The vibrant and sacred Thaipusam festival commenced with great enthusiasm this morning as devotees gathered at the Kalgakasalamurthy temple in Thootukudi for the ceremonial flag hoisting.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday painted the BJP's lotus symbol during the launch of the 'Wall Writing' programme for Lok Sabha elections at Gorakhpur.
Seven hundred bulls and 350 tamers are participating in the Suriyur Village Jallikattu competition. More than 600 police personnel are deployed for security at the event, said authorities.
On Sunday, BJP president JP Nadda launched a nationwide cleanliness drive at temples. The initiative was launched focusing on temples, which will continue till January 22, the day of the consecration ceremony at the Ayodhya Ram temple.
Given the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched its campaign to adorn walls with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's portrait and the slogan, "Once Again Modi."
The Tamil annual festival, Pongal has more vigour in districts like Madurai, Pudukottai, Tiruchirapalli and Tanjavur for it hosts the famous and ancient sports festival - Jallikattu. The bullfight that is similar to the Spanish bullfights traces its history to around 2000 years when the figh
Officials of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) at Trichy International Airport in Tamil Nadu foiled a smuggling bid and seized gold coins weighing 1199 grams worth Rs 75.71 kilograms, officials said on Monday.
Nadda initiated the writing programme by outlining the party's symbol (lotus) on a wall along with the slogan 'Ek Baar Phir Se Modi Sarkar' written below.