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Janmashtami clashes: Curfew continues in Bareilly on Day 3

Curfew continued in troubled areas of Bareilly on the third consecutive day on Tuesday even as all schools and colleges remained closed in the region.There will be no relaxation in the curfew,......

PHOTOS: Mumbai celebrates Janmashtami with vim and vigour

Amid chants of "Govinda ala re", thousands of Mumbaikars on Friday celebrated 'dahi handi' festival on the occasion of Janmashtami, the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna. As is the trend, this......

Photos: Mumbai celebrates Janmashtami in style

Janmashtami, which marks the birthday of Lord Krishna is being celebrated with much fanfare across the country. Mumbai too witnessed enthusiastic celebrations, with youngsters forming human......

Parsis celebrate Janmashtami, break stereotype

The dahi handi celebrations in Mumbai are, undoubtedly, huge. It is common to see people of different faiths intermingle during the exercise where human pyramids stretch as high as nine levels to......

Colourful Janmashtami celebrations

The auspicious festival of Janmashtami, the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna, is being celebrated across the country with great enthusiasm...

This Janmashtami, hi-tech flute for Lord Krishna

The lyrical sound of the flute, often associated with Vrindavan, Lord Krishna and his numerous gopis, can also fill up auditoriums and big music halls without distorting its charming musical......

Gold surges to fresh high of Rs 28,540

Gold surged to a fresh all-time high of Rs 28,540 per 10 grams in the bullion market on Monday on sustained buying by stockists and investment-driven purchases fuelled by the bullish trend in......

15 holidays for central govt staff in 2012

The government on Thursday released the list of 17 holidays for its staff in Delhi for 2012.However, three of these holidays fall on Sundays and one on a Saturday and hence the effective number of......

Cybercriminals turn local, attack with Hindi spam

Gurgaon-based corporate lawyer Rajgopal Rao didn't know whether to rejoice or not. An e-mail in Hindi announcing him as the winner of some lottery was causing him worry. "I was getting three-five......

Petrol consumption dropped in 2010-11

The sharp rise in petrol price slowed its consumption growth in 2010-11. Last year witnessed a growth rate of 10.8 per cent against a 13.9 per cent rise in 2009-10. Petrol prices went up by......

Pakistani actress Veena Malik celebrates Dahi Handi

Pakistani actress Veena Malik celebrated Janmashtami at the Worli Dahi Handi in South Mumbai last week. The actress, who was seen in Bigg Boss 4, had apparently earlier irked the politicians in......

Bollywood celebrates Janmashtami!

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting. While celebrities like Hrithik Roshan and Emraan Hashmi attended dahi handi events in Mumbai today, others took......

When Mohanlal, Shah Rukh went for a boat ride

Shah Rukh Khan and Malayalam superstar Mohanlal were spotted together at the inaugural ceremony of a seven star resort in Kollam in Kerala. The presence of the two stars -- enjoying a......

Who makes Akshay's best on-screen dad?

Akshay Kumar's next film, Patiala House, is being touted as a father-son drama. It is keeping this in mind that we thought about the various actors who have played father to Akshay over the last......

Where pickpockets and chess meet

Looks like Bollywood is not done with exposing the underbelly of Mumbai just yet. The latest movie to join the bandwagon is Bhindi Bazaar Inc set against the bylanes of Mumbai. The......

Images: India, Sri Lanka brace for World Cup final

Armed with the wishes of millions of passionate fans and a never-say-die spirit, India are just one win away from crowning themselves the ODI world champions after almost 28 years as they clash......

Cup Extras: 'Pak openers to learn from Tendulkar'

Former captain Wasim Akram has called on Pakistani openers to seek inspiration and learn from the exploits of Indian senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar. Wasim, who is on the World Cup commentary......

Cup Extras: Imran asks Pak to relax, century for Umpire Davis

Pakistan's 1992 World Cup winning captain Imran Khan fears that their crushing Group A defeat against New Zealand on Tuesday could lead to the team self-destructing in this year's tournament. "I......

Smith confident of filling in Warne's boots

From being part of the New South Wales squad that won the inaugural Champions League T20 (in 2009) to a member of the Australian team back in the subcontinent to defend its world title, Steven......

India's top order batsmen need to hit form

Having levelled the five-match series with a thrilling one-run victory in the last game, an injury-hit India goes into the third One-Day International against South Africa, in Cape Town, with the......

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Q. Did You PRAY TODAY On JANMASHTAMI ?
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Q. The date of Krishna's birth, known asPanchamGuru PoornimaKrishna JayantiJanmashtami
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Q. Which Nakshatra is ascendant on Janmashtami ?AshviniRohiniKrittikaMrigashirsha
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Q. Janmashtami is observed in the month ofChaitraFagunMadhShraavana
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Q. Janmashtami is on which day of hindu month Shraavana ?891011
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Money can buy you love... letters

In the age of outsourcing are some entrepreneurs taking it too far? Their many clients certainly don't think so. Meet the professionals who will... ...

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Give, pray and then buy gold on Akshaya Tritiya

Gold prices have fallen from the November 2012 high by over 25 per cent and are at their lowest in the last one-and-a-half years, tempting many... ...

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Great freedom fighter and Urdu-Hindi poet

Do you remember the beautiful lyrics of the Ghazal from the film Niqah sung by Ghulam Ali - 'Chupke chupke raat din aansuu bahanaa yaad hai...'?... ...

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Krishna Janmashtami

Dwapara Yuga Lord Krishna took his birth in prison. Friday is the birth of Kaliyug Krishna on silver screen. Sunil alias Krishna renamed by most... ...

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Waves of change in rural health

SHARE COMMENTS By Usha Rai A communications initiative that has spread awareness of healthcare needs and entitlements in hundreds of villages... ...

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