From drone-lit skies and gemstone rangolis to fragrance journeys and theatrical thalis, India's new-age festive events blend heritage with high-tech spectacle to create memories that feel both intimate and unforgettable.
Navratri are the days to show off lehenga-cholis with the most striking prints and the finest embroidery that exists on this planet
Prime Minister Modi urged the people of the country to take pride in selling and buying indigenous goods.
This is the first time when the civic body has asked for closure of meat shops during Navratri which is being observed from April 2-11.
In a stunning celebration of culture and unity, 11,000 women in Surat set a new Guinness World Record by performing the traditional Ghoomar dance in perfect sync on Rajasthan Day, marking the largest-ever simultaneous folk dance performance.
Every aspect of Navratri is associated with delectable dishes that are relished across the country during these divine nine days -- from lip-smacking savouries to wholesome sweets.
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A special NIA court is likely to deliver its verdict in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, which killed six persons and injured over 100. Seven accused, including Pragya Thakur and Prasad Purohit, face charges under UAPA and IPC.
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A restaurant owner in Noida has been arrested for allegedly delivering non-vegetarian biryani to a vegetarian woman customer who ordered food though a delivery app, police said on Monday.
Overall automobile retail sales in India grew a modest 2.95 per cent in April this year to 22,87,952 units with completion of purchases by customers around Chaitra Navratri, Akshay Tritiya, Bengali New Year, Baisakhi and Vishu helping April end on a positive note, Federation of Automotive Dealers Associations said on Monday.
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Swiggy on Monday announced the launch of the 'Fasting Mode' feature that offers users the flexibility to pause food notifications whenever they observe a fast.
This is not the first time that a large number of people have died in stampedes at temples and other religious gatherings over the years in India.
Nearly 17 years after a blast in Malegaon town of north Maharashtra claimed six lives, a special court in Mumbai on Thursday acquitted all the seven accused, including former Bharatiya Janata Party MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit, noting there was 'no reliable and cogent evidence' against them.
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What will you wear on the Nights of Dance and Revelry? Electric colours add coolness. The fashionable ab-baring route that most lehenga outfits are travelling on these days is clean and pretty.
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Raashii Khanna and Vikrant Massey celebrated the beginning of Navratri with Falguni Pathak.
The government, however, will allow collective prayers to Goddess Durga where number of people should not be more than 200.
Elaborate security arrangements were also made at the temples in view of the rush of pilgrims. Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his greetings to people on the beginning of Navratri and wished them happiness, peace and prosperity.
Have some chatpata chaat is always fortifying.
Navratri is the time for music, folk dance and upwas food.
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Sooraj Pancholi, nostrils flaring and eyes twitching, tries to sell his character's steely resolve, but, sighs Mayur Sanap, the boy just can't act.
Daisy drops Shah... Divya celebrates Navratri... Preity is pretty...
Vijesh Modi, senior sous chef, The Deltin, Daman shares his special Navratri recipe.
A look at how people are celebrating Navratri this year.
Rajlaxmi Mahadeshwar shares her recipe.
Sukanya Verma looks at the colourful portrayal of this festival on the Bollywood screen.
Eating after fasts is about lightly-prepared foods, like sauteed green banana sabzi.
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As per the guidelines, the height of Goddess Durga idols installed by mandals (during Navratri) have been capped at four feet and household ones at two feet, and immersion procession, crowded affairs during normal times, have been disallowed.
