With ice cream and giant fans, Hajj pilgrims battle searing heatTo avoid the punishing sun, Inas Gamal abandoned her ambitious plan of spending the days ahead of the hajj praying in Mecca's Grand Mosque ...
25 May, 2026, 07.48 AM IST
Kedarnath Dham opens doors: PM Modi writes to devotees, calls yatra a divine celebration of faithKedarnath Temple has opened its doors for devotees. Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended a warm welcome and best wishes. He described the ...
22 Apr, 2026, 02.58 PM IST
India to issue tourist visas for Chinese nationals 5 yrs after Galwan clashIndia has updated rules for Chinese tourists, Buddhist pilgrims, and diplomats. This comes after the Galwan clashes and aims to facilitate ...
22 Apr, 2026, 01.32 AM IST
Amarnath Yatra: Token distribution for registration begins in Jammu, dry run conductedThe Amarnath Yatra offline registration begins in Jammu. Authorities started token distribution at Saraswati Dham. Pilgrims gathered to get...
30 Jun, 2025, 04.15 PM IST
Pahalgam attack: MP officials in fix over nine children born to Indian mothers, Pakistani fathersFollowing the Pahalgam attack, the Centre ordered Pakistani nationals to leave India. Madhya Pradesh faces a dilemma regarding nine childre...
29 Apr, 2025, 08.29 AM IST
Gangasagar Mela, 'bigger than Kumbh', should be given national fair status: MamataWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged the Centre to grant national fair status to Gangasagar Mela, claiming it is bigger and mor...
09 Jan, 2025, 10.02 PM IST
Amarnath Yatra: J-K Police issue special traffic advisory for yatra convoy, non-convoy movementTo ensure safe and efficient movement of pilgrims and other commuters during the holy Amarnath Yatra, the Jammu and Kashmir Traffic Police ...
06 Jul, 2024, 10.09 AM IST
Boosting connectivity between holy sites, local economies at centre of Vande Bharat train push: OfficialsThe Indian government is pushing to improve connectivity between pilgrim centres and boost local economies through the Vande Bharat Express...
07 Apr, 2023, 12.29 PM IST
Pak not allowing anyone to travel through Kartarpur corridor due to pandemic: GovtIndia signed the Kartarpur corridor agreement with Pakistan on October 24, 2019. Under the pact, Indian pilgrims of all faiths are allowed ...
03 Aug, 2021, 03.22 PM IST
India to send C-17 Globemaster to airlift Indians from IranIndia is in touch with Iran on possible evacuation of Indian pilgrims and students stuck in the coronavirus-hit nation, Health Minister Har...
10 Mar, 2020, 07.15 AM IST
Two Pakistanis among 4 terrorists involved in Amarnath attack: MHAThe officials said Pakistani national and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Abu Ismail was the mastermind of Monday's attack.
13 Jul, 2018, 01.34 PM IST
Yogi Adityanath plans big for Krishna’s Govardhan HillAn elaborate blueprint has been drawn up to develop the area on Govardhan Hill circumambulation route, including installing a giant Krishna...
02 Aug, 2017, 01.50 AM IST
Attack on Amarnath pilgrims is an assault on the nation: Shiv SenaThe terrorists last night killed seven Amarnath pilgrims, including six women, and injured 19 others as they attacked a bus in Kashmir's An...
11 Jul, 2017, 05.24 PM IST
Centre encouraging online applications for Haj: Mukhtar Abbas NaqviAltogether 99,903 people went to Saudi Arabia for Haj from 21 embarkation points across India through Haj Committee of India this year, he ...
25 Oct, 2016, 01.00 AM IST
Road to Dhanushkodi to be completed before this year endDhanushkodi, an holy destination for pilgrims and tourists at the south-eastern tip of Pamban Island in TN, will get a good road before the...
28 Jun, 2015, 05.20 PM IST
Centre has 'shattered' Kerala's hopes: Oommen ChandyThe state had been assured about the two institutions and it had even identified locations for setting them up
28 Feb, 2015, 06.49 PM IST
- Sabarimala: Deadly cocktail of politics, religion and commerce
Two days before Friday night’s stampede that took the lives of 102 pilgrims to the Sabarimala shrine in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district, a...
16 Jan, 2011, 08.52 PM IST