Dussehra

Uddhav Thackeray Takes Charge, Fight For Ministries Next

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday November 29, 2019

Uddhav Thackeray was sworn in as Maharashtra's new Chief Minister on Thursday evening at the Shivaji Park in Mumbai, where his father Bal Thackeray had addressed his first Dussehra rally to announce the birth of the Shiv Sena in 1966. Six more ministers were sworn in by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari as the Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP...

Car Sales October 2019: Volkswagen Polo & Vento Register 19% Growth

Edited By Sameer Contractor | Friday November 1, 2019

Volkswagen India managed to buck the trend with its volume models - the Polo and the Vento registering a 19 per cent growth in October this year. While the auto industry has been on the road to recovery, sales reports continue to remain lower than expectations. However, the arrival of the festive season including Navratri, Dussehra and Diwali last ...

After Dark Dussehra, A Darker Diwali For 48,000 Telangana Transport Staff

Telangana News | Written by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday October 28, 2019

Diwali, the holiday celebrated around the world as the "festival of lights", has turned dark for the families of nearly 48,000 employees of Telangana's road transport corporation, who have been without a job, or pay, for six weeks since going on strike

Ayodhya Hearing in Top Court To Enter Final Stage Today

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 14, 2019

The hearing in the politically sensitive Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute at Ayodhya will enter into the crucial final leg on Monday when the Supreme Court resumes proceedings on the 38th day after the week-long Dussehra break.

Telangana Extends Holidays For Schools In View Of RTC Strike

Education | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday October 13, 2019

The government of Telangana on Saturday extended till October 19 Dasara holidays for the educational institutions in view of the ongoing indefinite strike by the employees of state-run Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC).

UP Sadhu, 28, Electrocuted In Toilet At Himachal Dussehra Fair: Police

Cities | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 12, 2019

A 28-year-old ascetic died from an electric shock in the toilet of a makeshift camp at a Dussehra fair in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district, police said on Saturday.

Festival Cheer Fails To Push Demand For Gold As Prices Remain High

Business | Reuters | Saturday October 12, 2019

Gold futures were trading around Rs 38,100 per 10 grams on Friday after hitting a record high of Rs 39,885 last month. Gold prices have risen more than 21 per cent so far in 2019. Dealers offered discounts of up to $20 an ounce on official domestic prices this week, slightly down from a discount of $21 last week. The domestic price includes a 12.5 ...

After BJP's Dussehra Boycott, Tejashwi Yadav's Googly To Bihar Coalition

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday October 9, 2019

A day after BJP leaders stayed away from the state-organised Dussehra function at Patna's Gandhi Maidan amid rumblings of political discontent, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav today zeroed in on a month-old tweet by Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi to question the stability of the ruling alliance.

"No Salary For Dussehra... Feel Sad": Sacked Telangana Transport Staff

Telangana News | Written by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Wednesday October 9, 2019

The 48,000 employees sacked by the Telangana transport department did not celebrate Dussehra this year because they have not been paid their salaries, they told NDTV on Tuesday

"Came For Dussehra": Karti Chidambaram Appears Before Probe Agency

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Wednesday October 9, 2019

Karti Chidambaram, son of former Finance Minister P Chidambaram, who is in Delhi's Tihar Jail in connection with the Rs 305 crore INX Media case, appeared before the Enforcement Directorate this morning for questioning in the matter

Dussehra 2019: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan And Aaradhya Are Picture Perfect In White

Entertainment | Divya Goyal | Wednesday October 9, 2019

For Dussehra celebrations, Aishwarya and Aaradhya wore white. Aaradhya added colour to her look with a saffron leheriya dupatta.

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2019: A Shiv Sainik Will Be Chief Minister In Times To Come, Says Sanjay Raut

India News | ANI | Wednesday October 9, 2019

A Shiv Sainik will be a Chief Minister in Maharashtra in the times to come, said Sanjay Raut while addressing party's Dussehra rally in Mumbai.

"Can't Break Promise": Uddhav Thackeray Pushes For Law On Ram Temple At Dussehra Event

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday October 9, 2019

With less than two weeks to go for the Maharashtra elections, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday reiterated his party's demand for a parliamentary legislation to facilitate the construction of the Ram temple at a Dussehra function in Mumbai. "The case for building a Ram temple at Ayodhya has gone on for years, and our party sticks to its d...

No BJP Leader With Nitish Kumar At Dussehra Event Amid Rift Over Floods

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Wednesday October 9, 2019

The sharp political differences within Bihar's ruling alliance - between Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and the BJP - became evident on Tuesday as leaders of the BJP stayed away from a Dussehra function at Patna's Gandhi Maidan. Presence of political leaders across party lines in key social functions is traditional.

"Worship All Daughters This Diwali": PM Modi At Dussehra Event In Delhi

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday October 8, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged people to celebrate the girl child this Diwali while inaugurating a Dussehra function at Delhi's Dwarka.