Devotees attending the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj are facing transportation challenges, with many forced to walk long distances in search of transport. Thousands of pilgrims returning from the event are stranded at Varanasi Cantt and Banaras railway stations, with some missing their trains due to the rush and others stuck because of cancellations. Officials say the traffic situation in the district has returned to normal, but some pilgrims report difficulties in finding transport and reaching their destinations.
Huge tri-colour-themed banners have been put up along the Kartavya Path while the theme for this year's tableaux that would roll down the boulevard where the annual Republic Day celebrations take place is 'Swarnim Bharat: Virasat aur Vikas', focusing on 75 years of the enactment of the Constitution.
On the occasion of Onam, whip up a baby onion curry and a raita made from beets
Try this simple and wholesome sabji recipe of ridge gourd with Bengal gram.
Will you try the actor's version of the popular Mumbai street-side snack?
Here's a simple recipe or breakfast or as an evening snack at home.
'The IPL provides a different ladder in terms of recognition.' 'If you do well, you will obviously get noticed and it enhances your selection into white-ball formats.'
The cold wave days in December too are expected to be 'below-normal' this year.
Mini Mohan shares a Christmas recipe for cake lovers.
More wonderful greens for a hearty monsoon meal.
Millets, dal and a bunch of spices can be steamed together for an awesome version of this rice cake.
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There has been strong opposition from organisations influential with the government against approval to GM foods.
The government on Wednesday increased the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for wheat by Rs 150 to Rs 2,425 per quintal for the 2025-26 marketing season, a move that comes ahead of key state elections. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved price hikes for six rabi crops, with increases ranging from Rs 130 to Rs 300 per quintal for the 2025-26 marketing season beginning April 2025. "Like for kharif crops, there is a significant increase in the MSP for rabi crops," Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a media briefing after the Cabinet meeting.
Dumplings of chickpea flour in a yoghurt gravy with rotis make for a simple, tasty meal
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Patanjali Ayurved spokesman said, "Our present commercial is based on facts and research."
This humble sabzi makes for a nutritious meal with warm rotis.
Corn cooked up with colocasia leaves or arbi ka patta is a Maharashtrian special.
Lillian Carter, a trained nurse and a Peace Corps worker, spent two years of her life, when she was in her late 60s, serving the poor in India, in the 1960s. She was posted as a volunteer to Vikhroli, then a village 30 km outside of Mumbai and a Godrej township, and was there from 1966 to 1968.
Vidhya Pant remembers the Diwalis celebrated in her home in Shillong in the 1960s.
Each of Navratri's nine days has their own colour and the hue associated with Day 1 is yellow.
A fragrant, spiced yoghurt-cashew curry is the place for fillets of rohu.
A raseela aloo that incorporates nutritious drumsticks.
An easy recipe for a mid-week meal.
No vegetables in your larder? Never mind. Worry not. Use peanuts.
Mahatma Gandhi showed India how to fight for Independence using khadi. Today khadi and handloom have become one of the many incredible faces India shows the world.
A vegetable curry made using the signature vindaloo paste.
Jazz up your summer lunch plate with this tangy potato curry.
What tastes better with dahi-rice, dal-chawal or puris than the season's newly-made home pickle?
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