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Lav Kush Ramlila Dussehra celebrations at Red Fort, Delhi

Lav Kush Ramlila Dussehra celebrations at Red Fort...

October 25, 2023

On Tuesday, as the entire country celebrated Dussehra, one of the biggest festivities took place at Delhi’s Red Fort, marking the end of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the famed Lav Kush Ramlila that is performed here each year at the Fort. The Ramlila attracts leading fi...

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Chennai Malayalee Club leads Onam 2023 celebrations

Chennai Malayalee Club leads Onam 2023 celebration...

September 1, 2023

Kerala’s main festival, Onam, was celebrated with great enthusiasm not just in the state, but also in other parts of India and across the globe and not just by the Malayalee community, but others also joined in the festivities. In Tamil Nadu’s capital Chennai, the main festiv...

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Devotees throng Jama Masjid in Delhi to celebrating Eid ul-Fitr

Devotees throng Jama Masjid in Delhi to celebratin...

April 22, 2023

At 06:30 on Saturday, a serene namaz resonated through Jama Masjid in Delhi Muslims celebrated the end of Ramadan and arrival of Eid ul-Fitr with this special prayer. After the prayer, the devotees, sporting their best dresses, hugged and greeted each other. Despite the early hou...

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Mughal Gardens in full bloom with exotic additions

Mughal Gardens in full bloom with exotic additions

March 13, 2023

    The annual garden festival, held in the Mughal Gardens of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, has always evoked a warm response from tourists and residents of New Delhi as thousands visit the exotic gardens to view some of the best-kept gardens in the world with a wide variety ...

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Enthusiastic response to 31st New Delhi Book Fair

Enthusiastic response to 31st New Delhi Book Fair

March 3, 2023

A convening centre for literary nerds, emerging authors and globally prominent publishing houses, the New Delhi World Book Fair that kicked off amidst a full-house after the three-year pandemic-induced hiatus has garnered a very enthusiastic response. Organised by the National Bo...

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Delhi’s Christians protest against rising hate crimes & violence

Delhi’s Christians protest against rising hate c...

February 21, 2023

Members of the Christian community living in Delhi and surrounding areas held a protest rally recently against what they said was a sharp increase in targetted hostility, hate, and violence against Christians in many states, particularly in Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pra...

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Portraits of pride from Delhi Queer Pride Parade 2023

Portraits of pride from Delhi Queer Pride Parade 2...

January 11, 2023

Beating the severe cold and layers of fog in the national capital on Sunday, Barakhamba road wore a vibrant and cheerful colours, where thousands of persons dressed in bright and attractive colours took part in Delhi’s Pride Parade after a gap of three years.  

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Bharat Jodo Yatra resumes after week-long break

Bharat Jodo Yatra resumes after week-long break

January 3, 2023

After a week-long break for Christmas and New Year, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was joined by thousands of supporters at the resumption of Bharat Jodo Yatra this morning in New Delhi. Gandhi prayed at a Hanuman temple at Kashmere Gate before leading the march towards the Uttar P...

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Delhi bids adieu to Durga on Vijayadashami

Delhi bids adieu to Durga on Vijayadashami

October 5, 2022

  Women, dressed in traditional Bengali sarees, men sporting the dhoti-kurtas and children turned up in strength on the day that brings curtains down on the biggest festival of the Bengali community worldwide. One of the largest gatherings was at the Kali Mandir, the main te...

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Handcrafting the idols of Lord Ganesha during Ganesh Chaturthi

Handcrafting the idols of Lord Ganesha during Gane...

August 29, 2022

  India is a country where every other day is a celebration and people love to dwell in the joy of festivities. With Ganesh Chaturthi, also called Vinayak Chaturthi fast approaching, the attention has turned to western India where the festival is widely celebrated, especiall...

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