Ministers outline development plans for Rayalaseema districts during I-Day celebrations

Ministers outline development plans for Rayalaseema districts during I-Day celebrations

Minister for Health Sathya Kumar Yadav receiving the guard of honour at the 79th Independence Day celebrations at PTC grounds in Chittoor on Friday. Collector Sumit Kumar and SP Manikanta Chandolu are seen. The 79th Independence Day was celebrated across Annamayya, Chittoor and Sri Sathya Sai districts on Friday (August 15), with events of ceremonial … Read more

Five-day long Bihar Diwas celebrations begin at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan

Five-day long Bihar Diwas celebrations begin at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar releases balloons during the inauguration of Bihar Diwas, at Gandhi Maidan in Patna on Saturday (March 22, 2025). | Photo Credit: PTI The five-day-long Bihar Diwas celebrations kicked off on Saturday (March 22, 2025) in Patna’s historic Gandhi Maidan with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar formally inaugurating the event. This year’s … Read more

Thirty-eight contingents to participate in Bengaluru Republic Day celebrations

Thirty-eight contingents to participate in Bengaluru Republic Day celebrations

A bus intervention demo being practiced by Garuda Commando Police of Karnataka, Center for Counter Terrorism, during rehearsal ahead of Republic Day – 2025 celebration, at Field Marshal Manekshaw Parade Ground, in Bengaluru on Friday. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Thirty-eight contingents will participate in 76th Republic Day celebrations at Field Marshal Manekshaw Parade … Read more

Guidelines issued to ensure smooth New Year celebrations in Fort Kochi

Guidelines issued to ensure smooth New Year celebrations in Fort Kochi

The Mattancherry BOT Bridge, which links Kochi city with West Kochi, has been illuminated in connection with the New Year celebrations. | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU The police, Motor Vehicles Department (MVD), and other enforcement agencies have issued guidelines and traffic curbs to ensure smooth and safe New Year celebrations in and around Fort Kochi, … Read more

Christmas celebrations, ‘Jingle Vibezz’, under way in Kochi

Christmas celebrations, ‘Jingle Vibezz’, under way in Kochi

Jingle Vibezz, a Christmas celebration jointly organised by the Varapuzha Archdiocese and Red Excel Media Hub, was inaugurated here on Saturday (December 21) by Archbishop Joseph Kalathiiparambil. The celebrations, being organised at the St. Albert’s High School Grounds, are a coming together of a variety of entertainment programmes with Christmas as the central theme, said … Read more

Governor inaugurates PJTSAU’s diamond jubilee celebrations

Governor inaugurates PJTSAU’s diamond jubilee celebrations

Governor and Chancellor of Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University Jishnu Dev Varma, Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageshwar Rao and  Vice-Chancellor Aldas Janaiah at the diamond jubilee celebrations of the university on December 20. Governor and Chancellor of Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) Jishnu Dev Varma has asked the university to integrate advanced technologies … Read more

Uncertainty over participation of Bangladeshi freedom fighters in Eastern Command’s Vijay Diwas celebrations

Uncertainty over participation of Bangladeshi freedom fighters in Eastern Command’s Vijay Diwas celebrations

Major General Mohit Seth at Vijay Diwas curtain-raiser event in Fort William, the Headquarters of Eastern Command, in Kolkata on December 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: Debasish Bhaduri Following recent incidents of atrocities against minorities in Bangladesh, uncertainty looms over the participation of Bangladeshi Mukti Joddhas (freedom fighters) in the Indian Armed Forces’ upcoming Vijay … Read more

A collection of pictures from across the country of Diwali Celebrations on October 31, 2024.

A collection of pictures from across the country of Diwali Celebrations on October 31, 2024.

From Ayodhya lighting up with 28 lakh diyas and setting a Guinness World Record to the skies of Mumbai illuminated with firecrackers, India welcomed Goddess Laxmi into their homes on Deepavali with fervour. Here’s a collection of pictures from across the country of the Diwali celebrations: Photo: PTI Fireworks illuminate the sky above the banks … Read more

Vinayaka Chathurthi celebrated with fervour, leaders join celebrations

Vinayaka Chathurthi celebrated with fervour, leaders join celebrations

Vinayaka Chathurthi was celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety across the south on Saturday (September 7, 2024), with prominent leaders, including Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy joining the celebrations in their respective States. A festive mood prevailed as people gathered in large numbers to offer worship in temples and grandeur marked the occasion with … Read more