Thousands of Muslims joined together to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad. Here are some scenes of the joy and festivities.
Thousands of security personnel, 200 CCTVs and two high-mast, high-resolution cameras and 60 sniffer dogs of paramilitary forces and Delhi Police will also be part of the extensive security arrangement.
'Hate and violence are an ever-present threat to us.' 'The community is staying vigilant of their surroundings.'
The Budget came in a period when good news was otherwise scarce.
The EU is still an India in the making.
The Himalayan foothills are a treasure trove of flora and fauna and locate fascinating indigenous communities. Responsible tourism has tried to introduce visitors to these remote areas without destructing the ambience. Baishali Mukherjee reports.
'A trip to the banks of the Hooghly without which there wouldn't be a Calcutta/Kolkata is one for the bucket list,' says Kishore Singh.
Kareena Kapoor walked for Sabysachi at the grand finale of Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2016.
He accused the Congress of hatching a conspiracy to destabilise the country and 'demoralise' its soldiers.
The dogs, who are fed regularly by the CRPF personnel, continued to bark, giving the personnel an idea that there were people hiding in a particular area.
The devotees pulled three 40-foot high colourful chariots carrying the sacred deities of Lord Jagannatha, Lady Subhadra and Lord Balarama from Hyde Park to Trafalgar Square. The giant chariots were accompanied by a procession of singers, musicians and dancers. At Trafalgar Square, where the procession concluded, thousands of people had gathered to witness cultural and educational displays and exhibitions linked to the Rath-yatra.
All of the halls, from the East Room to the Red Room, were decked by over 125 volunteers.
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Fujifilm leaps ahead of mirrorless camera competition by launching its GFX 100, a 102MP medium format CMOS sensor camera and two new Fujinon large format cinema zoom lenses named the Premista series.
'They should always be used in combination with social distancing and washing and other recommendations.'
United States President Barack Obama will address a joint session of the Parliament on November 8 during his first state visit to the country and with less than a month to go preparations are in full swing to give the American premier a warm welcome.
Kolkata may host the most lavish Durga puja pandals in the country complete with elaborate decoration and dazzling illumination, but in Cuttack the puja is popular for the extravagance in style reflected in gold and silver work.
The biggest loss of jobs among salaried employees was of 'white-collar professional employees and other employees'. Among these are engineers including software engineers, physicians, teachers, accountants, analysts and so on, who are professionally qualified and are employed in some private or government organisation All the gains made in their employment over the past four years were washed away during the lockdown, reveals Mahesh Vyas.
A massive explosion believed to have been caused by a gas line break sparked an inferno that killed at least six person and engulfed several houses in a neighbourhood near San Francisco.
The IAF has planned several activities at the air base to commemorate the 20 years of the war and the symbolic recreation of the Tiger Hill attack was one of them.
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Kaleidoscopic lights replace incandescent glory this year.
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The function at India Gate will begin at 9 am, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Alok Kumar, said.
Born to middle class parents in north Kashmir's Sogam village in Kupwara district, 120, km from Srinagar, Shah Faisal passed his Class 10 exam from a government school in his native village.
Flashes of lightning followed which was fitting for a mercurial player at the centre of all French creativity whose sparks of inspiration helped illuminate an extraordinary final at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium.
Rediff reader Heera Nawaz talks about her trip to Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu.
The new millennium has seen a downturn in profits for this brand. But knowing the legacy that is Ford, it can be safely said that success is just around the corner.
As more and more cases of Canadian visa rejection to Indian men in uniform pour in, certain ugly facets of double standards are getting illuminated. Brigadier S K Chatterji, a retired Indian Army officer, recounts his experience:
Indian citizens can now fly the National Flag even at night, if the flagpole is really tall and the flag itself well illuminated.
Fireworks illuminated the evening sky, earthen lamps dotted houses and lights decked up buildings as people exchanged sweets and gifts on Diwali which also witnessed bonhomie between Indian and Pakistani guards at border posts.
The session, which was earlier scheduled to conclude on April 3, is now likely to be adjourned sine die on March 23, sources said.
A PIL was on Tuesday filed in the Supreme Court seeking a ban on holding of IPL cricket matches at night citing reasons ranging from security threat to waste of energy in illuminating the stadium.
A large number of Muslims, holding the national tricolour, greeted the Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the densely populated Polan Bazaar in Godhra town on Republic Day, president of Ghanchi Muslim Samaj Phirdos Kothi said on Tuesday.
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