Festivals & Events News Updates

New Delhi: Around three dozen Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel donated blood at the GTB Hospital, here on Tuesday, to help aid the hospital in meeting the demand arising from the rush of those hurt in violence, officials said. A group of 50 CRPF personnel were sent to the hospital. Of them, 34 donated […]

New Delhi: Amid the mayhem witnessed in northeast Delhi, another tale of humanity and compassion getting the better of bigotry and hate was scripted, which was narrated by a Muslim resident of Shiv Vihar on Friday — how his Hindu neighbour saved his and his family’s life. “Around 9 a.m. on Tuesday, a mob of […]

By Sailesh Mohanty Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, a martial art highly underrated despite its absolute efficiency, is increasingly becoming a preferred tool for the Women Self-defence world-wide. An combat art form, every girl, lady, woman should to learn. Taking into consideration the rise in atrocities against women including rapes, murders, molestations and other heinous crimes, it is […]

New Delhi: The heartwarming photo of a Tigress with her four cubs went viral on the social media which shows a mother tiger keeping guard while her four cubs quench their thirst at a watering hole. The photo was shared by an IFS officer Parveen Kaswan with the caption: “The #family which drinks together, stays […]

New Delhi: The Border Security Force (BSF) will rebuild its Constable Mohammad Anees’ house, which was burnt in the riots in northeast Delhi, and hand it over to him as a ‘wedding gift’, officials said. The 29-year-old constable, who is currently posted at a BSF camp in Radhabari near West Bengal’s Siliguri, will also be […]

New Delhi: A hilarious video of a Chinese girl who is trying to eat a biscuit while wearing a facemask in Anhui province of the country has gone viral on social media. The adorable video was shared on YouTube, one of the leading media outlet of Hong Kong with the caption, “Girl tries to eat […]

London: Forget Facebook or Twitter which arrived on the scene a few years back. Scientists from the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford have discovered fossilised threads — some as long as four metres — connecting organisms known as rangeomorphs which dominated Earth’s oceans half a billion years ago. The network of thread-like filaments is the […]

New Delhi: Donating hair is a great way to show our support to people battling cancer and in one such noble initiative 80 girl students of a private college in Tamil Nadu have donated a portion of their hair which has left netizens impressed. A report doing the rounds on social media stated that around […]

Washington: Two eminent Indian-American doctors, known for their pioneering research and treatment of cancer patients, are seeking to arrest what they describe as “tsunami” of the deadly disease that has now engulfed India through a massive effort of early detection and health education. Dattatreyudu Nori, an internationally acclaimed oncologist, who has treated several top Indian […]

Lucknow: With the sales of chicken and mutton going down due to the coronavirus scare, it is the humble ‘kathal’ (jackfruit) that is emerging as an acceptable alternative. ‘Kathal’ is now selling at Rs 120 per kilogram — an increase of more than 120 per cent over the normal Rs 50 per kilogram. The jackfruit, […]

London: In another example of how Apple Watch can save peoples lives, an 80-year-old woman in Germany was saved by the ECG functionality of Apple Watch for uncovering her heart condition that was missed by a hospital’s own ECG during a diagnosis. According to a study by Oxford University researchers published in the European Heart […]

Dibrugarh: Assam Police has gifted a two-wheeler to a 20-year-old woman of Dibrugarh district, who has been selling vegetables door to door on a bicycle to back her parents during the ongoing lockdown. A photograph of Janmoni Gogoi, with large bags hanging from the handle of her bicycle and a basket on its carrier, selling […]

Not a leaf moves without the will of the Supreme', Lord Jagannath and that is what prevailed when love and devotion won over fear and apprehension as Supreme Court modified its June 18 order to allow Rath Yatra of the Holy Trinity in Puri only amid the Covid pandemic.

Lucknow: In January 2017, when she was found in the jungles of Katarniyaghat Wildlife Sanctuary in Bahraich district, she had all the spotlights turned on to her. Having apparently lived in the wild, she would walk on all fours like animals, growl and snarl at humans and could not eat with her hands. She was […]

Bahuda Yatra concluded as the divine siblings Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath reached to their abode from Gundicha temple in Puri today.