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COVID-19: Pandya brothers turn home into stadium |
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Mumbai | Monday, 2020 8:45:05 PM IST |
| The coronavirus outbreak has seen all sporting events across the globe either getting cancelled or postponed. And this has also seen the Indian cricketers get time out with their families even though they are forced to stay indoors due to the pandemic. Ma ... read.. |
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Prayagraj student develops all season Jasmine variety |
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Prayagraj | Monday, 2020 10:45:05 PM IST |
| Chandra Shekhar, a M.Sc student of Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS) in Naini in Prayagraj, has developed a new variety of star jasmine flower that can withstand the extreme cold conditions of north India. ... read.. |
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The new chicken substitute post corona scare |
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Lucknow | Wednesday, 2020 3:45:05 PM IST |
| 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. ... read.. |
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Pitcher full of cowries unearthed in Bengal village |
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Kolkata | Thursday, 2020 8:15:05 PM IST |
| A pitcher full of cowries used as currency in ancient times has been unearthed while digging for the construction of a house in a village in north West Bengal's Cooch Behar district, officials said. ... read.. |
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After two decades, highly revered Himachal deity on sojourn |
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Shimla | Tuesday, 2020 6:45:05 PM IST |
| A rare glimpse of deity culture is being witnessed these days mostly in interiors of Himachal Pradesh as highly revered Domeshwar devta is on his sojourn, once in two decades, travelling village to village with his followers in a tastefully decorated pala ... read.. |
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Apple arrears touch Rs 2,449.19 lakh: HImachal Minister |
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Shimla | Monday, 2020 11:15:05 PM IST |
| Payment of arrears to apple growers in Himachal Pradesh touched Rs 2,449.19 lakh owing to fund crunch and the liability has been pending since 2013, state Horticulture Minister Mohinder Singh informed the assembly on Monday. ... read.. |
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Rare Sumatran tiger, clouded leopard captured on camera |
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New York | Tuesday, 2020 9:15:05 PM IST |
| There are hardly 400 of them left in the world and in a rare visual treat, a Sumatran tiger has been captured on a camera-trap study, giving hope that the critically endangered species (Panthera tigris sumatrae) is still out there. ... read.. |
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Week-long Mandi's Mahashivratri festivity begins |
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Mandi | Saturday, 2020 5:15:05 PM IST |
| The week-long festival of Mahashivratri in this Himachal Pradesh historical town, popularly known as 'Chhoti Kashi', began on Saturday with a congregation of over 200 hill gods and goddesses. ... read.. |
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United in soul, wedlock by the Constitution |
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| Thursday, 2020 10:20:53 AM IST |
| To each according to his or her faith! Some couples tie the nuptial knot amid chants of mantras, some opt for nikah, some walk down the aisle while some others get married in the court. ... read.. |
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Donations turn cashless in Magh Mela |
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Prayagraj | Tuesday, 2020 3:15:06 PM IST |
| With barely five days left for the Magh Mela to wrap up, devotees are now rushing with donations to various 'akharas' and camps. The unusual thing about giving 'dakshina' (donations), this year, is that a large section of devotees are making cashless paym ... read.. |
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J'khand youth beats disability, inspires others |
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Latehar (Jharkhand) | Friday, 2020 4:15:05 PM IST |
| If someone thinks that physical impairment could cause failure in the life then Jharkhand's Deepak is a befitting reply for him. Born to a very poor family, Deepak's feet stopped working within two to three years of his birth due to blockage in nerves. Si ... read.. |
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California gurdwara pays unique tribute to Kobe Bryant |
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Los Angeles | Thursday, 2020 6:45:05 PM IST |
| Hundreds of Sikh worshippers turned up wearing the Lakers colours -- purple and yellow -- at the Gurdwara Nanaksar in Fresno, California, in a special prayer meet for the late basketball great Kobe Bryant who was killed in a helicopter crash last month, a ... read.. |
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Kerala Budget's 'green' touch': Ban on CFL, filament bulbs |
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Thiruvananthapuram | Friday, 2020 8:45:05 PM IST |
| Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Issac on Friday presented the state Budget 2020-21 in the Assembly, giving it a 'green' touch by proposing total ban on CFL and filament bulbs, use of solar boats and subsidies for e-autos. ... read.. |
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Maharashtra woos tourists from Tamil Nadu |
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Chennai | Thursday, 2020 5:15:05 PM IST |
| Home to world's third largest meteoritic impact crater - Lonar lake - about 350 forts, 29 wildlife sanctuaries, hill stations, beaches, religious and heritage centres and others, Maharashtra is targeting to attract tourists from Tamil Nadu, said a top off ... read.. |
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Over 150 rural bodies come together for holistic development |
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Chennai | Friday, 2020 10:45:05 PM IST |
| Over 150 rural development organisations from 18 states have gathered here at an event to share their success experiences and exchange ideas on holistic rural development, said the founder of Mission Samriddhi, a social impact platform. ... read.. |
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Yogi takes holy dip at Sangam on Basant Panchami |
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Prayagraj | Thursday, 2020 3:15:05 PM IST |
| Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, early on Thursday morning, took a holy dip at Sangam -- the confluence of Ganga and Yamuna -- in Prayagraj on the occasion of Basant Panchami. ... read.. |
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Fresh order on plastic ban on Ganga Yatra route in UP |
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Lucknow | Tuesday, 2020 3:45:05 PM IST |
| The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has issued a fresh order, banning the use of polythene and single use plastic in 26 districts, which fall in the route of five-day Ganga Yatra. ... read.. |
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Mammoth procession in Tripura on Netaji's birth anniversary |
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Agartala | Thursday, 2020 8:45:05 PM IST |
| The Pulwama terror attack, climate change, Swachhata Abhiyan, environment protection and ethnic unity, among others, were showcased by 1,700 Tripura school students in diverse tableaux here on Thursday to mark the 124th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash ... read.. |
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German football's desperate fight against bad behaviour |
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Berlin | Wednesday, 2020 3:15:05 PM IST |
| German football is taking up a desperate fight against bad behaviour. In advance of the second half of the 2019-20 Bundesliga season, the association Deutscher Fussball Bund has advised its referees to act more strictly and uncompromised. ... read.. |
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'Darkness is transparent, you can see through' |
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New Delhi | Wednesday, 2020 11:15:05 AM IST |
| We talk about soil and clay. She says that working with them heals -- emotionally and physically. There is talk of childhood memories. She says all the dust had vanished and her memory is now crystal clear. She recounts the watermill back in her village i ... read.. |
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Instagram drops IGTV button due to lack of use |
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San Francisco | Tuesday, 2020 5:15:05 PM IST |
| Facebook-owned Instagram has removed the IGTV shortcut button from the top right corner of the app's home screen because not enough people are interacting with it. ... read.. |
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Locust invasion has Rajasthan farmers in a tizzy |
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Jaipur | Saturday, 2020 10:15:05 PM IST |
| It's 6 a.m. in Rajasthan's Ganganagar city and the Gurdwaras are not resounding with the soothing sound of Gurbani, rather a warning bell for farmers could be heard from them, along with the warning: "tiddi aa rahi hai, jao apne khet bachao" (locusts are ... read.. |
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Gangasagar: Lakhs take holy dip on Makar Sankranti |
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Sagar Island (West Bengal) | Wednesday, 2020 8:15:06 PM IST |
| A record 4 million plus pilgrims from across the country and abroad took the holy dip here in the Ganga where it flows out into the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of Makar Sankranti on Wednesday at the annual Gangasagar Fair, amid heightened security and s ... read.. |
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Graffiti artists pay tribute to Aus firefighters |
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Sydney | Tuesday, 2020 8:45:05 PM IST |
| Graffiti artists have paid tribute to the firefighters tackling Australia's biggest wildfires in decades, that have so far killed 28 people and billions of animals since it first broke out last September. ... read.. |
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'Garvi Gujarat' new spot for tourists in Delhi (Lead) |
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New Delhi | Monday, 2020 3:45:05 PM IST |
| Till now, tourists from all over the world used to reach the national capital Delhi to visit prominent spots like Red Fort, India Gate, Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament, Chandni Chowk and Qutub Minar. Now, along with all these historical sites, the tourists ... read.. |
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UP to follow 'one road, one tree concept' |
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Lucknow | Sunday, 2020 3:15:06 PM IST |
| Uttar Pradesh is finally going to turn a bit aesthetic when it comes to tree plantation. The state government has decided to follow the principle of 'one road, one tree' concept which will not only enhance the beauty when the tree is in full bloom but wil ... read.. |
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They ran away from JK Lon, but returned & their son died |
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Kota | Monday, 2020 3:15:05 PM IST |
| This is the story of Tejas, a five-month-old infant, who was admitted in the JK Lon Hospital here in December, but his parents literally ran off from here taking him along to escape the 'torture from the doctors and nurses', who sounded more like 'butcher ... read.. |
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