Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla on Saturday attended the Akhand Jyoti Yatra Sammelan organised at Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya in Shantikunj, Haridwar and extended greetings on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.
BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi on Saturday said that National Conference leader Omar Abdullah's remarks about the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was an "expose of their nefarious, nasty, separatist anti-national design".
Noting that the security situation in the Kashmir valley has improved after Narendra Modi became Prime Minister, Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was able to roam around the valley because of PM Modi.
On the second anniversary of the launch of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the yatra proved that Indians were inherently loving people and "today their mission remains to ensure that the voice of love is heard
Marking Ganesh Chaturthi in a unique way, renowned sand artist, Sudarshan Pattnaik created an exquisite depiction of Lord Ganesha with sand at Puri Beach.
In a remarkable display of devotion and tradition, a sweet shop in the Bhawanipore area of Kolkata has prepared a colossal 500-kilogram laddu to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi.
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi took part in the Ganesh Puja procession at Rani Chennamma Maidan as part of the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in Hubbali on Saturday.