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The Diwali festival marks the victory of good over evil, and uplifting of spiritual darkness. Symbolically it marks the homecoming of goodwill and faith after an absence, as suggested by the Ramayana.
Here is wishing everyone a very happy Diwali and a prosperous New Year!
New York, Nov 6 (IANS) America’s prestigious Princeton University will host its official celebration of the Indian festival of Diwali at the university chapel Nov 14 as part of its recently created Hindu Life Programme.
The Diwali celebration will be hosted by the university’s recently created Hindu Life Programme with Vineet Chander as a full-time coordinator. [...]
Panaji, Nov 4(IANS) Two policemen probing the Diwali eve bombing in Goa have been relieved of their duties, as opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused Home Minister Ravi Naik of influencing the investigation in the Margao blast that killed two people last month.
Police spokesperson Atmaram Deshpande Wednesday admitted that two constables who were part [...]
By Prem P. Batra
The massive oil depot fire that raged for days in Jaipur has dramatically but tragically illuminated the woefully inadequate fire service infrastructure in India. While conceding that the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) depot fire in Jaipur was colossal by any standard, the routine fire accidents that occur on a daily basis reveal [...]
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The Ajay Devgn-Salman Khan starrer “London Dreams” and Amitabh Bachchan starrer “Aladin” have failed to send the cash registers ringing in the first week of their release.
Despite being big budget outings, both movies have failed to bring in footfalls. This is the third week in succession post Diwali that [...]
By Ritu Sharma
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Up with the sun to sit cross-legged, finishing the day with curry and naan, the 250-odd US soldiers in India for a fortnight-long joint exercise got more than what they expected — but they weren’t complaining.
Apart from the mechanised exercise, the men from 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry [...]
Panaji, Nov 3 (IANS) Goa Home Minister Ravi Naik has admitted that the Diwali eve blast in the state, in which two associates of the rightwing Hindu outfit Sanatan Sanstha (SS) were killed when the bomb they were ferrying exploded, was a result of intelligence failure.
Naik has also assured that strict action would be taken, [...]
Panaji, Nov 2 (IANS) The motive behind the Diwali-eve blast in Goa is still not clear more than a fortnight after two associates of the rightwing Hindu outfit Sanatan Sanstha (SS) were killed in the explosion while ferrying a bomb, a senior police official said.
Speaking to reporters in Panaji Monday evening, Superintendent of [...]
Panaji, Nov 2 (IANS) There is a difference between jehadi terrorism and rightwing Hindu terrorism, the police here believe.
A senior police official who is investigating the Diwali eve blast carried out by members affiliated to the Hindu group Sanatan Sanstha (SS) in Margao, a major town in South Goa 35 km from here, said that [...]
Panaji, Nov 2 (IANS) The Goa police believe there is a difference between jihadi terrorism and right wing Hindu terrorism.
A senior police official who is investigating the Diwali eve blast carried out by members affiliated to the Hindu group Sanatan Sanstha (SS) in Margao, a major town in South Goa 35 km from here, said [...]
Rohtak, Nov 1 (IANS) Soon after a young couple was ousted from its village in Haryana’s Jhajjar district for “violating” social norms by marrying within the same clan, another couple in the state faced a similar fate Sunday in Rohtak district.
Village khap panchayat (clan council) of Sundana village, around 15 km from here, [...]