News for 'Mela'

Modi refers to 'Quit India' to target opposition bloc

Modi refers to 'Quit India' to target opposition bloc

Rediff.com6 Aug 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the opposition of playing 'negative politics' and said now the entire country is rooting for corruption, dynasty and appeasement to 'quit India'.

Rig Veda, 'Magna Carta' to be exhibited at G20 summit

Rig Veda, 'Magna Carta' to be exhibited at G20 summit

Rediff.com2 Sep 2023

The exhibition of artefacts -- in physical and digital formats -- will be done on the same floor level where the leaders' meetings will take place, and they will walk through this 'cultural corridor' while moving into and out of the summit room, official sources said.

Despite ban, TMC MPs share link to BBC documentary on Modi

Despite ban, TMC MPs share link to BBC documentary on Modi

Rediff.com23 Jan 2023

The government had on Friday directed social media platforms Twitter and YouTube to block links to the documentary titled India: The Modi Question.

Delhi Crime 3 Update: 'Right now, it's...'

Delhi Crime 3 Update: 'Right now, it's...'

Rediff.com3 Oct 2023

''I don't revisit any of my work once it's complete because I'm very self-critical.' 'I will probably exclaim, "Oh God, such bad acting!"'

Sengol-makers will attend new Parliament inauguration

Sengol-makers will attend new Parliament inauguration

Rediff.com25 May 2023

Made of silver with a coat of gold, the historical sceptre will be installed near the chair of the Lok Sabha Speaker on May 28, the same day the new Parliament building will be dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

PIX: How partial solar eclipse was seen across India

PIX: How partial solar eclipse was seen across India

Rediff.com25 Oct 2022

The partial solar eclipse is being observed in several parts of the country with Srinagar witnessing the maximum obscuration of the solar disc at 55 per cent.

Pragati Maidan: A Walk In Time

Pragati Maidan: A Walk In Time

Rediff.com12 Aug 2023

'A microcosm of India, inclusive and welcoming'. For years, Pragati Maidan was the centre of Delhi's social life.

Kumbh Mela: Mismanagement triggered Allahabad stampede

Kumbh Mela: Mismanagement triggered Allahabad stampede

Rediff.com11 Feb 2013

Authorities continue to pass the buck and even blame pilgrims in what clearly appears to be a case of inept handling of the situation by the police and railway officials, reports Sharat Pradhan

It's Broom, Broom Kejriwal

It's Broom, Broom Kejriwal

Rediff.com23 Nov 2022

What some of our leaders were doing on Tuesday...

PIX: Alia steps out with Kareena

PIX: Alia steps out with Kareena

Rediff.com14 Oct 2019

The 21st edition of the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) starts from October 17 but the fun started way before that!

Severe cold conditions persist in North India

Severe cold conditions persist in North India

Rediff.com6 Jan 2023

Delhi recorded a cold wave for the second consecutive day on Friday, with the minimum temperature at Ayanagar in southwest Delhi plunging to a numbing 1.8 degrees Celsius.

GRAND MASTI MASTI BOLLY QUIZ!

GRAND MASTI MASTI BOLLY QUIZ!

Rediff.com6 Oct 2021

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.

Want To Buy A Camel?

Want To Buy A Camel?

Rediff.com10 Nov 2021

The Pushkar Camel Fair also known as the Pushkar Mela begins on Thursday, November 11, and will culminate on Friday next, November 19.

Kumbh 2021 for 30 days, to begin on April 1

Kumbh 2021 for 30 days, to begin on April 1

Rediff.com18 Feb 2021

The Maha Kumbh is celebrated in a cycle of 12 years at four river-bank pilgrimage sites across India. The fair will conclude in the last week of April.

166 criminals gunned down in 5 years, boasts Yogi at police day parade

166 criminals gunned down in 5 years, boasts Yogi at police day parade

Rediff.com21 Oct 2022

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said 166 criminals were killed and 4,453 injured in encounters with the Uttar Pradesh police in the past five years, highlighting his government's zero-tolerance policy on crime.

22 crore devotees in 49 days: Kumbh makes history

22 crore devotees in 49 days: Kumbh makes history

Rediff.com5 Mar 2019

he one-and-a-half-month-long Kumbh Mela ended on Monday with devotees from different walks of life and parts of the country taking a holy dip on Mahashivratri.

Here's what India is doing to prevent China-like Covid surge

Here's what India is doing to prevent China-like Covid surge

Rediff.com22 Dec 2022

The government on Thursday took a series of measures in view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases in several parts of the world, including China.

Govt to increase staff strength by 3.9 lakh by March 2024

Govt to increase staff strength by 3.9 lakh by March 2024

Rediff.com6 Feb 2023

According to the latest Budget papers, the staff strength of central ministries and departments is estimated to rise by 276,796 to 3.44 million at the end of FY23, it would be up by 109,266 to 3.55 million in March 2024.

Blame game at this juncture is suicidal

Blame game at this juncture is suicidal

Rediff.com12 May 2021

To build one's political and ideological arguments on the dead bodies piling up outside our crematoriums is despicable and breaches the basic tenet of human civility, argues Vivek Gumaste.

Why does Modi ignore the dead and dying?

Why does Modi ignore the dead and dying?

Rediff.com19 Apr 2021

Rarely have we seen such intoxication over power, which ignores the cries of those dying, notes Jyoti Punwani.

When Smriti Irani took a holy dip in Ganga to mark Kumbh

When Smriti Irani took a holy dip in Ganga to mark Kumbh

Rediff.com15 Jan 2019

Smriti Irani also tweeted a picture of her holy dip, with the caption "Har Har Gange".

Pix: The Maha Kumbh mela commences

Pix: The Maha Kumbh mela commences

Rediff.com14 Jan 2010

Braving the winter chill, thousands of devotees on Thursday took a holy dip in the Ganga in Haridwar heralding the start of the three-month-long Maha Kumbh, considered the largest religious congregation that takes place once in 12 years.

Akhilesh Yadav tests positive for COVID-19

Akhilesh Yadav tests positive for COVID-19

Rediff.com14 Apr 2021

Yadav had recently visited Haridwar where the Kumbh Mela is underway and met various religious leaders, including Akhara Parishad chairman Mahant Narendra Giri who had tested positive for COVID-19 earlier.

An India like no other

An India like no other

Rediff.com29 Nov 2017

Every year, for thousands of years, the Sonepur Mela, transforms a small rural town in north Bihar into a giant fair.

The AMAZING life of Alia Bhatt!

The AMAZING life of Alia Bhatt!

Rediff.com15 Mar 2021

Namrata Thakker takes a peek into Alia's AMAZING life through her Instagram feed.

BJP plans 15-day blitz to mark 8 years of Modi govt

BJP plans 15-day blitz to mark 8 years of Modi govt

Rediff.com11 May 2022

From June 6 to 8, the party will reach out to minorities under the programme-- 'Interacting with Minorities'.

5 years ago Azamgarh youth had to hide their identity: Yogi

5 years ago Azamgarh youth had to hide their identity: Yogi

Rediff.com4 Aug 2022

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said that youths of Azamgarh had to hide their identities due to narrow-minded divisive forces.

Sea of people in Saifai for Mulayam Singh Yadav's last rites

Sea of people in Saifai for Mulayam Singh Yadav's last rites

Rediff.com11 Oct 2022

Frequent chants of "netaji amar rahe, amar rahe amar rahe (long live netaji!)" by lakhs of people rent the air.

India Continues Its COVID-19 Battle

India Continues Its COVID-19 Battle

Rediff.com7 Jan 2022

As the possibility of a COVID-19 third wave escalates by the day, Indians continue their relentless battle against the virus.

Sangam turns into biggest confluence of human faith as 5 cr take dip

Sangam turns into biggest confluence of human faith as 5 cr take dip

Rediff.com4 Feb 2019

Traditionally the biggest of all the sacred bathing days in the 50-day long Mela, Mauni Amavasya this time holds greater significance as it falls on a Monday and that too during the Kumbh - a rather rare combination on many accounts.

Will contest UP assembly polls if party decides: Yogi

Will contest UP assembly polls if party decides: Yogi

Rediff.com6 Nov 2021

Adityanath said the BJP government has done whatever the party promised in the run-up to the last assembly polls in 2017.

PM takes dip at Kumbh, washes feet of sanitation workers

PM takes dip at Kumbh, washes feet of sanitation workers

Rediff.com24 Feb 2019

He also washed the feet of sanitation workers at the 'Swachh Kumbh, Swachh Aabhaar' programme in Prayagraj.

'I could have done without Mela'

'I could have done without Mela'

Rediff.com25 Aug 2006

He had his biggest hit when he was just 21. The director takes a look back at his career.

Modi offers prayers at centuries-old Kali temple in Bangladesh

Modi offers prayers at centuries-old Kali temple in Bangladesh

Rediff.com27 Mar 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday offered prayers at the centuries-old Jeshoreshwari Kali temple in Ishwaripur village in southwestern Bangladesh and announced that India will build a multipurpose community hall for the worshippers.

Kumbh should now only be symbolic amid COVID crisis: PM

Kumbh should now only be symbolic amid COVID crisis: PM

Rediff.com17 Apr 2021

Avdheshanand urged people to not come to the Kumbh mela for bathing in large numbers due to the COVID-19 situation and to follow the rules.

Kashmiri Pandits return home for Khir Bhawani mela

Kashmiri Pandits return home for Khir Bhawani mela

Rediff.com29 May 2012

Thousands of Pandits arrived in Kashmir Valley on Tuesday to keep their date with their holy annual festival at Khir Bhawani temple at Tullamulla, 26 kilometre from Srinagar in north Kashmir Ganderbal district.

They Won The Pulitzer For These Images

They Won The Pulitzer For These Images

Rediff.com11 May 2022

Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo, Amit Dave and the late Danish Siddiqui, who was killed last July while on assignment covering the war in Afghanistan, won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for coverage of the coronavirus pandemic in India.

SC nullifies 'gender cap' on performers in orchestra bars in Maha

SC nullifies 'gender cap' on performers in orchestra bars in Maha

Rediff.com19 Feb 2022

"While the overall limit of performers in any given performance cannot exceed eight, the composition (i.e., all-female, majority female or male, or vice versa) can be of any combination," it said in an order.

Simhasta kumbh mela: Royal bath begins

Simhasta kumbh mela: Royal bath begins

Rediff.com5 Apr 2004

More than 3crore (30million) devotees are expected to attend the month-long event, which transforms this temple city into a mini-India, and about 25lakh are likely to take a dip in Kshipra River as part of the 'shahi snan' on the opening day Monday.

Three Takeaways From BJP's Victory

Three Takeaways From BJP's Victory

Rediff.com10 Mar 2022

'Whoever thought that building toilets and providing free rations to the poorest of poor Indians would give Modi a halo other political leaders would envy?' asks Sheela Bhatt.