Mahakumbh 2025: From Steve Jobs' wife to Richard Gere, bigwigs who visited world's largest human gatheringThe Maha Kumbh Mela began at the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers, with over 40 lakh people taking a holy dip. Uttar Prade...
13 Jan, 2025, 12.09 PM IST
Over 2,000 drones to light up the sky over Sangam during Mahakumbh 2025Pilgrims at the 2025 Mahakumbh in Prayagraj can expect a drone show depicting events like Samudra Manthan. The show will feature 2,000 illu...
28 Dec, 2024, 04.30 PM IST
32 lakh devotees take holy dip in Ganga, Sangam at 'Magh Mela' in UPAdditional Mela Officer Vivek Chaturvedi said, "From 4 am to 4 pm on Thursday, 32 lakh devotees took a dip in Ganga and Sangam."
26 Jan, 2023, 08.11 PM IST
Scientists find evidence of Saraswati’s existenceA new research led by the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, in collaboration with IIT-Bombay, has reported “unequivocal evidence” th...
09 Dec, 2019, 11.14 AM IST
Over 70 mission heads visit Allahabad to witness Kumbh Mela preparationsMassive preparations are underway for the Kumbh Mela which has been recognised by the UNESCO as an "intangible cultural heritage of humanit...
15 Dec, 2018, 03.32 PM IST
Renaming Indus Valley Civilisation will be correcting history: Haryana MinisterDiscarding suggestions that renaming the Indus valley civilisation reeked of "saffronisation", Vij said "We are not rewriting history but c...
02 Mar, 2017, 09.18 PM IST
Government constituted expert committee finds Saraswati river did existAccording to a senior Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) official, Saraswati passed through Pakistan before meeting Western Sea through Rann...
15 Oct, 2016, 08.51 PM IST
Clean Ganga Plan in next two months: Uma BhartiThe government will announce a comprehensive action plan to clean up the Ganga in the next two months, Union water resources minister Uma B...
19 Mar, 2016, 12.59 AM IST
Ganga clean-up plan to be announced between April and MayThe government will announce a comprehensive action plan to clean up the Ganga in the next two months, water resources minister Uma Bharti ...
18 Mar, 2016, 09.50 PM IST
Congress hits out at Haryana BJP MP Raj Kumar SainiSaini had said there was no need for the Upper House as it was causing "severe damage" to the country, an apparent reference to frequent di...
21 Jan, 2016, 07.08 PM IST
BJP MP critiques Haryana govt's Saraswati Revival projectThe BJP MP from Kurukshetra, known for his campaign against Jat reservation, has raised many questions over the restoration project.
20 Jan, 2016, 02.56 PM IST
Search for the mythical Saraswati gains momentumThe Rajasthan government has constituted the Rajasthan River Basin and Water Resources Planning Authority to revive the Saraswati river.
14 Aug, 2015, 02.52 PM IST
Report on reviving Saraswati river to reach Rajasthan govt in 6 months: Sriram VedireThe Rajasthan River Basin and Water Resources Planning Authority, tasked with the responsibility of reviving the mythical Saraswati river i...
12 Aug, 2015, 06.02 PM IST
Haryana sweet water pools fire up Saraswati revivalWhile ONGC will soon start drilling in six different locations in the state, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has collected samples of ...
11 May, 2015, 11.07 AM IST
No Nehru-Gandhi eulogising, DD shows archival footage of Veer Savarkar & Shyama Prasad MookerjeeAt national broadcaster Doordarshan, the tone was set early when it ran a programme showing archival footage of RSS icon Veer Savarkar and ...
16 Aug, 2014, 01.23 PM IST
- ‘Climate killed Harappan civilization'
Climate change may be the main culprit behind the collapse of the Indus Valley Civilization around 4,000 years ago, says a new study.
30 May, 2012, 03.30 PM IST
- Parched Haryana looks to 'rediscover' Saraswati
Haryana is now so desperate to quench the thirst of its millions that it has embarked on an ambitious, almost Quixotic, attempt to reach th...
29 Mar, 2008, 05.32 AM IST