Mangaluru : Mangaluru International Airport has launched ‘One Nation Billion Celebrations (ONBC)’, the annual festival and shopping, aimed to delight domestic and international travelers, alike. From October 15, 2024, until January 10, 2025, ONBC will feature a series of regional festival celebrations, thematic decor, passenger engagement activations, and an enticing contest where passengers may win […]

Mangaluru : In the past few years, air quality and pollution, aggravated by stubble burning, during November- December has become a cause of concern in the National Capital Region (NCR). The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered a ban on the sale and use of crackers in the region until November 30. Many state governments […]

Lucknow :  The Deepotsava event in Ayodhya to mark Diwali will go virtual this year. Devotees can mark their attendance virtually at the “Ram Darbaar” – a portal made where virtual lamps can be lit. The portal will have a portrait of Shri Ramlalla Virajman before which the virtual lamps will be lit. According to […]

Mangaluru: BJP MP Nalin Kumar Kateel said that Shri Rama Mandir will be built in Ayodhya before this year’s Diwali. Addressing the gathering at a program organized by the Alankar Gram Panchayat Nalin said that Prime Minister has created history by scraping Article 370 and 35A, which gave special privileges to Jammu and Kashmir.

Uttrakhand: On the occasion of Diwali, Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the nation through a Twitter post. He is likely to celebrate this year’s Diwali with troops of the Indian Army and the ITBP on the China border in Uttrakhand. On the occasion of Diwali, Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the nation through a Twitter […]

Mangaluru: Anti-Pollution Driver (APD) Foundation, an NGO, in association with the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), has set up four stations across the city to monitor air quality before and after Diwali festival. Under the ‘Shuddha Gaali’ project, the foundation has set up air quality assessment stations at four places. The asssessment of air […]

Bengaluru: A unique Automatic Telling Machine (ATM) has grabbed the attention of people in Bengaluru, as instead of dispensing money, it accepts money from users and dispenses gold coins in exchange. This one of its kind experiment has been initiated by online jewellery company BlueStone on the occasion of Diwali. The mechanism behind its usage […]

Patna: Millions of people across Bihar celebrated Diwali with religious fervour Sunday, barely a week after serial blasts in Patna killed seven people, including a suspected bomber, and injured nearly 100 others. There was no apparent impact of the blasts in Patna as people were busy enjoying the various aspects of the festival, Arun Singh […]

Tamil Nadu : People in Tamil Nadu Saturday woke up to the sounds of crackers on the occasion of Diwali, the festival of lights. Children burst fire crackers and adults performed puja at home. People exchanged special Diwali Leghium-herbal jam, sweets and savouries with neighbours and relatives. People called up friends and relatives to greet […]

Washington: NASA, the national space agency of the US, on Thursday released a black and white satellite imagery of India this Diwali night, cautioning people against the fake image in circulation on the social media. “On November 12, 2012, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite captured this nighttime view […]