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Equity markets remain shut due to Mahashivratri
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 4 (ANI): Indian equity markets remained shut on Monday on account of Mahashivratri, the Hindu festival celebrated once a year in the honour of Lord Shiva.
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Significance to celebration: All you need to know about Maha Shivratri 201
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 3 (ANI): Maha Shivratri, also known as the ‘Great night of Lord Shiva,’ is a Hindu festival observed by devotees from Kashmir to Kanyakumari with much fervour.
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Tabu to be honoured at Indian Film Festival in Los Angeles
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 1 (ANI): Bollywood actor Tabu, known for some stunning roles in films like ‘Andhadhun’, ‘Haider, ‘Drishyam’, will be honoured at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles next month.
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Alejandro G. Iñárritu named Cannes jury president, becomes first Mexican a
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 27 (ANI): Oscar-winning director of ‘Birdman’ and ‘The Revenant’, Alejandro G. Iñárritu has been named president of the Cannes Film Festival jury.
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PM launches Khelo India Mobile App
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Delhi [India], Feb 27 (ANI): The Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched the Khelo India Mobile App here at the Vigyan Bhawan during the Youth Parliament Festival.
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16th LS 20 % more productive than 15th, RS productivity only 8 % : PM Modi
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the average productivity of 16th Lok Sabha was 85 per cent which is 20 per cent more than the productivity of the 15 th Lok Sabha.
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Festival of India in Nepal: Punjabi folk dance entrances audience
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Feb 27 (ANI): The third event of the 'Festival of India' in Nepal saw a contemporary folk Punjabi dance performance on Tuesday at the Nepal Academy Hall here.
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Seed-sowing festival unites ethnic Naga communities in Manipur
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Imphal [Manipur] Feb 21 (ANI): Among the various festivals celebrated in Manipur, Lu-ngai-ni or the seed sowing festival is one of the biggest festivals of Naga tribes of Manipur. This year, the festival was celebrated at Mini Stadium in Senapati district. The function was organised under
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3,861 ousted KSRTC employees participate in Attukal Pongala hoping for gov
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Feb 20 (ANI): As the Attukal Pongala celebrations are underway across the capital city of Thiruvananthapuram, around 3,861 ousted women employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) are participating in the festival hoping for the state
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Kumbh Mela and Maha Shivratri to drive the demand for agarbathi in Q3
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] Feb 20 (ANI): The auspicious festival of Maha Shivratri is celebrated across the country with devotion and religious fervour in the honor of Lord Shiva. This year the festival will also mark the culmination of Kumbh Mela, one of the most prominent pilgrimage where devotees
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Month-long festival of India in Nepal begins
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal] Feb 20 (ANI): A month-long “Festival of India in Nepal” commenced here on Tuesday with a musical drama based on the life journey of Gautam Buddha.
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Over 2000 devotees reach Midnapore for Maola Pak Urs festival
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Midnapore (West Bengal) [India] Feb 17 (ANI): Continuing the centuries-old tradition, Indo-Bangladesh 'Urs Special Train' with 2255 pilgrims on board arrived at Midnapore railway station in West Bengal on Sunday morning.
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