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 [...]

Sangli (Maharashtra): The agitation by sugarcane growers in parts of Maharashtra entered into ninth day on Thursday. On Wednesday, a farmer was injured when police opened fire to quell a violent group during the agitation in Astha village of Sangli district. The clashes took place when a mob of farmers damaged a police vehicle and [...]

India, the land of rich cultural heritage, has one or the other festival for every month. It is the spiritual and religious richness in India that each festival is related to some or other deity. One of such festival is the ‘festival of lights’ – Deepawali. It is the glorious occasion that is not restricted [...]

Diwali 2011 is just around the corner, only 12 days to go! The event of the year for people in India and the Indian communities around the world! What is Diwali ? The word “Diwali” is a contraction of “Deepavali”, originating from the Sanskrit word Dīpāvalī (दीपावली) which can be translated to “Row of Lights”. [...]

Diwali (Dīvali, Dīpāwali, Deepavali, Dipabali) is a festival of lights and is a gazetted holiday in India. Followers of Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism observe various customs related to Diwali. Beautiful sky lanterns made of colorful cloth for sale for the Diwali festival in India. Beautiful sky lanterns made of colorful cloth for sale for [...]

Diwali Crackers Crackers hold a fascination for both young and old alike. Despite a growing anti-cracker campaign, there is no dip in its popularity. When the rocket flies high and burst opens into an umbrella of colourful embers, people from the ground watch this spectacular in awe, the beauty raining down towards them. The children [...]

Pheni Dewali Specil Recipe : This is another treat I got back with me from my trip to the beautiful city of Mysore. It is called PHENI-a delicious sweet made from Maida [Refined wheat flour] and butter!! This is what it look like..Those of you who are familiar will be drooling just thinking about the [...]

Diwali Meaning: The word “Diwali” is a contraction of “Deepavali”, originating from the Sanskrit word Dīpāvalī  which can be translated to “Row of Lights”. Hence the Diwali Festival is also called the “Festival of Lights”. Diwali is the name for the festival in North-India. In South-India the festival is called “Deepavali”. About Diwali Festival: Diwali [...]

New Delhi:  The Congress on Monday said that Gandhi scion and party general secretary Rahul Gandhi is ‘number two’ in party after party president Sonia Gandhi. “Can the Prime Minister be number-2? He is the Prime Minister. Prime Minister is an independent post. It has nothing to do with number-2 in the party,” she told [...]

New Delhi: The Kingfisher Airlines management’s offer of payment of three months’ salary has been rejected by a section of employees prolonging the 23-days impasse at the private airline. The management, in a bid to revive operations of the suspended Kingfisher Airlines, had made the offer on Monday. Under the deal offered by the management, [...]

NAIVEDYAM FOR FIRST DEVI NAVARATRI (Swarna Kavachalankara Durga devi) : Hi friends wish u all happy navarathri.On the first day I made “kobbera bakshalu”(coconut sweet paratha) and Kattu pongali(hot pongali) for Goddess naivedyam.The recipe as follows KOBBARI BAKSHALU: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> INGREDIENTS: >>>>>>>>>>> Dry coconut powder-1 1/2 cup Jaggery powder-3/4Th cup Maida or all purpose flour-1/2 cup [...]

New Delhi   : Congress President Sonia Gandhi called for stern action against those disturbing social harmony in the country in the aftermath of Assam violence, describing the ethnic clashes in the northeastern state as a matter of “great sorrow and concern”. “Whatever happened in Assam is a matter of great sorrow and conern. Swift action [...]

At that time Ravan, king of Lanka, was terrorizing the people, and all were longing for liberation from his menace. Ravan had acquired great power because he had obtained from god Brahma the boon that he would never die at the hands of gods, or gandharvas, or yakshas (demigods) or demons. As he was not [...]

Our two-wheeler protests as we try to catch up an old couple walking barely 200 metres ahead. They are distinctly visible in a stream of people and vehicles because of the huge steel vessel they are holding high above their heads. They are within sight and yet out of reach, as we can neither speed [...]

Makar Sankranti is one of the most auspicious day for the Hindus, and is celebrated in almost all parts of the country in different cultural forms. Millions of people take a dip in places like Ganga Sagar & Prayag and pray to Lord Sun. It is celebrated in southern India as Pongal, and in Punjab [...]

Makar Sankranti is one of the most auspicious day for the Hindus, and is celebrated in almost all parts of the country in different cultural forms. Millions of people take a dip in places like Ganga Sagar & Prayag and pray to Lord Sun. It is celebrated in southern India as Pongal, and in Punjab [...]

Yash Chopra’s directorial comeback film starring Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma was announced way back in media. The film is Yash Chopra’s first in last seven years as the last film he directed was ‘Veer Zaara’ that came in 2004. However now we hear that the recently announced film is touted to [...]

Karthika Pournami Kartik Purnima  This year is on 10 November 2011 The Full Moon Day or 15th Purnima day of the Shukla paksha (waxing moon) of the Kartika month is considered very auspicious. The full Moon is usually in Taurus and therefore exalted. At times this festival can take place with the full Moon in [...]