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Makar Sankranti: Kite sellers in Hyderabad expect good sales
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 13 (ANI): The colourful kites have hit the markets ahead of the Makar Sankranti festival in Hyderabad and the sellers are hopeful of doing good business this year despite the surge in COVID-19 cases.
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River Saraswati played critical role in India's civilisational existence:
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): There is a close link between our geography and our civilization and River Saraswati has played in our civilisational existence, said Sanjeev Sanyal, Principal Economic Advisor to the Ministry of Finance on Wednesday.
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Odisha issues guidelines for local festivals amid rising COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 12 (ANI): Odisha Government on Wednesday issued guidelines for local festivals during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic situation.
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Good health is important for all, not only for sportspersons: Hockey capta
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Puducherry [India], January 12 (ANI): Captain of the Indian women's hockey team Rani Rampal had a word of advise for youth of India - strive for fitness as good health is very important for all, not only for sportspersons.
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Give a musical touch to your Lohri celebrations with these songs
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): No Lohri is complete without the energetic steps of Bhangra and Gidda, and to make the harvest festival more enjoyable, several Punjabi folk songs and Bollywood tracks have been made over the years that you would want to dance on the winter night of Janua
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BJP doesn't follow Swami Vivekananda's ideology, indulges in divisive poli
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 12 (ANI): Attacking the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim on Wednesday said that the ruling party at the Centre is celebrating National Youth Festival but does not follow the ideology of Swami Vivekananda and indulged in di
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Lohri 2022: Go eco-friendly with these smokeless bonfire tips
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): Celebrated on January 13 every year, Lohri, also called 'Maghi', is a popular winter folk festival in which people gear up to lit bonfire, whirl around it singing folk songs, and popping sesame seeds, popcorn, and rewaris.
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Kerala: CPI(M) holds Thiruvathira celebrations amid surge in COVID-19 case
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 12 (ANI): Amid a surge in COVID-19 infections in Kerala, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) held Thiruvathira (a Hindu festival) celebrations, at Parassala in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday.
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A 'Happy Lohri' is incomplete without these food items
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): The festival of Lohri is right around the corner. And while a bonfire along with your loved ones is probably the most important thing to celebrate this joyous festival, the role of lip-smacking food to binge on cannot be forgotten.
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Lohri 2022: Tips to plan the festivities amid COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): Lohri, which is just around the corner, is one of the most popular festivals of the Punjab region that marks the end of winter and the time to harvest the rabi crops.
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Happy Lohri 2022: Know the significance, customs and rituals of the harves
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): As soon as we welcome the New Year, the month of January comes up with the Punjabi festival of Lohri. Celebrated across many states in India, Lohri itself has a story to tell which not everyone knows.
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PM Modi to virtually inaugurate 25th National Youth Festival today
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 25th National Youth Festival on Wednesday in Puducherry via video conferencing on the National Youth Day which is observed to mark the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
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