Visitors at Bengaluru’s Neelasandra Seerah Exhibition explored Prophet Muhammad’s life through visual models, VR of the Mecca Royal Clock Tower, and sound effects. Ministers and the community attended the four-day event.
Preparations are in full swing for Chhath pooja, celebrated across North India and predominantly in Bihar. Dedicated to the Sun God and his wife, the festival will be celebrated from 25-28 Oct this year. The rituals include fasting and bathing in rivers.
Hindus across India took part in Bhai Dooj festival, the tradition of celebrating love between brothers and sisters, on Thursday. Sisters performed aarti for their brothers and applied tika on their siblings' foreheads.
BJP workers in Hyderabad protesting against the attack on a cow vigilante on Thursday were detained by the police. The cow vigilante, identified as Prashant alias Sonu, was allegedly shot by a cow smuggling mafia in the City's Ghatkesar on Wednesday.
PM NarendraModi celebrated Deepavali with the Navy personnel onboard INS Vikrant, off the coast of Goa. On Monday morning, he joined a Yoga Session on the deck and witnessed a spectacular Steampast before his address to the Navy.
Homes light up with diyas and streets come alive with colours on the eve of Deepavali. Ayodhya sees record tourist footfall for Deepotsav, drawing thousands to witness the festival’s grandeur and joyous celebrations.
A massive fire broke out at an apartment complex housing residences of several Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs, opposite Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, on Saturday afternoon.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh flagged off the first Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk1A produced at HAL's Nashik facility, describing MK1A - which is replacing the retired MIG-21 fleet - as a shining symbol of India's Aatmanirbharta in defence.
Days ahead of Deepavali, the festive mood is in the air across India. Markets, both in urban and rural areas, are bustling with customers, who are seen buying clothes, firecrackers, sweets, and lanterns, among other things.
Indian Army personnel demonstrated their skills and cutting-edge technology at the Indian Armed Forces Tech Demonstration in Agra. The event highlighted the expertise, precision, and innovation of India’s defence forces.
Over a hundred civil society members associated with Abhaya Manch - formed after the RG Kar case - assembled in Kolkata's Jadavpur on Tuesday night in response to the 'Reclaim the Night Again' call, demonstrating against the alleged gangrape in Durgapur.
Israel and Hamas moved ahead on a key first step of the tenuous Gaza ceasefire agreement on Monday by freeing hostages and prisoners, raising hopes that the US-brokered deal might lead to a permanent end to the two-year war that ravaged Palestine.
The Gaza ceasefire continues to hold as aid agencies work hard to rush in much-needed aid. Preparations are also underway to release hostages. Palestinians are relieved to return home, but what does home mean after a war that killed 67,000 people?
MP Shafi Parambil and several other Congress leaders were injured on Friday when police resorted to a lathi-charge after Congress and CPI(M) rallies came face-to-face at Kerala's Perambra. 10 cops were also reportedly injured in the clashes.
As the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect in Gaza on Friday, tens of thousands of people, who had gathered in Wadi Gaza in central Gaza, started walking north after the Israeli military's announcement at noon local time.
From bangle shopping to mesmerising henna designs, India gets ready for a day filled with devotion, love, and cherished rituals.
At least 18 passengers were killed while three were rescued as a private bus they were travelling in was struck by a massive landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur district on Tuesday evening, officials said. The bus was carrying 30-35 passengers.
Environmentalists have described the landslides in Darjeeling as a "man-made ecological disaster", the inevitable outcome of decades of deforestation, unplanned urbanisation and poor governance that have pushed the fragile Himalayan slopes to the brink.
Hundreds of thousands of people across the world marched against Israel's two-year-long war on Gaza. While millions took to the streets in countries like Rome, Spain and Italy, smaller marches took place in cities like Paris, Lisbon, Tel Aviv and Athens.
At least 18 people died and several others went missing as incessant heavy rainfall triggered multiple landslides across the Darjeeling hills in West Bengal, sweeping away homes, damaging roads and cutting off several remote hamlets.
A banquet hall in UP's Bareilly, owned by one of those arrested in connection with the 26 Sept violence over 'I love Muhammad' row, was demolished by authorities amid tight security as it was allegedly constructed in violation of the norms.
The Israeli navy's interception of boats from an international flotilla trying to break Israel's sea blockade of Gaza, cities around the world erupted into protests against Israeli actions in Gaza and the arrests of over 450 activists on the boats.
Vijayadashami, also celebrated as Dasara or Vidyarambham, commemorates the victory of good over evil. It also marks the end of nine days of Navaratri. Just as it has different names, it also takes on different cultural expressions across India.
Heavy rain lashed the national capital on Tuesday, triggering traffic snarls, flooding underpasses and leaving thousands of commuters stranded on key stretches. The rains arrived less than a week after the southwest monsoon officially withdrew from Delhi.
From ritual baths at riversides to swelling queues outside marquees, Maha Saptami, which fell on Monday, marked the start of full-scale Durga Pooja festivities in West Bengal, where devotion and revelry fuse into a carnival unmatched in scale and fervour.
Mounds of shoes, chappals, crushed water bottles, torn party flags, pieces of clothes and more: As early morning walkers and people who ventured out to buy essentials crossed the venue of Vijay's Karur rally, they couldn't make sense of what had happened.
The town of Leh in Ladakh wore a deserted look as the curfew entered Day 4 on Saturday. Police and paramilitary forces intensified patrolling and checking following the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk under the NSA the previous day.
The legendary MiG-21 jets took to Indian skies for the last time, marking the end of an era. The ceremonial flypast in Chandigarh featured precision formations, Jaguar & Tejas aircraft, and a stunning display by the 'Akash Ganga' skydiving team.
Navratri lights up India with nine nights of devotion, music, and dance. Garba and Dandiya fill streets with vibrant colours and rhythm, as communities come together to celebrate the triumph of good over evil.
Authorities have promulgated prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the BNSS in Ladakh's Leh, banning assembly of five or more persons following a movement demanding statehood for Ladakh and extension of the Sixth Schedule took a violent turn.