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The Delhi BJP celebrating Makar Sankranti while skipping Pongal festival on the same day has left a section of party workers ......

Pongal is celebrated with a lot of zeal in various parts of India, especially, Tamil Nadu and this year, it is being ......

Actor Simbu is back on screens after a gap with his pongal special release Eeswaran directed by Suseenthiran and produced by ......

As most in north India prepare khichdi to usher Makar Sankranti today, those from the south, in the Capital, are geared up ......

Today is Thai Pongal, the second and the main day of the four-day Pongal celebrations. The harvest festival of Pongal is ......

City Police Commissioner Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal and other police officers on Friday celebrated a samathuva Pongal, with people ......

Kaanum Pongal 2021 will mark the end of the Pongal festival. Here is a look at the Kaanum Pongal wishes and Kaanum Pongal ......

Just like Diwali, Pongal have been the main target for producers and distributors. Check out the films that released during ......

The news website has also conducted interviews with celebrities from the Tamil entertainment and film industry to see how the ......

Cow Pongal' was celebrated with traditional dance and music in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore with full fervour. It attracted the ......

VIJAYAWADA: Pesticide residues in vegetables are suspected to be one of the major causes for the mystery illness that affected 29 persons, who lost consciousness, suffered dizziness and convulsions at Pulla village in West Godavari's Bhimadole mandal. The incidents were reported from January 17 to...

Moments after taking oath on the steps of the US Capitol, in his first tweet as the 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden said, "There is no time to waste when it comes to tackling the crises we face."...

The Esplanade magistrate court ordered five persons, including two college students, to sit in the court the entire day for violating norms related to the coronavirus-induced lockdown in Mumbai. The court also asked each of them to pay a fine of Rs 1,000. In all the cases, the judgments were passed ...

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KOTHAGUDEM: DCCB director and Bethampudi primary agricultural cooperative society chairman Lakkineni Surender on Wednesday alleged that he was being constantly harassed by police, particularly by the circle inspector of Tekulapalli police station. 'There is no democracy in Telangana Rashtra Samith...

While the ceremony had performers like Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez, it was 22-year-old African American poet Amanda Gorman who sent the interwebs buzzing after her stint at the inauguration of US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday....

Joe Biden "No time to waste," said the first tweet from POTUS account after Joe Biden took oath as the 46th US President on January 20. The handle, which has over 2 million followers, reflects the official views and statements of the incumbent American head of state....

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Two villages in Tamil Nadu celebrated this evening as Kamala Devi Harris took oath as the first woman Vice President of the United States. Mannargudi and Thulasenthirapuram-Painganadu villages in Tiruvarur district were the places from 56-year-old Ms Harris's maternal grandparents lived....

A Capitol police officer hailed as a hero for his actions during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol is accompanying Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at the inauguration of Harris and President-elect Joe Biden. Officer Eugene Goodman confronted the insurrectionists and led them away from Senat...

AFP, Joe Biden on Wednesday became the 46th president of the United States with a call to unity, vowing to bridge deep divides and defeat domestic extremism two weeks after a mob attack tried to undo his election victory. On a frigid but sunny day at the very Capitol building that was assaulted on ...

Nellore: AP energy and forests minister Balineni Srinivasa Reddy contributed Rs 3 lakh on Wednesday for construction of the Ram mandir in Ayodhya. A team of senior RSS members met the minister at his residence in Ongole and urged him to be a part of the mega exercise to build a shrine for Lord Ram...

By Amy Quin The Trump administration cast its barrage of moves against Beijing, in its waning days, as necessary to stand up to China's authoritarian leadership. Among its final acts, the administration declared that Beijing was committing genocide against Uighurs and other Muslims in a fa...

Oil rose on Wednesday, 20 January on expectations that U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will deliver massive stimulus spending that will lift fuel demand and enact policies that will tighten crude supply. Brent crude was up 40 cents at $56.30 a barrel at 12:23 p.m. (1722 EST) U.S. We...

There is no denying the fact that during Donald Trump's four years in office, the relationship that the US shares with the world had altered profoundly. But with Joe Biden taking over the reins as the US president, several changes are expected. Popular filmmaker & singer-songwriter Andres Usech...

The Qatari health ministry on Wednesday announced 271 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Gulf state to 148,000, the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported. The Qatari health ministry on Wednesday announced 271 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total...

VIJAYAWADA: In a first of its kind in AP state, YSR Congress government is starting on Thursday door delivery of rations made available under the Public Distribution System. Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy will formally launch 2,500 door delivery vehicles in Krishna, Guntur and West Godavar...

Representative image: Reuters The coronavirus variant detected in South Africa poses a "significant re-infection risk" and raises concerns over vaccine effectiveness, according to preliminary research January 20, as separate studies suggested the British strain would likely be constraine...

US President Joe Biden speaks after being sworn in as the 46th President of the US during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington, January 20, 2021. (PC-AFP) Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was sworn in as the 46 President of the US on January 20. The theme for President-elec...

Over 1,200 bird deaths have been reported in Delhi in the last 15 days amid the avian influenza situation in Delhi, officials said on Wednesday....

During the tenth round of talks on farm laws, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday asked farmer unions to form a committee with farmers and government representatives as members that will discuss the laws clause wise....

IPL 2021 Retention AS IT HAPPENED Sanju Samson becomes captain of the Rajasthan Royals after Steve Smith was released by the franchise after they failed to make the playoffs last season. Lasith Malinga called curtains on his international career after the defending champions released the Lankan yest...

Democrat Joe Biden was sworn in as president of the United States on Wednesday, vowing to end the 'uncivil war' in a deeply divided country reeling from a battered economy and a raging coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 400,000 Americans. With his hand on a five-inch thick heirloom Bible...

Democrat Joe Biden was sworn in as president of the United States on Wednesday, vowing to end the 'uncivil war' in a deeply divided country reeling from a battered economy and a raging coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 400,000 Americans....

In a historic but scaled-down ceremony under the unprecedented security umbrella of thousands of security personnel, Joe Biden on Wednesday sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. The Capitol was transformed into a fortress to prevent any breach by pro-Trump extremists. Joe Biden, the ...

President Donald Trump arrived Wednesday at his resort home in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, after leaving the White House for the last time, AFP observed....

The broad trajectory of strategic and defence cooperation between India and the US is expected to expand under Joe Biden's presidency in the face of growing challenges emanating from China, former diplomats and security experts said on Wednesday as the Democrat became the 46th President of the Unit...

A 24-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing a person who is suspected to have come to steal his pigs from his farm in Delhi, police said on Wednesday....

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Democrat Joe Biden on being sworn in as the 46th President of the US on January 20 and vowed to take the India-US partnership to even greater heights.Taking to Twitter to congratulate Biden, PM Modi wrote: "The India-...

Lady Gaga launched Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony by belting out a classic rendition of the US national anthem, donning a billowing ball gown and enormous dove brooch....

Reuters, Incoming President Joe Biden on Wednesday will immediately reset the nation's response to the Covid-19 crisis after he is sworn in to lead a country reeling from its worst public health crisis in more than a century. As part of a first sweep of executive actions, Biden will order that all ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Joe Biden who took oath as 46th President of the United States of America. PM Modi took to Twitter and wrote, 'My warmest congratulations to Joe Biden on his assumption of office as President of the United States of America. I look forward to w...

Biden Inauguration Latest Updates: Amid unprecedented security, Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday and said his first job is to bring the people of America together. Delivering his first inaugural speech, Biden said the people and the will of the people ha...

NEW YORK: Joe Biden was sworn-in as President and Kamala Harris as Vice President in a historic ceremony to take the leadership of a nation ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic and riven by deep political hostility. The daughter of Shyamala Gopalan became the first Indian American, the first woman, and...

(Image: Reuters) Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was sworn in as the 46 President of the United US on January 20. Biden enters the White House with the top challenge to lift the country from the devastation of a raging pandemic that has killed more than 400,000 Americans and thrown millions into econom...

World Health Organization The World Health Organization (WHO) plans to approve several COVID-19 vaccines from Western and Chinese manufacturers in the coming weeks and months, an internal document seen by Reuters shows, as it aims for rapid rollouts in poorer countries. COVAX, a global scheme co-l...

Representative image The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) granted approval to the deal between Kishore Biyani-led Future Group and Reliance Retail, an arm of the Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) on January 20. In August 2020, Biyani had entered into a Rs 24,713 cror...

Reuters, Joe Biden on Wednesday became the 46th president of the United States, vowing a "new day" for the United States after four years of tumult under Donald Trump who in an extraordinary final act snubbed the inauguration. Two weeks to the day after Trump supporters violently rampaged...

New Delhi: Shiv Sena's Priyanka Chaturvedi on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Centre on the establishment of a Chinese village across Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim. She claimed since 1959, this is the first time when a full-fledged village could be built along with a military post upgrade...

NCP president Sharad Pawar on Wednesday ruled out any action against his party leader and Maharashtra cabinet minister Dhananjay Munde, accused of rape by a Mumbai woman, till charges against him are proved....

New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: First-time Senator Kamala Harris, popularly called the "female Obama", created history by becoming the first woman, first Black and first Indian-American vice president of the United States. She took oath as the 49th American Vice President and Joe Biden was b...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today tweeted his congratulations to Joe Biden who just took oath as the 46th President of the United States....

As Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were being sworn into office, wishes poured in from India. Congratulating the duo for creating history, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he looked forward to working with the new US President 'to strengthen India-US strategic partnership'. 'My best wishes for a succe...

A powerful explosion apparently caused by a gas leak ripped the facade off a residential building in central Madrid on Wednesday, killing two people and injuring at least two more, according to the mayor. The first images and footage shared on social media showed a tower of smoke coming out from th...

The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) on Wednesday organised an event to welcome and felicitate the newly elected president, NCUI, Dileepbhai Sanghan, at its headquarters in New Delhi. Welcoming him, MD, NCDC, Sundeep Nayak, said that Dileepbhai has been closely associated with NC...

Yielding some ground to end the almost two-month-long protest held by thousands of farmers at Delhi borders, the Central government on Wednesday proposed to hold the three contentious farm laws for 1-1.5 years. The government also offered to set up a joint committee to find an amicable solution in ...

Sagar Kulkarni, A meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) is scheduled for Friday to decide the proposal to hold the election for the post of the party president to succeed Sonia Gandhi. Congress sources said the central election authority of the party has proposed to hold election for the ...