April 2026 Holiday Calendar: From Good Friday to Dr Ambedkar Jayanti, check list of festivals, bank holidays and long weekends in IndiaApril 2026 features a mix of national, regional, and weekend bank holidays across India. From Easter, Hanuman Jayanti, Good Friday and Dr A...
30 Mar, 2026, 01.30 PM IST
Abhishek Singhvi, 3 wildcard entries, Revanth aide among Congress Rajya Sabha picksThe Congress leadership has selected six candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections. Senior leader Abhishek Singhvi secured a renomination fr...
06 Mar, 2026, 12.04 AM IST
China maneuvering marriages to dilute identity of Buddhists in Himalayan region: Senior RSS leaderIndresh Kumar, a senior RSS leader, claims China is trying to weaken the identity of Buddhists in the Himalayan region. He alleges China is...
16 Jun, 2025, 09.44 AM IST
Bank holiday today on Ambedkar Jayanti 2025: Are banks open or closed today April 14, 2025?Today Bank Holiday: Banks will remain closed in many states on April 14, 2025 due to multiple cultural and regional celebrations such as Dr...
14 Apr, 2025, 11.32 AM IST
Bank Holiday 2025: Are banks open or closed today for Mahavir Jayanti on 10 April 2025; Check State wise listBanks in many states of India will remain closed today on Thursday, April 10, 2025, in observance of Mahavir Jayanti. However, banks won’t ...
10 Apr, 2025, 08.25 AM IST
Mahavir Jayanti bank holiday: Banks will be closed tomorrow in these states on April 10, 2025Bank Holiday Tomorrow: Banks across many states will be closed on April 10, 2025, for Mahavir Jayanti. While physical branches will be clos...
09 Apr, 2025, 04.25 PM IST
Bank holidays in April 2025: Find out if banks will be open or closed on these days in your state in April 2025The Reserve Bank of India has published the official bank holiday calendar for April 2025, which includes significant observances like Maha...
26 Mar, 2025, 11.37 AM IST
Kangana Ranaut blasts Olympic organisers for including drag queens in opening ceremony, calls it ‘blasphemous'The actress-turned-politician recently launched a scathing attack on the Paris Olympics organizers, criticizing them for including a perfor...
27 Jul, 2024, 08.47 PM IST
Leftists totally hijacked Olympics: Kangana slams inclusion of drag act in opening ceremonyKangana Ranaut criticized the Paris Olympics for featuring a drag act parodying "The Last Supper" during the opening ceremony, calling it h...
27 Jul, 2024, 06.12 PM IST
Good Friday 2024: History, significance, and traditions; All you need to knowGood Friday, observed on March 29, 2024, commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ. It is a day of sorrow, penance, and fastin...
29 Mar, 2024, 08.44 AM IST
Bishop urges CM Basavaraj Bommai to drop anti-conversion billCiting Article 25 and 26 of the constitution, he said, introducing such laws would infringe the rights of the citizens, especially of the m...
25 Oct, 2021, 06.12 PM IST
View: Irony of ironies - Indian ‘love jihad’ laws are modelled on Islamic lawsAround two dozen countries don’t have a provision for civil marriage between individuals of different religious faiths. Almost all these co...
05 May, 2021, 11.33 PM IST
View: Supreme Court should strike down ‘love jihad’ lawsThe apex court should consider throwing out all the new laws on the ground that forced conversion is already illegal. The draconian love ji...
06 Dec, 2020, 10.10 AM IST
Buoyed by poll victory in Gujarat & HP, BJP now eyes win in NortheastAs many as four northeastern states are going to polls in 2018. BJP has built a strong base of cadre and network of organisations in these ...
18 Dec, 2017, 10.15 PM IST
BJP looks at Odisha with renewed hope, to hold national conclave in the state after 20 yearsBJP will hold a two-day national conclave in Bhubaneswar on April 15-16 to discuss the Assembly election results of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakh...
27 Mar, 2017, 12.41 AM IST
Muslim share of population up 0.8%, Hindu share down 0.7% between 2001 and 2011The Muslim population in India grew by 24.6 per cent between 2001 and 2011 while the decadal population growth for Hindus stood at 16.8 per...
26 Aug, 2015, 11.14 AM IST
Noted historian Bipan Chandra dies at the age of 86"He had not been keeping well since last few months. He passed away at 6 AM this morning," his family said.
30 Aug, 2014, 01.52 PM IST