New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior leaders including BJP National President Amit Shah on Wednesday distributed urns carrying ashes of late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to party presidents of all state units.Vajpayee's ashes will be immersed in different rivers following condolence meetings even at the taluka level, the Bharatiya Janata Party tweeted.Union Home...
Islamabad, Aug 22 (IANS) Eid-ul-Zuha, the festival of sacrifice, was celebrated with traditional and religious fervour across Pakistan on Wednesday.Prime Minister Imran Khan congratulated the nation and urged his countrymen to remember the sacrifices made for the protection, reconstruction and development of Pakistan, Dawn online reported.Khan also urged people "not to forget those who are deprived in this hour of...
Srinagar, Aug 22 (IANS) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) President Farooq Abdullah was heckled during Eid prayers at a shrine here on Wednesday.Even before the imam leading the congregational prayers could begin the Eid sermon at the Hazratbal shrine, Abdullah was heckled amid sloganeering.Dozens of youth also hurled shoes and disrupted the congregation forcing the...
Bengaluru, Aug 22 (IANS) Leading digital payment provider Paytm collected Rs 30 crore from its 12 lakh users in a week for relief work to flood-hit victims in Kerala, the company said on Wednesday."We have received Rs 30 crore from across the country till Tuesday, a week after seeking contributions on August 15," Paytm promoter One 97 Communications said in...
Los Angeles, Aug 22 (IANS) Actress Natalie Portman has closed a deal to direct and star in an untitled biopic about the identical twin sisters who wrote advice columns as Abigail Van Buren and Ann Landers.The sisters were born in 1918. The Dear Abby column was launched in 1956 by Pauline Esther Friedman in the San Francisco Chronicle. Her twin...
On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, we brings to you a list of movies that inspire us to love our siblings more and always be there for them no matter what. See movies Hum Saath Saath Hain https://youtu.be/IZFZaGa7qb0 Pyaar Kiya to Darna Kya https://youtu.be/y_6HN5LMg_M Dil Dhadakne Do https://youtu.be/QrT_fioqn4o Agneepath https://youtu.be/z0KPQstwMQw Hum Apke Hain Kaun https://youtu.be/-0soKLCsB3s...
Gurugram, Aug 22 (IANS) Samsung on Wednesday launched its premium Galaxy Note 9 smartphone in India that comes with an improved S Pen, intelligent camera, internal storage up to 1TB and a massive 4,000mAh battery.Priced at Rs 67,900 and Rs 84,900 for the 6GB+128GB and 8GB+512GB variants, respectively, Galaxy Note 9 will be available in India at both offline and...
Los Angeles, Aug 22 (IANS) Singer Madonna responded to the backlash following her tribute to Aretha Franklin at the MTV Video Music Awards, saying she did not intend to do a tribute to her, but was asked by MTV to "share any anecdotes" she had about the late singer.In an Instagram post congratulating video of the year winner Camila Cabello,...
Rakhi is basically a sacred thread of Rakhi is basically a sacred thread of protection embellished with the love and affection of a sister for her brother. This day is also known as Raksha Bandhan and celebrated on the full moon day of the Hindu month of Shravana in India. This is a special Hindu festival which is celebrated in...
The festival of Raksha Bandhan is being celebrated on August 26 this year. On the occasion, sisters tie a sacred thread called rakhi to their brothers' wrists and brothers, in turn, promise they will always protect their sisters. While often the relationship between siblings involves squabbling and gentle teasing, Raksha Bandhan is all about love and actually letting your sibling...
