At least 11 teenagers drowned during Holi revelry in Nizamabad district and at Kukatpally area here on Wednesday, police said. A group of 15 boys went to the village tank to bath after Holi celebrations in Basant Cheruvu (village tank) in Sirikonda village of Nizamabad district late on Wednesday afternoon, after which seven of them began drowning, a senior police officer at Armoor told reporters. ...
08:50 AM, Mar 28, 2013
Holi means many things to many people. But for our foodie Bikramjit Ray, it is about trying to get a little flavour into the celebrations, by making colours good enough to eat! ...
12:18 PM, Mar 27, 2013
Breaking the tradition, more than 2000 widows in Vrindavan played Holi on Sunday out in public view. Traditionally, widows do not participate in such festivities but they have been celebrating Holi for decades at their ashrams. ...
11:34 AM, Mar 25, 2013
Breaking the tradition, more than 2000 widows in Vrindavan played Holi on Sunday out in public view. Traditionally, widows do not participate in such festivities but they have been celebrating Holi for decades at their ashrams. ...
09:39 AM, Mar 25, 2013
Breaking the shackles of tradition, hundreds of widows would play Holi, the festival of colours, in the land of Lord Krishna. Around 800 widows would play Holi in ashrams of Vrindavan during the four-day celebrations commencing on March 24. ...
07:49 PM, Mar 21, 2013
Meanwhile, the Shiv Sena has demanded IPL franchisees to contribute Rs 500 crore towards drought relief in the state. ...
11:59 PM, Mar 18, 2013
President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday attended the national day celebrations of Mauritius as the chief guest, with the event featuring performances of local and foreign artists, including a contingent of Indian Navy and singer Shibani Kashyap. ...
12:22 AM, Mar 13, 2013
Countering criticism that her debt-strapped government was squandering funds by organising fairs and festivals, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday hit back at the Marxists, saying her regime will continue celebrations for people, not for North Korea or Cuba. ...
02:19 AM, Feb 09, 2013
Celebrations were held across the country on the 64th Republic Day. Politicians and citizens unfurled scores of national flags across the cities. ...
01:44 PM, Jan 26, 2013
A sunny morning with a nip in the air greeted thousands of spectators gathered to witness the 64th Republic Day parade at the majestic Rajpath here today though the minimum temperatures remained below normal. The low was recorded at 6.4 degrees Celsius, two degrees below normal and up by 0.8 degrees from yesterday's 5.6 degrees Celsius. ...
10:37 AM, Jan 26, 2013
Over 550 revellers were challaned for driving under the influence of alcohol in the capital as they rang in 2013. ...
11:47 AM, Jan 01, 2013
Dubai welcomed the New Year with fireworks around the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower. ...
09:52 AM, Jan 01, 2013
Security has been beefed up across all metros on the New Year's evening with police tracking midnight parties to book violators and monitoring CCTVs that are installed on the roads. ...
09:11 PM, Dec 31, 2012
Delhi Metro will soon have a working women's hostel for its staff staying alone in the capital, a move that comes in the backdrop of the brutal gangrape and assault of a 23-year-old paramedical student. The new age transport system has also cancelled the annual celebrations at the Metro Museum and other events relating to the New Year in view of recent incidents in the city. ...
07:29 PM, Dec 30, 2012
The Indian Army will be holding an event at Shivaji Park, Mumbai to observe Vijay Diwas, honouring the martyrs of the 1971 Indo-Pak war. 93,000 Pakistani troops led by General Amir Aabdullah Khan Niazi surrendered to the Indian army on this day. ...
10:32 AM, Dec 16, 2012
On Face the Nation, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose asks a panel of experts - should festivals be exempted from noise pollution rules? Here is the full transcript of the show: Sagarika Ghose: Hi there, yes today is Maha Navami, the Navratri festival ends today and it is a day of festivity and celebration. But for many the loudspeakers, the music, the drums are nothing but torture and a health...
11:37 AM, Oct 24, 2012
There are in fact strict rules on noise pollution in India and there are legally prescribed decibel levels for residential areas. But these rules are usually ignored at festival time. ...
11:58 PM, Oct 23, 2012
It's that time of the year when Mumbai is soaked in celebrations. With political support, high decibel celebrations have become a norm among all big mandals across Mumbai. ...
07:36 PM, Oct 23, 2012
Bollywood's most sought after couple Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor will have a nikaah on Wednesday at the Pataudi Palace in Haryana. This, after their court registry on Tuesday in Mumbai after which the couple came out to wave at fans and well wishers. Close family members including Kareena's sister Karisma and Saif's mother Sharmila Tagore were present there. This was followed by a reception. A second and more ...
08:54 AM, Oct 17, 2012
