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Himachal CM takes part in Dussehra celebration at Jakhu temple ground
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Oct 8 (ANI): Ahead of Dusshera, it rained here but quick action by an active local team prevented the effigies of Ravana and others from getting drenched, enabling chief minister Jai Ram Thakur to participate in the festival celebrations organised at the
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Dusshera: Take up one mission this year and work to fulfil it, urges PM Mo
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday attended the Dussehra celebrations at Ram Leela maidan in Dwarka here and in his address said that India is a land of festivals and that every festival brings our society together. He also urged people to take up and
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Devotees bid adieu to Goddess Durga, idols immersed
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], Oct 8 (ANI): With the nine-day long Navratri festival coming to an end, devotees on Tuesday bid adieu to Goddess Durga and performed immersion of the idols installed at various puja pandals.
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K'taka: Elephants decked up with beautiful designs for grand 'Jamboo Savar
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mysuru (Karnataka) [India], Oct 8 (ANI): A large number of elephants have been decorated beautifully for the traditional 'Jamboo Savari' procession to take place on the occasion of grand Dasara festival in Mysuru on Tuesday.
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Stock market closed on account of Dussehra holiday
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 8 (ANI): BSE Limited and the National Stock Exchange of India were shut for trading on Tuesday on account of Dussehra, also known as Vijayadashami, a major Hindu festival celebrated at the end of Navaratri every year across the country.
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Rahul Gandhi extends greetings on Dussehra
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 8 (ANI): Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday extended his greetings to the countrymen on the occasion of Dussehra or Vijayadashmi, a Hindu festival celebrated at the end of Navaratri each year.
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Dusshera inspires us to live by honesty, truthfulness: President Kovind
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 8 (ANI): Greeting the nation on the auspicious occasion of Dusshera on Tuesday, President Ram Nath Kovind said that the festival inspires us to live by honesty and truthfulness.
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Before Netflix, 'The Irishman' to run in Broadway for a month
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 8 (ANI): Prior to its release on the streaming giant Netflix, Martin Scorsese's directorial 'The Irishman' will get a run at Broadway theatre.
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Karnataka: Countdown begins for Dasara festival, Mysore gearing up for gra
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mysore (Karnataka) [India], Oct 7 (ANI): Mysore, the cultural capital of Karnataka, is all decked up for its traditional 'Jamboo Savari' (elephants) procession on the occasion of Dasara on Tuesday.
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Lucknow: UP and Rajasthan Governors to attend Dussehra celebrations at Ais
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 7 (ANI): Marking an end to the Navratri festival, burning of an effigy of Ravana will take place at Aishbagh Ramlila ground with several high-profile guests in attendance on Tuesday, authorities said.
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MP: Ahead of Dusshera, Ravana effigy burnt to ashes after collision with e
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Oct 7 (ANI): A day before Dusshera, an effigy of Ravana stuffed with firecrackers burnt to ashes after coming in contact with an electricity powerline near a bus stand in Sironj area of Vidisha district on Monday.
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Tajinder Singh Tiwana appointed as the President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] Oct 07 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The world is full of aspiring political leaders but sadly, very few live up to the leadership ideals.
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