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Mahakumbh Nagar: The Akharas took ‘Amrit Snan' of the Maha Kumbh Mela Tuesday on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. Shri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani and Shri Shambhu Panchayati Atal Akhara were the first ones to take 'Amrit Snan' on Makar Sankranti. The first 'Amrit Snan' is...

Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA P. Kaushik Reddy was arrested Monday for creating a ruckus and his alleged misbehaviour with Jagtial MLA M. Sanjay Kumar during District Review Committee (DRC) meeting in Karimnagar Sunday. A team of Karimnagar police arrested Kaushik Reddy in Hyderabad...

New Delhi: Union IT and Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Monday expressed "disappointment" over a recent claim made by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg regarding the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Speaking on Joe Rogan's podcast, Zuckerberg suggested that "incumbents basically lost every single election in 2024", making...

New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Monday successfully conducted the field evaluation trials of the indigenously developed missile 'Nag Mk 2'. According to the Ministry of Defence, this is a third-generation 'Anti-Tank Fire-and-Forget Guided Missile.' The trials were successfully conducted at the...

Jammu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's inauguration of the strategically important Z-Morh Tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Ganderbal district has been met with widespread praise from residents, who expressed gratitude for the significant improvement in connectivity and its potential to boost tourism in the region....

Srinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday inaugurated the strategically important Z-Morh tunnel in the Sonamarg area of Jammu and Kashmir which will make the tourist resort accessible round the year. After inaugurating the Rs 2,700 crore project, the prime minister went inside the tunnel and...

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar extended their heartfelt wishes to the people of India Monday, on the auspicious occasions of Lohri, Makar Sankranti, Pongal, and Magh Bihu. Taking to X, President Murmu shared, "On the auspicious occasion of Lohri, Makar...

New Delhi: The Army Day Parade this year will see participation of an all-girl marching contingent from the National Cadet Corps (NCC) and showcasing of four thematic tableaux, including one based on the force's Mission Olympics Wing. An all-women Agniveer contingent from the Corps of...

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday reported a minimum temperature of 9.6 degrees Celsius, which is 2.2 degrees above the normal for this time of the year. The relative humidity is 99 per cent, with the maximum temperature expected to rise to...

Mahakumbh Nagar: The fog was thick, the cold intense and the waters freezing as the Maha Kumbh Mela, the world's largest gathering, began Monday with tens of lakhs of people taking a dip in the Sangam in their quest for ‘moksha' and the belief it...