The Vice President said “May Makar Sankranti bring prosperity, peace and harmony in everyone’s life."
January 13, 2022The literal meaning of Pongal is spilling over or boiling. It is derived from Tamil literature. This resembles abundance and prosperity. Pongal is celebrated to thank God for providing a year-long good harvest. Along with this, Pongal is also named out of a sweet dish. It is made of rice, jaggery, and milk.
January 13, 2022"A majority of the festivals celebrated in our country depict our integral relationship with nature and agriculture."
January 12, 2022Former Congress president Gandhi made a day-long visit to Madurai (photo) to witness the bull taming sport and celebrate Pongal along with people.
January 15, 2021The Congress is optimistic as its alliance with the DMK and the CPI won 38 seats out of 39 in the Lok Sabha.
January 14, 2021The day also marks the start of the sun's northward journey, ushering in longer days.
January 14, 2021While in Pamplona, I used to stand in front of the statue of Hemingway and try to understand the magic of the mutual romance between an American author and the town.
January 26, 2020Darbar is slated to release next year on Pongal.
April 9, 2019Lohri/Pongal is celebrated to mark the end of the sowing season of Rabi crop, which now can be harvested.
January 15, 2019Across the state, people got up early, put on new clothes and offered special prayers at temples.
January 15, 2019Makar Sankranti is one of the most auspicious days for Hindus when they take a dip in holy rivers; it’s also a day to enjoy, feast, donate and meditate
January 14, 2019Makar Sankranti is one of the few Hindu festivals that are observed following the solar cycle and not the lunar cycle of the lunisolar calendar
December 26, 2018Giving credential to the earlier apprehensions of Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) over the security lapse of Jallikkattu, three more persons were gored to death by charging bulls and 70 persons were injured, some of them critically, in bull taming sports held in two districts of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday in connection with the …
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January 17, 2018West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday wished the nation on the occasion of Makar Sakranti, Pongal and Bihu. In a series of tweets, Banerjee wished the people of Bengal on Makar Sakranti, Tamils on Pongal and Assamese on Bihu. Banerjee also said; From this year, we will be celebrating this day as Lok …
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January 14, 2018To the town-dweller “darkness” simply means “lights switched off”. But to the real villager, not yet tainted by alien cultures, “darkness” carries a different meaning for he lives one with Mother Nature. All the gods he worships are omnipotent to him and the festivals he celebrates to appease them have a deeper significance. One such …
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January 13, 2018The South Indian actor and producer Vishal Krishna who played as the lead in many hit southern cinema films such as Sandakozhi, Thimiru, Thaamirabharani and Malaikotta has been active on his account on the occasion of Pongal. The action hero who was stated by film journalists as the fastest rising action hero wished the public …
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January 13, 2018Early morning smog in the city and its neighbourhoods impacted rail and air traffic, as burning on the occasion of Bhogi affected visibility, officials said. Southern Railway officials said “most” inter-city and inter-state trains arriving here suffered delays of “an average of 30-40 minutes,” while outbound trains ran slow. Suburban rail services were also delayed …
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January 13, 2018