New Delhi: As soon as the first trends showed that Pranab Mukherjee had established a huge lead over PA Sangma in the presidential election, people started celebrating outside his residence in New Delhi and at his village Mirati in Birbhum, West Bengal. As the music band played the tunes of 'Yeh Desh Hai Veer Jawanon Ka' the crowd broke into an impromptu jig outside his 13, Talkatora Road residence. At...
02:50 PM, Jul 22, 2012
I read somewhere recently that Charles Dickens said of the USA that if its citizens were to be believed, America "always is depressed, and always ...
02:20 PM, Jun 27, 2012
For four days, Britain and much of the world has been mesmerized by Queen Elizabeth's diamond jubilee celebrations. ...
11:34 PM, Jun 05, 2012
London: Four days of nationwide celebrations during which millions of people have turned out to mark Queen Elizabeth's 60 years on the throne conclude on Tuesday with a church service and carriage procession through central London. The 86-year-old British monarch will cut a lonely figure as the Diamond Jubilee draws to a close, however, after her husband of 64 years, Prince Philip, was taken to hospital on Monday with a...
08:14 AM, Jun 05, 2012
Thousands of frenzied fans gave a grand reception to the newly-crowned IPL champions as the players celebrated their triumph with a open-top bus victory parade moving towards the Eden Gardens. ...
12:46 PM, May 29, 2012
London: In front of tens of thousands of Chelsea fans, the new kings of Europe paraded the Champions League trophy through London's New King's Road on Sunday. The Blues are the capital's first European champions after beating Bayern Munich 4-3 in Saturday's shoot-out in the competition's 57th season. Even Chelsea's notoriously-reclusive owner, Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, joined his expensively-assembled squad on an open-top bus to show off the trophy as...
06:26 AM, May 21, 2012
Manchester: In a city that's more used to a sea of red during title celebrations, it was blue confetti that fell over the streets of Manchester on Monday. About 100,000 fans packed the streets as Manchester City paraded the Premier League trophy through the city to celebrate their first English title in 44 years. Blue and white ticker-tape and streamers rained down on the team bus as City players showed...
11:25 PM, May 15, 2012
London: Wayne Rooney's overhead kick for Manchester United against Manchester City in February last season has been voted by fans as the best goal of the 20 years of the Premier League, it was announced on Thursday. Rooney's acrobatic effort, which gave United a 2-1 home victory and helped them to win last term's title, was the only goal from the last 10 years among the nominees. Dennis Bergkamp's swivel...
09:38 AM, May 04, 2012
Madrid: The rain held off as Real Madrid celebrated a record 32nd Spanish league title at their Plaza Cibeles gathering spot on Thursday, with thousands of jubilant Real Madrid fans converging at the traditional site of Real's title celebrations. The sun came out after a cloudy day of intermittent showers, with Madrid's players and coaching staff descending on downtown Madrid a day after beating Athletic Bilbao to clinch their first...
09:30 AM, May 04, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Devout Hindus here on Saturday heralded Vishu, the Kerala new year, with traditional cultural fervour with people visiting temples in the morning. Crowds gathered at the famed Sabarimala, Guruvayoor, Sree Padmanabha Swamy temples since early morning. The most important event of the day starts with the 'Vishukani darshan' , the auspicious sight of their favourite deity. In Hindu homes, preparations for 'Vishukani' starts the night before with cleaning of...
12:18 PM, Apr 14, 2012
New Delhi: Christians across India and other parts of the world took part in midnight masses and celebrations are to continue through the day that marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Pope will also deliver his message later on Sunday afternoon at the Vatican's mass. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh greeted the people of the nation on Easter. The Prime Minister said in his message said the universal significance of...
08:01 AM, Apr 08, 2012
New Delhi: April 7 will be observed as World Health Day and thousands are expected to take part in a 'Yogathon' performing 'Surya Namaskars'. The event is being hosted by the Bangalore-based Art of Living, founded by spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. The event will be from 6:00 am to 7:30 am and from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm. It will be held in 1,800 venues across India in...
08:19 AM, Apr 07, 2012
Hyderabad: Telugu-speaking people on Friday ushered in Telugu New Year 'Ugadi' in a traditional manner and with gaiety. Telugus across Andhra Pradesh decorated their houses and shops with mango leaves, tasted the traditional 'Ugadi pacchadi' and heard 'panchangnam' or the forecast of the coming year by 'agma' pundits to usher in the new year. Women prepared 'Ugadi pacchadi', a mixture of neem buds, raw mango, tamarind juice, pepper, jaggery and...
02:26 PM, Mar 23, 2012
Mumbai: Holi celebrations took a tragic turn in Mumbai on Thursday. For more than 150 families in Mumbai's Dharavi it was certainly not a happy Holi after their children were admitted to Sion Hospital for colour poisoning. The hospital saw a steady stream of children and young adults who complained of allergic reactions. The patients were administered anti-toxicity medicines and most of them are out of danger but 10 patients...
07:49 AM, Mar 09, 2012
Mumbai: About 165 people, of which at least 150 are children, have been admitted to Mumbai's Sion hospital after they used spurious colours while playing Holi. It was certainly not a happy Holi for more than 150 families in Mumbai's Dharavi as their children were admitted to Sion hospital after they showed symptoms of 'colour poisoning'. The hospital saw a steady stream of children and young adults who complained of...
07:20 PM, Mar 08, 2012
Lucknow: Other than colour, Holi in this part of the country is time for bacchus lovers to let their hair down. But as other places have moved to beer and other forms of alcohol like wine, vodka and Scotch, the elder generation in Lucknow is still hooked to the traditional thandai - a concoction of chilled milk, sugar syrup, almonds, cashewnuts, rose petals, fennel seeds, pepper and cardamom. The old...
09:19 AM, Mar 08, 2012
New Delhi: It is the festival of colours on Thursday as the entire country celebrates Holi. Since early morning, devotees have been out in temples, offering prayers. Elaborate preparations have been on in several pilgrim towns like Mathura and Kashi where tourists from across the world have also landed to take part in the festivities. In Rajkot, the trend of using organic colours is catching on fast as youngsters say...
07:11 AM, Mar 08, 2012
BANGALORE: It was a bright day in Bangalore as close to 50 contingents took part in the annual Republic Day march past at Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw Parade Groundson Thursday. The celebrations included a flyby by a helicopter of the Air Force, which showered Rose Petals on the gathering as the Governor hoisted the National Flag. The parade included contingents from the Army, Border Security Force, Railway Protection Force, Karnataka...
09:32 AM, Jan 27, 2012
Islamabad/Dubai: Indians worldwide soaked in the spirit of patriotism as they celebrated the Republic Day with fervour on Thursday to mark 63 years since the establishment of the Indian constitution. At the Indian High Commission in the Pakistani capital, High Commissioner Sharat Sabharwal hoisted the national tricolour at an official function. Sabharwal read out President Pratibha Patil's address to the nation on the eve of Republic Day and children of...
01:11 PM, Jan 26, 2012
