Highlighting the country's development strides and cultural heritage, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India cannot be defined in words and can only be experienced from the heart.
MV Ganga Vilas will begin its journey from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and travel around 3,200 km in 51 days to reach Dibrugarh in Assam via Bangladesh, sailing across 27 river systems in India and Bangladesh.
With the cold wave prevailing over North India, government hospitals in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow are witnessing a surge in patients with respiratory illnesses.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the world's longest river Cruise, MV Ganga Vilas, in Varanasi via video link on Friday and inaugurate and lay foundation stones for several other projects here.
With an aim to facilitate devotees, visiting Gangasagar Mela-- largest fair after Kumbh Mela, the district administration has deployed police personnel to water ambulances at Sagardwip.
Two men were arrested for allegedly robbing an e-rickshaw driver and passengers after offering them cold drinks laced with sedatives in Rohini, police said on Thursday.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to flag off the world's longest river cruise MV Ganga Vilas between Varanasi-Dibrugarh on Friday, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that the country is going to create new history in River Cruise Sector.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said that he will take a decision on whether to join Congress Bharat Jodo Yatra after discussing the "invitation" with his party.