Best Cities in India to Experience Diwali 2025 - Travel & Festive Culture GuideDiwali 2025 is more than a festival of light but a surprising cultural event all over India. The guidebook finds the perfect cities to witn...
14 Oct, 2025, 01.13 PM IST
No firing rockets! Indians plan short & sweet Diwali tripsThis Diwali, many Indians are choosing travel over traditional festivities. Short international trips to places like Thailand and Singapore...
12 Oct, 2025, 07.39 PM IST
Diwali travel bookings soar as Indians blend festivities with faith, getaways: ExpertsIndia is witnessing a record surge in Diwali travel this year, driven by a blend of traditional family reunions, spiritual journeys, and lu...
05 Oct, 2025, 01.54 PM IST
" I am going to celebrate Diwali": African-American actor Mary Millben on Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha in AyodhyaAfrican-American actor and singer Mary Millben expresses sadness for missing the physical presence at the Ram Temple's Pran Pratishtha in A...
21 Jan, 2024, 12.56 PM IST
Ayodhya festivals get 'State Fair' tag, govt fundsReligious events and fairs, otherwise held locally in Ayodhya on the occasion of Kartik Poornima, Ram Navami, Makar Sankranti and the Deepo...
09 Nov, 2023, 11.21 PM IST
When is Govardhan Puja in 2022: Date, muhurat time and significanceThe year's final solar eclipse occurs on October 25, the day after Diwali. Many sections of the country will be able to see the partial sol...
23 Oct, 2022, 12.56 PM IST
Domestic tourists preferring inter-state road trips, beach destinations: OYOThe data further highlights Jaipur to be the most popular choice among travellers across northern India, with an influx of tourists from ne...
12 Nov, 2020, 05.08 PM IST
PM inaugurates projects worth Rs 614 crore for Varanasi, asks people to promote 'local for Diwali'Extending festival greetings to the people, he said, "You are seeing today that along with vocal for local, the mantra of local for Diwali ...
09 Nov, 2020, 02.33 PM IST
PM asks people to buy local products this DiwaliWhile extending festival greetings to people, Modi said, "You are seeing today that along with vocal for local, the mantra of local for Diw...
09 Nov, 2020, 02.32 PM IST
Planning to get out of the city for Diwali weekend? You might want to check these dealsThis Diwali, explore the unique customs and local traditions of the country.
16 Oct, 2017, 12.42 PM IST
SP-Cong tie-up an alliance of youngsters: Akhilesh Yadav"This is not an alliance between two families, it is an alliance between two youngsters, who would change the course of politics both at th...
26 Feb, 2017, 05.48 PM IST
Varanasi was all lit up on the occasion of Dev Deepavali earlier this weekVaranasi was abuzz with the festival of lights once again on Dev Deepavali — or the Diwali of the Gods — that was celebrated on November 25.
29 Nov, 2015, 04.10 AM IST
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation to conduct 12-day Bharat Darshan special tourThe tour package costs Rs. 9,940 per person. According to a release here, the special train, with sleeper class coaches, carries only touri...
04 Nov, 2015, 03.07 PM IST
Widows of Varanasi preparing 'rakhis' for 'brother' Narendra Modi"We have planned a target of sending around 1,000 rakhis to our 'brother', our prime minister," said one of them at Birla ashram.
03 Aug, 2014, 04.07 PM IST
Narendra Modi to file Varanasi nomination shortly; massive crowd gathersA more than 2-km-long road show, brief public addresses from atop his car will comprise Modi's nomination filing exercise.
24 Apr, 2014, 01.40 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: BJP sees Diwali in Varanasi when Narendra Modi files papers, Party plans elaborate functionsIn the holy city of Varanasi, the Bharatiya Janata Party wants to turn the events around the nomination filing of Narendra Modi into a fest...
23 Apr, 2014, 12.01 PM IST
- Security beefed up after LeT hijack threat
With intelligence inputs warning of a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) plot to hijack Nepal-bound flights, security has been beefed up at Delhi, Kolka...
03 Oct, 2006, 12.26 AM IST