Karva Chauth is a one-day festival celebrated by Hindu women in many countries in which married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for the safety and longevity of their husbands. The fast is traditionally celebrated in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, parts of Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, and Punjab. The festival falls on […]
NEW DELHI: In a setback to the Delhi high court on Wednesday dismissed his plea to stay trial court proceedings in a criminal defamation case filed by Arun Jaitley+ against 6 AAP leaders including the Delhi chief minister. The court said no prejudice would be caused to the accused by the parallel hearing of civil […]
India has reported a marked increase in the number of people falling victim to a debilitating disease called Chikungunya. Chikungunya is an infection caused by the chikungunya virus. Symptoms include the sudden onset of fever two to four days after exposure. The fever usually lasts two to seven days, while accompanying joint pains typically last […]
Here’s how PM Narendra Modi celebrated his 66th birthday Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met his mother Heeraben Modi at their residence in Gandhinagar and sought her blessings on his 66th birthday. Besides, birthday wishes poured in for the PM from every corner of the nation, and beyond. These photographs give a glimpse into […]
If not Rahul, who will be Congress’ CM candidate in Uttar Pradesh? With growing speculations over the chief ministerial candidate in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress Party has ruled out vice president Rahul Gandhi’s name, saying he is a national leader. Newly-appointed party general secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad told ANI that the party would strengthen itself […]
New Delhi: Rattled by President Pranab Mukherjee’s rejection of an amendment aimed at retrospectively exempting the appointment of 21 AAP MLAs as parliamentary secretaries, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has once again trained his guns at Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “One MLAs had been dedicated to electricity, one to water, one to hospitals and one to […]
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued notices to the IT and health ministries over concerns of radiation emissions from mobile towers. The notices were issued after T.J. Mathai from Kottayam in Kerala moved NHRC, complaining the amount of radiation being emitted is hazardous to health. The ministries have been given two […]
The Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) has declared the final results of Civil Services Examination, 2015. Delhi based 22-year-old girl Tina Dabi has secured first position while railway officer Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan from Jammu and Kashmir has got second rank. Delhi based Indian Revenue Service officer Jasmeet Singh Sandhu has secured third position […]
