Actor Rani Mukerji bid farewell to goddess Durga with the ritual 'Sindoor Khela' on the occasion of Vijayadashami at the North Bombay Sarbojanin's Durga Puja pandal in Mumbai.
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of 'ignoring' the situation of violence-hit Manipur by 'abandoning' the north-eastern state at the time when his intervention and outreach were needed the most.
Cyclone Hamoon intensified into a ' very severe' cyclonic storm, and it moved east-northeastwards with a speed of 23 kmph during the past 6 hours over the Bay of Bengal, said India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Delhi University Vice-Chancellor Professor Yogesh Singh on Monday inaugurated an 8-story building "Pragyan Bhawan" in the North Campus to address the issue of space constraints, the university officials said.
As per the information from IMD, the Cyclonic Storm 'Hamoon' over Northwest and adjoining West-Central Bay of Bengal moved northeastwards with a speed of 18 km per hour during the past 6 hours.
The Bengali community in the north Indian hill town of Shimla organised a special prayer and played 'Sindoor Khela' on the completion of 200 years of Kalibari temple on Tuesday.
The Director of Amaravati Meteorological Centre, Stella Samuel, in an official statement released on Tuesday, said that severe Cyclonic Storm 'Hamoon' over Northwest Bay of Bengal has now intensified into a 'very severe cyclonic storm'.
Hinting at the role of external forces behind the unrest in Manipur, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday asked if "extremists" from across the border were behind the violence in the northeastern state.
The Cyclonic Storm 'Hamoon' over Northwest and adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal moved northeastwards with a speed of 18 km per hour during the past 6 hours.
Dozens of protected wild animals were evacuated from the animal corner in Kibbutz Kfar Giladi, located near the border with Lebanon in the north of Israel - by teams from the Nature and Parks Authority, the Ministry of Environmental Protection, and the Ministry of Agriculture under military
The Congress released its manifesto for poll-bound Mizoram, promising LPG cylinders at Rs 750, old pension of Rs 2,000 per month, health insurance coverage upto 15 lakh, and other welfare measures if voted to power in the Northeastern state.