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Pune: As and now the month of December kicks in, Punekars especially the older generation look forward to one of the city’s most beloved musical festivals which is the Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival. However, owing to the pandemic and…

Pune: Railways have decided to extend the run of festival special trains between Pune- Jaipur and Pune-Jabalpur as per details given below:02939 Pune-Jaipur festival special will now leave Pune at 17.30 hrs (instead of 15.30 hrs ) on…

New Delhi: Trayodashi of Krishna Paksha of Kartik month is celebrated as the festival of Dhanteras. Apart from this, the festival of Dhanteras is celebrated as the birthday of Dhanvantari Vaidya. On this day, God of wealth Kuber, mother…

Lucknow, March 4 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has asked all district magistrates and police chiefs to ensure peace in their respective districts on Holi.In a meeting held through video conferencing on Tuesday night,…

Mumbai, Nov 2 (IANS) Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of West Bengal wished the states brand ambassador Shah Rukh Khan on his 54th birthday. The CM also expressed her desire to meet the Bollywood superstar at the 25th Kolkata International…

Lucknow, Oct 19 (IANS) As part of the grand 'Deepotsav' celebrations in Ayodhya this year, the Uttar Pradesh government has begun preparations in all the secondary and primary schools in the state to mark the occasion.In a directive,…

Colombo, Sep 25 (IANS) A 70-year-old elephant in Sri Lanka, whose emaciated state sparked a backlash earlier this year, has died, an animal rights charity said. Tikiri was among 60 elephants who were forced to march at the Perahera festival…

Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) Salman Khan's planned Eid 2020 release "Inshallah" may have been shelved, but the superstar insists he will have a release on the festival next year. "Yes, we will definitely have a release on Eid. 'Dabangg 3' is…

Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) State Bank of India (SBI), the country's largest lender, on Tuesday announced processing fee waiver on car loans during the upcoming festival season in a bid to boost car sales. The bank is also offering the lowest…

New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi and former party chief Rahul Gandhi on Monday greeted the nation on Eid-al-Adha.In a statement, Sonia Gandhi, who was elected the party's Interim President on Saturday…