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  Dog meat festival celebrated in China despite protests

  World | June 21, 2014 23:55 IST

  Beijing: People in southern China celebrated the annual dog meat festival on Saturday despite mounting protests from animal welfare groups and pet owners from across the world.The festival to mark the summer solstice in Yulin

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  Republic Day celebrated in Rajasthan

  India | January 26, 2014 14:48 IST

  Jaipur: Rajasthan celebrated the Republic Day Sunday with enthusiasm. Governor Margaret Alva unfurled the tricolour here and witnessed a parade and colourful cultural shows.ALSO VIEW: View 65th Republic Day parade on Rajpath, DelhiAlva took the

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  Pongal celebrated with traditional fervour

  India | January 15, 2014 8:52 IST

  Chennai:  Pongal, the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu, was yesterday celebrated with traditional fervour across the state.Variously hailed as “Tamilar Thirunal,”(Festival of Tamils), “Uzhavar Thirunal” (Farmers'carnival), and “Aruvadai Thirunal,” (Harvest Fest)” the Pongal celebrations got

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  Makar Sankranti, Milad-un-Nabi celebrated in Andhra Pradesh

  India | January 15, 2014 8:05 IST

  Hyderabad: Harvest festival Makar Sankranti and Milad-un- Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Mohammed, was yesterday celebrated across Andhra Pradesh. However, confusion prevailed in the State over the exact date of the main Sankranti/Pongal festival.While some

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  Milad-un-Nabi celebrated with religious ardour (watch pics)

  India | January 15, 2014 6:40 IST

  New Delhi: The Prophet's Birthday, or Milad un Nabi as it is commonly known in Muslim culture, is celebrated in most of the Muslim countries and in India as well. The day is celebrated to

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  Know why Makara Sankranti is celebrated

  India | January 14, 2014 12:26 IST

  New Delhi: Makara Sankranti is one of the most auspicious occasions for the Hindus, and is celebrated in almost all parts of India and Nepal in a myriad of cultural forms, with great devotion, fervour,

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  Know why Lohri, the bonfire festival, is celebrated

  India | January 13, 2016 13:42 IST

  New Delhi: Lohri is a popular festival, celebrated by Punjabi particularly of Hindu and Sikh faith.It is one of the greatest festivals of Punjab and Haryana and is celebrated on the 13th of January during

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  West Bengal day celebrated at trade fair

  India | November 25, 2013 6:45 IST

  New Delhi: Inmates from a correctional home from West Bengal Sunday staged a dance drama as part of the West Bengal day celebration at the 33rd India International Trade Fair (IITF) here."The inmates staged 'Mokshagati',

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  Harvesting festival being celebrated in Manipur

  India | November 01, 2013 11:56 IST

  Imphal:  Kut, the biggest harvesting festival of Chin-Kuki-Mizo communities, is being celebrated throughout Manipur today with people coming out in large number to attend the festival.The main function was held at the playground of ist

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  Eid-ul-Azha celebrated with gaiety in Andhra

  India | October 16, 2013 11:50 IST

  Hyderabad: Eid-ul-Azha was celebrated Wednesday with religious fervour and gaiety across Andhra Pradesh.The day began with Muslims, attired in their best, offering Eid prayers at Eidgahs or open grounds and mosques in Hyderabad and 22

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  French Republic Day celebrated in Puducherry

  India | July 14, 2013 11:52 IST

  Puducherry, July 14:  Deputy French Consul General Helene Charpin and Director of Information and Publicity Alagiri today paid homage at the statue of the Unknown soldier at the French War Memorial on the 224th anniversary

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  Earth Day celebrated in Agra

  India | April 23, 2013 7:44 IST

  Agra, April 23: Several environmental groups in the Taj city yesterday observed Earth Day to highlight the ecological imbalances and threats to "mother Earth" through callous and unbridled profit-motivated industrialisation.Speakers at a round table organised

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  Know why Mahashivratri is celebrated

  India | February 27, 2014 6:32 IST

  New Delhi: Maha Shivratri is a Hindu festival celebrated every year in reverence of Lord Shiva. It is also known as padmarajarathri.  Shivaratri literally means the great night of Shiva or the night of Shiva.

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  Eid-ul-Zuha celebrated with traditional fervour in capital

  India | October 27, 2012 19:27 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 27: Eid-ul-Zuha, the ‘festival of sacrifice', was today celebrated with traditional fervour and gaiety across the capital.Thousands of Muslims attended prayers at various mosques in the city and wished each other on

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  Janmashtami celebrated in Krishna's birthplace

  India | August 10, 2012 21:22 IST

  Mathura, Aug 10: Krishna Janamashtami was today celebrated with great fervour and fanfare as thousands of devotees thronged temples in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, and adjoining areas of Govardhan and Vrindavan.  Pilgrims

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  Celebrated author Gore Vidal dead

  World | August 01, 2012 13:57 IST

  Los Angeles,  Aug 1: Gore Vidal, the author, playwright, politician and commentator whose novels, essays, plays and opinions were stamped by his immodest wit and unconventional wisdom, died Tuesday at age 86, his nephew said

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  Ramnavami Celebrated With Fervour

  India | April 12, 2011 22:20 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 12: Faithful thronged temples since daybreak as special prayers and dips in sacred rivers marked Ram Navmi, the birthday of Lord Rama, which was celebrated across the country today with religious fervour

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  Accession Day To Be Celebrated As Diwali: BJP

  India | October 25, 2010 20:00 IST

  Jammu , Oct 25: BJP and many other organisations and groups have said that they would celebrate the anniversary of Jammu and Kashmir 's accession to India on October 26 in the same way as