouri on Sunday with symptoms of […]

NEW DELHI: India will not reduce the number of its troops deployed along the Line of Actual Control with China anytime soon, General Upendra Dwivedi said on Monday, asserting there is still “a degree of standoff” persisting between the rival armies and the two countries need to rebuild trust to de-escalate overall tensions.The Army chief […]

MAHAKUMBH NAGAR: Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti, who arrived in Prayagraj on Monday to take part in the Maha Kumbh, congratulated Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for the grand arrangements for the world’s largest religious gathering. In the post on X, the former MP praised the Uttar Pradesh government for its “exceptional” efforts in […]

An oral question from the Supreme Court to the Union government continues to remain unanswered even as rescue workers recover bodies of workers who died trapped in a flooded rat-hole coal mine at Dima Hasao district in Assam. On January 11, 2019, nearly six years ago, the top court had asked whether rat-hole mines could […]

The Ganga is everything in Prayagraj. She flows quietly, but the banks are bustling with excitement. Here, water from the river is packed in customised bottles, ready for devotees to take back to their hometowns. Priests perform pujas with reverential devotees, all set to take a holy dip, with cries of ‘Ganga mata ki jai’ […]

Q: Name the hill on the western ghats where the Makara Jyothi in honour of Lord Ayappa is lit during these period? A: Ponnambalamedu Q: Traditionally a sprig of fresh Curcuma longa is tied around the vessel while making this dish. What is the common name of the plant and what is the dish? A: […]