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  Colourful Dahi Handi fest draws millions in Mumbai

  India | August 18, 2014 18:06 IST

  Mumbai: Millions of Mumbaikars trooped on to roads here Monday to celebrate the Dahi Handi festival.Amidst tight security, teams of 'Govindas' went around from one place to another, singing, dancing, throwing colour and building human

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  Janmashtami celebrations begin in Mathura

  India | August 18, 2014 12:17 IST

  Mathura: The famous Dwarkadheesh Temple in the land of Lord Krishna reverberated with sounds of conch, bells and vedic hymns as Janmashtami celebrations began there on Sunday. "Milk, curd, honey, 'khandsari' and ghee was used

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  PM, Vice President greet people on Janmashtami

  India | August 17, 2014 16:27 IST

  New Delhi: Vice President Hamid Ansari along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi today greeted the people on Janmashtami, saying it was time to rededicate to Lord Krishna's teachings to build a peaceful, enlightened and just

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  Hamid Ansari greets countrymen on 'Janmashtami'

  India | August 17, 2014 12:43 IST

  New Delhi: Vice President Hamid Ansari on Sunday conveyed his warm greetings and good wishes to the citizens of India on the joyous occasion of ‘Janmashtami', marking the birthday of Lord Krishna. “Lord Krishna's message

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  Know where to celebrate 'Janmashtami' in and around Delhi

  India | August 25, 2016 13:34 IST

  New Delhi: The festival of 'Janmashtami', which marks the birth of Lord Krishna, is celebrated throughout the country with great fervour.The temples are beautifully decorated and celebrations take place on a grand scale on this

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  Shah Rukh, Hrithik, Arjun at dahi handi celebration (view pics)

  Bollywood | August 31, 2013 6:12 IST

  Mumbai: Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Arjun Rampal, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Aditya Roy Kapur, Siddharth Malhotra, Arjun Kapoor, Ayushmann Khurrana, Shreyas Talpade, Esha Deol didn't missed an opportunity to the break down the dahi handi on

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  Shilpa Shetty, Vivek Oberoi celebrate Janmashtami at Iskcon (view pics)

  Bollywood | August 30, 2013 6:21 IST

  Mumbai: Be it any festive occasion, Bollywood is never behind from celebrating it. India rejoiced the birth of Lord Krishna on Wednesday. While Bollywood stars like Shilpa Shetty with husband Raj Kundra, Shamita Shetty, Ronit Roy,

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  Light rains expected in Delhi on Janmashtami

  India | August 28, 2013 11:38 IST

  New Delhi: The skies will be partly cloudy and some parts of the capital will get light rains Wednesday as the city celebrates Janmashtami - the birthday of Lord Krishna.According to the India Meteorological Department,

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  Sheila Dikshit greets Delhiites on Janmashtami

  India | August 27, 2013 20:53 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday greeted the people on Janmashtami, asking them to celebrate the festival with "religious fervour"."I extend my greetings to all Delhiites on Janmashtami. People should celebrate Janmashtami

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  Facts to know about Lord Krishna's birthday Janmashtami

  India | August 18, 2014 12:12 IST

  New Delhi: One of India's most popular festivals- Janmashtami- is celebrated throughout India  with  zest and fervour, to commemorate the birth of Lord Krishna- the eighth incarnation  of Lord Vishnu.  The legend of this festival

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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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  On Janmashtami, Narendra Modi demands ban on beef export

  Politics | September 21, 2012 12:21 IST

  Gandhingar, Aug 10: Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, eyeing a consecutive victory in the forthcoming assembly polls, today demanded ban on beef export by the Centre on the occasion of Janmashtami. Writing in his blog,

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  Nation Celebrates Janmashtami

  India | August 22, 2011 9:47 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 22: Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna, is being celebrated throughout the country with devotion and fervour. In Mumbai, hundreds of Dahi Handi contests are being organised, mostly in Worli, Dadar, Ghatkopar