Each year the festival of Makar Sankranti brings with itself the promise of auspicious beginnings as the sun enters into the northern hemisphere. However, when it comes to birds, the story is quite the opposite. As kites will take over the sky on the day of Makar Sankranti 2024, what comes next is life-threatening cases of birds being injured by sharp threads of kites. While most of us enjoy this day with our family and friends flying kites and enjoying sweets, a section of volunteers get on their toes to save the birds who have been found hanging from the kite threads fighting for their lives. What leads to these deaths and what can we do about it? Watch this video to know more.
11 January,2024 07:00 PM IST
International Kite Festival organised in Ahmedabad on January 07. People from 56 countries across the world participated in the kite festival. It was inaugurated by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. The Kite featuring Ayodhya’s Ram Temple captured the attention of the people.
07 January,2024 05:15 PM IST
Three Mumbai residents visited Turkey to help the earthquake-hit citizens, after a massive earthquake of 7.8 magnitude struck the country and its neighbouring nation Syria on February 6. But little they were aware of, that they too might have to witness the tremor in Turkey on February 20 night. Currently traveling in different cities/districts of Turkey to extend help to local NGOs, Shahid Kantharia and his friends Faisal Sarang and Asif Kitekar said that the emergency phase is over, and now the country has a challenge of rehabilitating its people.
22 February,2023 05:35 PM IST
Tourists from different countries and states of India tried their hands at kite flying at the Kite Festival in Jaipur. Foreign tourists from France said that their experience of the Kite Festival was very good and they were very excited to participate in this event...
15 January,2023 02:11 PM IST
The kite festival or Makarsankranti is regarded as one of the biggest festivals celebrated in the western part of India. These days, kites flown are known to use a special kind of string coated with glass powder. This practice poses a grave threat to numerous birds and animals and even humans. The Plant and Animal Welfare society is an NGO founded in 2002 by youths who loved working towards animal welfare and protection. Watch this video to see the inspiring work they have been doing.
14 January,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
In an exclusive interview with Mid-Day's entertainment editor Mayank Shekhar, director Anurag Basu talks about why he made the Hrithik Roshan, Kangana Ranaut, and Barbara Mori-starrer Kites. Watch this video for more
03 January,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
After icons like Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan shall have a spot reserved for him at the famous wax museum in London.
22 July,2010 01:47 PM IST
Ranbir Kapoor did pee on Hrithik Roshan but that happened years ago when both of them were little kids.In an interview, Hrithik revealed that he actually used to baby sit the now grown up Ranbir..
22 July,2010 01:45 PM IST
Flying Kites on Makar Sankranti Put Birds in Danger as glass-coated threads cause severe injuries
15 January,2011 03:45 PM IST
Cricket Crazy city Kolkata has found a new way to support their favourite teamand players and thatu00e2u20acu2122s by flying kites with playeru00e2u20acu2122s pictures and tricolours on them.
25 February,2011 12:15 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
