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Tripura celebrates Makar Sankranti with traditional fervour, festivities

In Tripura, Makar Sankranti festivities began today with traditional fervour and gaiety. People, all across the state, particularly in rural areas are celebrating Makar Sankranti with a holy dip in rivers and waterbodies in the wee hours, Surya Pranam and thereafter savouring feast with newly produc...

January 14, 2025 9:18 AM January 14, 2025 9:18 AM

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Makar Sankranti Amrit Snan underway at Mahakumbh in Prayagraj

At the Mahakumbh in Prayagraj, the Makar Sankranti Amrit Snan is underway. Among the 13 Akharas, each Akhara has been notified of its designated time and sequence. The Mahanirvani Panchayati Akhara was the first Akhara to take the holy dip at the Triveni Sangam early this morning. Shri Panchayati Ak...

January 14, 2025 9:15 AM January 14, 2025 9:15 AM

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Tamil community in Sri Lanka celebrates Thai Pongal with fervour

The Tamil community in Sri Lanka is celebrating Thai Pongal today with fervour and gaiety. Observed at the start of the Tamil month Thai, Pongal is a multi-day harvest festival dedicated to Sun God. The festival is named after the ceremonial "Pongal", which means "to boil, overflow" and refers to th...

January 14, 2025 9:10 AM January 14, 2025 9:10 AM

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Successful field trials of NAG MK 2 Anti-Tank Missile completed at Pokhran

The field evaluation trials of the indigenously developed third-generation Anti-Tank Fire-and-Forget Guided Missile NAG MK 2 were successfully conducted at Pokhran Field Range in Rajasthan. The Defence Ministry said that during the three field trials, the missile systems precisely destroyed all the ...

January 14, 2025 9:05 AM January 14, 2025 9:05 AM

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India open Super 750 badminton tournament begins

India Open Super 750 badminton tournament begins today at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall, New Delhi. The event features over 200 top badminton players, including International Olympic champions, and 36 Indian participants.   PV Sindhu, returning after a long break post-Paris Olympics 2024, will face...

January 14, 2025 8:55 AM January 14, 2025 8:55 AM

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Nation celebrates Makar Sankranti marking the end of winter

Festival of harvest, Makar Sankranti is being celebrated in different parts of the country today. Makar Sankranti signals the end of winter and the beginning of longer days. The festival is known by different names in different parts of the country. It is celebrated as Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Uttaraya...

January 14, 2025 8:43 AM January 14, 2025 8:43 AM

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India opens Kho Kho World Cup 2025 campaign with thrilling 42-37 victory over Nepal

India started their Kho Kho World Cup 2025 campaign with a thrilling victory over Nepal 42-37 in their Group A encounter in New Delhi last night. The match proved to be an exciting contest, setting the tone for the tournament. From the Indian Men's team Aditya Ganpule fetched the best player of the ...

January 14, 2025 8:21 AM January 14, 2025 8:21 AM

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Odisha becomes 34th State/UT to implement Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY

Odisha has become the 34th State and Union Territory to implement the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY). Under this scheme, health cover of five lakh rupees per year is provided for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization of every family. National Health Authority and ...