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Holi festival is to be celebrated on Wednesday (Mach 8), astrologers say. Holi is played on the day of 'Parewa', (first day of the month of Phagun) and Holika Dahan is performed on Purnima.

In keeping with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign to promote millets, the 'prasadam' at the Kashi Vishwanath temple in now being made using millets, jaggery, sesame, cashew and more.

The same day oral evidence on breach of privilege against Rahul Gandhi will also be heard by the Committee.

A man has been booked for allegedly raping a two-year-old calf in a village in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa district, police said on Monday.

Karnataka Health Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar said on Monday advised that pregnant women need to be careful.

Looking to try weight loss by following a 'keto' diet? You could be at twice the risk of suffering heart attack and stroke, warns a study.

Tejal Mehta, an Indian-American woman judge will serve as the first justice of the Ayer District Court. Her swearing-in took place on Thursday.

Umesh Pal, the key witness in the 2005 former BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case, and his police security guards Sandeep Nishad and Raghvendra Singh were shot on February 24 outside his home in the Dhoomanganj area.

The Rouse Avenue Court extended the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) remand of Former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the Delhi liquor scam case.

Taking a jibe at the Union government on the Adani project in Sri Lanka, Industries Minister KT Rama Rao said "One Nation - One Friend" was the new scheme in "A Mitr Kaal".

Megha-Tropiques-1 (MT1) was launched on October 12, 2011, as a joint satellite venture of ISRO and French space agency CNES for tropical weather and climate studies.

When a child is sexually abused, the scar remains for life, adding that it is immaterial whether the child is a boy or a girl, said actor-turned-politician, Khushbu Sundar.

Political leaders, social activists, and media organisations condemned government's action over raids on Asianet network

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The couple got married five years ago but the villagers came to know about their different castes only recently.

PM Modi has already visited the poll-bound state five times this year for various developmental programmes. He is participating in public rallies and road shows.

Dr PC Saxena, director, Ayurveda, said, "A proposal for AIIA has been sent to the state government. Once approved, the process will start with identification of land to establish the AIIA. This will be the first AIIA in Uttar Pradesh."

Adenovirus claims two lives on Sunday from the BC Roy Children's Hospital in Kolkata. The two victims have been identified as Atifa Khatun (18 months) and Aarman Gazi (4 years).

Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) of Indira Gandhi International Airport, Devesh Kumar Mahla said that they were looking into the matter.

The letter also listed out a number of instances that proved the Modi government’s now well known strategy of targeting Opposition parties while BJP leaders and those siding with the saffron party were allowed to roam scot-free.

Justice Shamim Ahmad said "We live in a secular country and must have respect for all religions. In Hinduism, the belief is that the cow is the representative of divine and natural beneficence. Therefore, it should be protected and venerated,"

Supreme Court ordered his release, saying: "It is a settled principle of law that extra-judicial confession is a weak piece of evidence."

The prices of petroleum products including LPG in the country are linked to the price of respective products in the international market

The centre claimed that the elections would be contested under the leadership of Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, have now maintained that elections would be fought under a collective leadership.