Celebrations broke out across Maharashtra on the occasion of ‘Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti 2024’ on February 19. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde offered a garland to the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on the 394th birth anniversary. On Shivaji’s birth anniversary, people performed ‘Aarti’ and celebrated the occasion. People in Nagpur, Maharashtra, gathered in large numbers on the streets and offered Aarti as a part of celebrations of the birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Per the Gregorian calendar, the state observes Shivaji Jayanti with an annual public holiday on February 19. Nonetheless, a sizable population of Maharashtrians commemorate the event on the third day of Phalgun in the Hindu calendar.
19 February,2024 11:15 AM IST
August 16, 2023 marks the fifth death anniversary of former PM and BJP stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee. President Droupadi Murmu and VP Jagdeep Dhankhar paid floral tributes at the 'Sadaiv Atal' memorial today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also reached the 'Sadaiv Atal' memorial to pay homage to the former PM. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla also paid tributes to the former PM. Born in Gwalior in 1924, Vajpayee was BJP’s face for decades and was the first non-Congress PM to serve a full term in office. Vajpayee breathed his last on August 16, 2018, after a prolonged illness.
16 August,2023 11:18 AM IST | Mumbai
On the 59th death anniversary of the country’s first Prime Minister Pt Jawaharlal Nehru, the Indian National Congress organised a remembrance ceremony. At the ceremony Party’s national Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, party leaders Rahul Gandhi, KC Venugopal and others paid floral tribute at his memorial Shanti Van in Delhi.
27 May,2023 11:16 AM IST | Mumbai
Bharat Ratna and the 'Nightingale of India' Lata Mangeshkar passed away on February 6 2022 due to multiple organ failure. She was 92 when she breathed her last. In a career spanning over seven decades, Lata Mangeshkar, the 'Nightingale of India', crooned over 30,000 songs in multiple languages. Lata Mangeshkar won several awards and honours, including the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award. Although, the singer breathed her last exactly a year back, she will forever rule our hearts with her soulful voice. Today, on her first death anniversary, late us take a look at the some rare pictures from the Nightingale’s life.
06 February,2023 07:08 PM IST
Uddhav Thackeray paid tributes at the memorial of his father Bal Thackeray on his death anniversary. Uddhav was accompanied by his son Aaditya, wife Rashmi Thackeray. Yesterday Eve, Maha CM Eknath Shinde, along with his faction’s MLAs and MPs paid tribute at the memorial. After the visit of Shinde, Uddhav faction Shiv Sena workers "purified" the site with gomutra.
17 November,2022 10:05 PM IST | Mumbai
Boney Kapoor breaks down while talking about wife Sridevi at English Vinglish’s 10th anniversary. Late Sridevi is undoubtedly one of the most legendary Indian actors. During English Vinglish’s 10th anniversary, Boney Kapoor spoke about how his wife made a comeback after a sabbatical
11 October,2022 07:27 PM IST | Mumbai
On the occasion of the death anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Former President Ram Nath Kovind and late Atal Bihari Vajpayee's foster daughter Namita Kaul Bhattacharya on August 16 paid floral tribute at ‘Sadaiv Atal’ in Delhi. Atal Bihari Vajpayee was one of the co-founders and a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He served three terms as the Prime Minister of India.
16 August,2022 10:21 PM IST | Mumbai
US President Barack Obama slipped into Afghanistan on Tuesday night on the anniversary of the killing of 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden and signed an agreement cementing US commitment to the nation after American combat troops leave. Alongside Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Obama declared, "Together, we're now committed to replacing war with peace." Video courtesy: NDTV
02 May,2012 04:02 PM IST
A year after Bollywood actress Jiah Khan was found dead hanging at her Mumbai residence, the investigation continues taking different twists and turns. A memorial service will be held at London on Tuesday, with her mother, family and friends in attendance
03 June,2014 02:33 PM IST
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis paid floral tribute to the architect of the India's Constitution, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar on his 60th death anniversary in Mumbai.
06 December,2015 04:56 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
