Culture

Vaishnavite culture of Assam highlighted at 'Rasa Kriti' event

New Delhi (India), Oct 24 (ANI): Recently a large number of art lovers from the national capital witnessed the unique amalgamation of culture when the glorious history of the Vaishnavite culture of Assam was brought to the forefront in the form of dance-drama in an event called 'Rasa Kriti' at the golden jubilee celebrations of Jawaharlal Nehru University.

2019-10-24T13:21:05.300822+00:00 IST

Vaishnavite culture of Assam highlighted at 'Rasa Kriti' event

2019-10-24T12:20:14.314081+00:00 IST

Mallika Nadda, Mridula Pradhan participate in Karwa Chauth celebrations

New Delhi (India), Oct 17 (ANI): Mallika Nadda, wife of BJP national working president JP Nadda and Mridula Pradhan, wife of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan participated in Karwa Chauth celebrations here.

2019-10-17T15:40:35.237846+00:00 IST

Karwa Chauth: Here's how men are reciprocating the love

New Delhi (India), Oct 16 (ANI): Breaking the traditional norms of Karwa Chauth which revolves around women, who observe fast the entire day, this year men are setting new trends.

2019-10-16T13:44:06.727614+00:00 IST

Google honours activist Kamini Roy with doodle on her 155th birthday

New Delhi (India), Oct 12 (ANI): Google on Saturday celebrated with a cool animated doodle the 155th birth anniversary of leading Bengali poet, social worker and the country's first woman to graduate with honours, Kamini Roy.

2019-10-12T03:13:22.265347+00:00 IST

Sonu Nigam performs bhajan at Vaishno Devi shrine

Katra (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Oct 7 (ANI): Giving a perfect gift to his fans on the last day of Navratri, Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam performed soulful bhajans as part of a special aarti at the holy cave shrine of Vaishno Devi in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district.

2019-10-07T12:53:03.368951+00:00 IST

Hrithik, Rakesh Roshan celebrate Maha Navami at pandal in Juhu

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 7 (ANI): Hrithik Roshan whose latest outing 'War' is smashing box-office records, today visited veteran actor Biswajit Chatterjee's Durga Puja Pandal along with his father Rakesh Roshan in Juhu, Mumbai.

2019-10-07T08:48:05.946890+00:00 IST

Visually challenged girls perform garba on Durgashtami in MP

Indore/Bharuch (Madhya Pradesh/Gujarat) [India], Oct 7 (ANI): As Navratri festival is going on and people are celebrating it all over the country, a number of visually impaired girls also picked up Dandiya sticks to play Garba here.

2019-10-07T00:03:20.834001+00:00 IST

Nusrat Jahan offers prayer with husband Nikhil Jain on Durga Ashtami

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Oct 6 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Nusrat Jahan who tied the knot with businessman Nikhil Jain in June this year offered her first Anjali to goddess Durga with husband on the occasion of Ashtami in Kolkata.

2019-10-06T09:03:08.630584+00:00 IST

Abrogation of Article 370 inspires designs of Garba, Dandiya outfits in Gujarat

Vadodra (Gujarat) [India], Oct 1 (ANI): In a bid to do something unique this Navratri, a city-based fashion designer has tailored special dresses on the theme of abrogation of Article 370 and nullification of 35 A.

2019-10-01T03:43:40.863489+00:00 IST

Military partners more prone to depression, binge-drinking

Washington D.C [USA], Sept 29 (ANI): Depression and binge-drinking are more common among the female partners of military personnel than women outside the military community, a study has found.

2019-09-29T09:04:33.171033+00:00 IST

Here's how Bamboo is bringing development in Jharkhand

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], Sept 29 (ANI): Bamboo which is known as green gold is a strong, profitable, renewable as well as environment-friendly crop that can be easily grown for various purposes. Bamboo is also considered to be the most durable material on earth.

2019-09-29T08:31:00.795298+00:00 IST

Navratri 2019: Special prasad to offer the nine avatars of Durga

New Delhi (India), Sept 28 (ANI): Navratri, considered a significant festival celebrated worldwide by Hindus is set to be celebrated for nine days beginning September 29.

2019-09-28T16:20:18.063783+00:00 IST

Shubho Mahalaya! Countdown for Durga Puja begins

New Delhi [India], Sept 28 (ANI): Shubho Mahalaya! Today, almost every Bengali wakes up at 4 am in the morning, tunes into the radio to listen to the recital of Mahisasura Mardini by Birendra Krishna Bhadra to mark the beginning of the much-awaited festival - Durga Pujo.

2019-09-28T03:49:29.174091+00:00 IST

When Salma Sultan walked the ramp

New Delhi [India], Sept 16 (ANI): Namaskar! Aaj kay samaachaar iss prakaar hain.

2019-09-16T07:19:53.379294+00:00 IST

Kerala: Handloom gets dash of fashion with fresh designer pieces

Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], Sept 10 (ANI): Designers and young entrepreneurs in the state are coming up with new creative Handloom ideas around the annual harvest festival, Onam which kicked off earlier this month.

2019-09-09T20:19:41.792847+00:00 IST

Teachers' Day: Punishments that became reasons for smiles, friendships

New Delhi (India), Sept 4 (ANI): From standing outside the class to rewriting a whole lesson for bad handwriting, innovative punishments given by our beloved teachers are the most memorable ones. Some are sour while many were so amusing that we still fondly remember them and share them with our buddies.

2019-09-04T11:33:25.869442+00:00 IST

Teachers' Day 2019: Films that redefine teacher-student bond

New Delhi [India], Sep 4 (ANI): Who does not cherish school and college life? Filled with bitter-sweet memories, this part of our life is certainly the most beautiful one.

2019-09-04T09:58:56.839873+00:00 IST

Teachers' Day: Surprise your gurus with these unique gifts

New Delhi (India), Sept 4 (ANI): With Teachers' Day just around the corner, it is the ideal time to make your mentors feel the love and respect with a token of endearment!

2019-09-04T09:50:13.584316+00:00 IST

Teachers vs technology: Can machines replace educators?

New Delhi (India), Sept 4 (ANI): With the advent of technology, gadgets have crept into all aspects of our lives. We sleep to technology and wake up to it too, every simple task throughout the day includes the press of a button or the intervention of internet. In such a scenario, teaching is no exception as various e-learning platforms which have come up in the recent past are now giving tough competition to our good old gurus.

2019-09-04T09:40:13.670169+00:00 IST