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Makar Sankranti 2017: Wish Your Dear Ones With These Makar Sankranti SMS Messages, Quotes
The people of India are all geared up to celebrate the festival of 'Makar Sankranti' with great festivity on Saturday, 14 January, 2017.....
Festival of Pongal is celebrated on 14 January to marks the start of sun’s six-month long journey northwards (Uttarayana). ....
Over 1.5 Million Take Holy Dip At Gangasagar Amid Chill, Security
Ove 1.5 million pilgrims from across India and abroad braved the icy cold water and chilly winds to took a holy dip in the river Ganga on Saturday at the annual Gangasagar Fair here on Makar Sankranti. ....
20 Dead, Many Missing As Overcrowded Boat Sinks In Ganga Near Patna
At least 20 passengers were killed and many others were missing as a boat carrying 40 people capsized in the Ganga river near here on Saturday evening, officials said. Only eight people were rescued so far.....
Rs 2 Lakh Each For Kin Of Bihar Boat Tragedy Victims: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin of the victims of the Bihar boat tragedy that left more than 20 persons dead.....
India Beat England By Three Wickets In First ODI
Blazing centuries from captain Virat Kohli (122 off 105 balls) and Kedar Jadhav (120 off 76 deliveries) helped India defeat England by three wickets in their first One-Day International (ODI) cricket match here on Sunday.....
New Child Adoption Norms To Be Operational From Today
To strengthen the child adoption mechanism in the country, recently notified Adoption Regulation, 2017, will become operational from Monday, the government said on Sunday.....
SC Allows 24-week Pregnant Woman To Abort
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed a Mumbai-based woman with 24-week-old-foetus to undergo medical termination of pregnancy as its continuation could endanger her life.....
Akhilesh Meets Father Twice As Mulayam Mulls Next Move
Even as SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav is believed to be mulling his next move subsequent to the EC declaring his son and UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav as the party President, the latter has already called on his father twice since Monday evening.....
Telangana To Pressurise Centre For 12 Percent Muslim Quota
Telangana will soon bring in a legislation to provide 12 percent reservations to Muslims and bring pressure on the Union Government to include the law in Constitution's 9th schedule as was done in case of Tamil Nadu, said Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday.....
