Mahashivratri Celebrations In India

Please click on the images for glimpses of Maha Shivratri being celebrated across the country.   IMAGE: A woman whispers her wishes in the ear of Nandi seeking their fulfilment, after......

Prayers at temples, bulldozers' 'aarti' in UP ahead of Yogi oath

The Bharatiya Janata Party supporters held prayers in temples and perform 'aartis' of bulldozers in the run-up to the oath-taking ceremony of the newly elected government in Uttar Pradesh. IMAGE:......

Ganga bridge project involving Chinese firms cancelled

The Centre has cancelled the tender of a mega bridge project over the Ganga in Bihar as Chinese companies are involved in it, officials said on Sunday.   IMAGE: Protesters burn posters of......

PHOTOS: Kumbh Mela begins amid rising Covid cases

The Kumbh Mela formally began in Haridwar on Thursday with several restrictions imposed on devotees coming to attend the event amid rising cases of Covid-19 in various states including Uttarakhand.......

NH strength to be raised to 2 lakh km: Gadkari

  To decongest traffic in the country, the government has decided to increase the length of national highways from 96,000 km, at present, to two lakh km, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on......

Bengal gets Rs 400 crore to develop Sundarbans tourism

Bengal's tourism department officials said the eco-tourism hub would have five star resorts, budget hotels, cottages, swimming pool, lake, club house, among others. The West Bengal government is......

The ancient heritage behind our railway bridges

Of the thousands of railway bridges in India, 36,470 are more than 100 years old, and 6,680 are more than 140 years old! But of these, only 21 rank on the Heritage Directorate of the Indian......

Confused about the Budget proposals? Please read this

Extends fiscal deficit reduction roadmap by one year to 2017-18 Raises services tax, to implement GST by April 2016 and cut corporation tax from 2016-17 to 25% by 2020 The Government has presented......