Day: November 12, 2020

Maha celebrates Diwali in toned-down manner amid COVID-19

Usual zing missing in MP’s Chitrakoot as Diwali begins

11:42 pm November 12, 2020

Bhopal: The five-day Diwali festival started on a dull note under the shadow of COVID-19 on Thursday in Chitrakoot – a holy place in Madhya Pradesh closely associated with Lord Ram. Devotees in small numbers turned up at the banks of the Madakani river in Chitrakoot to do deep daan (offering of lighted lamps) on Dhanteras evening to mark the start of the five-day-long festival, Hindu priests […]

Grand Deepotsav celebrations start in Ayodhya

Ayodhya to get a slew of Diwali gifts as CM visits holy city Friday

11:39 pm November 12, 2020

Ayodhya: Ayodhya is likely to get a slew of Diwali gifts, including an international airport project, when Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visits here to celebrate a grand Deepotsav on Friday. Apart from the expected announcement of over a dozen development projects, the people in Ayodhya will also be treated to an impressive Diwali show with the Saryu river bank being illuminated […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Online short film fest with women’s safety as theme

11:31 pm November 12, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: At a time when women’s safety is a great concern, a Kerala-based cultural centre is organising an online short film festival to honour the memories of mythical bird, Jatayu, who stood for the safety and pride of women. Titled “SHE”, the festival is conducted by the Jatayu Rama Cultural Centre near here with women’s […]

Couple among 4 killed in crash on Yamuna Expressway

UP: Three killed in road accident on Yamuna Expressway

11:27 pm November 12, 2020

Mathura (UP): Three people including a woman were killed and six others injured as the car they were travelling in crashed into a goods carrier on the Yamuna Expressway in Uttar Pradesh‘s Mathura district, police said on Thursday. The accident happened on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday at the 136 kilometre milestone of […]

Wall Street scuffles as worsening pandemic slows its rally

10:29 pm November 12, 2020

New York: U.S. stocks are scuffling Thursday amid worries about worsening coronavirus counts across the country. The S&P 500 was 0.2% lower in morning trading, a rare stumble in what’s been a banner month for the benchmark index. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 109 points, or 0.4%, at 28,288, as of 10:40 a.m. […]