Indian Haj Mission goes all out to provide assistance as pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat

Indian Haj Mission goes all out to provide assistance as pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat

Jeddah, June 15 - Over 175,000 pilgrims from India have converged on the sacred Mount Arafat outside Mecca in Saudi Arabia and are currently busy with their prayers on the holiest day of the Haj pilgrimage, Ambassador of India to Saudi Arabia, Suhel

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Eid eve shopping subdued, but festivities on in Kashmir

Eid eve shopping subdued, but festivities on in Kashmir

Srinagar, June 15 - Even when markets had more than usual presence of shoppers in J&K’s Srinagar and other cities and towns of Kashmir on the eve of the holiest Muslim festival of Eid-ul-Azha on Saturday, the traditional high-pitch buying and selling has

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Delhi Archbishop hails PM Modi’s interaction with Pope Francis at G7 Summit

Delhi Archbishop hails PM Modi’s interaction with Pope Francis at G7 Summit

Apulia (Italy), June 14 -Anil Joseph Thomas Couto, the Archbishop of Delhi, and General Secretary of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI), on Friday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's interaction with Pope Francis at the G7 Summit's Outreach Session in Borgo Egnazia,

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PM Modi lauds Pope Francis’ commitment to serve people, invites him to visit India

PM Modi lauds Pope Francis’ commitment to serve people, invites him to visit India

Apulia (Italy), June 14 - Admiring his commitment to serve people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended an invitation to Pope Francis to visit India at an early date.

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आइये करते हैं माँ नैना देवी के दर्शन

आइये करते हैं माँ नैना देवी के दर्शन

माता नैना देवी मंदिर हिमाचल प्रदेश के 9 दिव्य शक्तियों में से एक प्रमुख मंदिर है। यह पवित्र स्थल बिलासपुर जिले की एक पहाड़ी की चोटी पर स्थित है और 52 शक्ति पीठों में से एक है। यह मंदिर श्री नैना देवी को

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दुर्गा सप्तशती में वर्णित- क्षमा प्रार्थना

दुर्गा सप्तशती में वर्णित- क्षमा प्रार्थना

दुर्गा सप्तशती के सात सौ श्लोकों में माँ दुर्गा की स्तुति गाई गई है. इन श्लोकों में ऋषियों ने माँ के सौम्य रूप से लेकर रौद्र रूप तक का वर्णन किया है. इस ग्रंथ के अंत में एक क्षमा प्रार्थना भी की गाई

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Haj begins as Saudi Arabia expects 2 million pilgrims

Haj begins as Saudi Arabia expects 2 million pilgrims

Riyadh, June 14 - Muslims from around the world started the Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on Friday, with authorities expecting 2 million people to gather this year amid sweltering heat.

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Record number of devotees pay obeisance at Kashmir’s Mata Kheer Bhawani temple

Record number of devotees pay obeisance at Kashmir’s Mata Kheer Bhawani temple

Srinagar, June 14 - Hundreds of devotees from different parts of the country converged at Mata Kheer Bhawani temple shrine on Friday to celebrate the annual ‘Mela’ of the Hindu deity.

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Jordan condemns Israeli settlers’ ‘incursions’ into Al-Aqsa Mosque compound

Jordan condemns Israeli settlers’ ‘incursions’ into Al-Aqsa Mosque compound

Amman, June 13 - Jordan's Foreign Ministry has condemned "the continuous and escalating incursions by extremist settlers" into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound under the protection of Israeli Police.

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BJP govt in Odisha keeps its promise; throws open all 4 gates of Jagannath temple

BJP govt in Odisha keeps its promise; throws open all 4 gates of Jagannath temple

Bhubaneswar, June 13 - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Odisha on Thursday fulfilled one of its poll promises by throwing open all four entrance gates of Puri's Jagannath Temple for devotees.

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Over 100 pilgrims from Haryana leave for Ayodhya under Mukhyamantri Tirth Yatra Yojana

Over 100 pilgrims from Haryana leave for Ayodhya under Mukhyamantri Tirth Yatra Yojana

Karnal (Haryana), June 12 - Under the 'Mukhyamantri Tirth Yatra Yojana Haryana', more than 100 pilgrims from Karnal left for Ayodhya in two AC buses for pilgrimage to the Ram Mandir.

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Heavy security arrangement ahead of Mata Kheer Bhawani festival in Kashmir

Heavy security arrangement ahead of Mata Kheer Bhawani festival in Kashmir

Srinagar, June 11 - Extensive security arrangements have been made for the annual festival at Mata Kheer Bhawani temple in Kashmir's Gandarbal district on June 14.

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Alia Bhatt amps up her oomph quotient in her bikini top outfit

Alia Bhatt amps up her oomph quotient in her bikini top outfit

Mumbai, June 9 - Actor Alia Bhatt, who will soon be seen in the upcoming movie 'Jigra', has made a stylish statement with her latest outfit.

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Mallika Sherawat goes for acupuncture, calls it her ‘favourite treatment’

Mallika Sherawat goes for acupuncture, calls it her ‘favourite treatment’

Mumbai, June 9 - Actress Mallika Sherawat treated herself to acupuncture on Sunday, calling it her “favourite treatment.”

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Ananya Panday goes for hair make-over, shares pictures with ‘fake freckles’

Ananya Panday goes for hair make-over, shares pictures with ‘fake freckles’

Mumbai, June 8 - Actress Ananya Panday, who was recently seen in the streaming movie ‘Kho Gaye Hum Kahan’, has undergone a hair make-over.

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Sara Ali Khan dazzles in white thigh-high slit gown with feather sleeves, dewy makeup

Sara Ali Khan dazzles in white thigh-high slit gown with feather sleeves, dewy makeup

Mumbai, June 8 - Actress Sara Ali Khan, who is known for her impeccable fashion sense, treated her fans to mesmerising pictures in a white thigh-high slit gown with feather sleeves.

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Vadodara readies for next month’s Rath Yatra

Vadodara readies for next month’s Rath Yatra

Vadodara, June 8 - Vadodara is gearing up for the annual Rath Yatra to be organised by the ISKCON temple on July 7 during the auspicious occasion of Ashadi Bija Parva.

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Over 70 houses burnt in trouble-torn Manipur district, commandos deployed

Over 70 houses burnt in trouble-torn Manipur district, commandos deployed

Imphal, June 8 - Amidst serious tension in Manipur’s Jiribam district, adjoining Assam, more than 70 houses of a particular community have been burnt while additional security forces including Manipur police commandos were deployed in the area, officials said on Saturday.

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Over one lakh devotees throng Baba Nagri shrine in J&K’s Ganderbal District on annual Urs

Over one lakh devotees throng Baba Nagri shrine in J&K’s Ganderbal District on annual Urs

Srinagar, June 8 - More than one lakh devotees on Saturday paid obeisance at the Baba Nagri shrine in Wangat area of Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Ganderbal District on the 128th Urs of Sufi saint, Baba Jee Sahib Larvi Naqashbandi.

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Mirwaiz Umar Farooq placed under house arrest in J&K

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq placed under house arrest in J&K

Srinagar, June 7 - Senior separatist leader and Chief cleric, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was placed under house arrest on Friday, Anjuman-e-Auqaf Jamia Masjid Srinagar said in a statement.

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