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Two Ghaziabad friends, Brijesh Kumar Tripathi and Sachin Tyagi, drowned in the Ganga River in Haridwar while bathing (Representative image) HARIDWAR: Two friends, including a techie from Ghaziabad, drowned in the Ganga Sunday morning while bathing at Dudhiya Band in the Haridwar city police station area.Brijesh Kumar Tripathi (42) and Sachin Tyagi (35), residents of…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has been admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi, news agency PTI reported, citing sources. According to sources, the veteran leader was feeling unwell due to the change in weather and was under observation.“A team of doctors is attending to her, but there is nothing serious,” sources told…
VARANASI: Fourteen Muslim youths were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly defiling a place of worship and hurting religious feelings after a video purportedly showing them holding an iftar party on a boat and disposing of bones and waste of chicken biryani in the river Ganga went viral.The action followed a written complaint filed by BJP…
The Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) shared on its official X handle that the Ganga Expressway is all set to open next month. The 594-km-long Ganga Expressway, India’s longest expressway, is set to become operational next month, following the successful trial run of FASTag-enabled toll booths. Officials said the contactless toll collection system…
First comes a clue: This river is born in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra, and it’s also the nation’s second longest river, as per Wikipedia. If you haven’t guessed it by now, it’s the Godavari River that is often referred to as the Ganga of the South. One of the largest river systems in the…
Costume designer Neha R Bajaj says ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups’ headlining Yash, Nayanthara, Huma Qureshi and Kiara Advani is not just about clothes. For her, fashion is part of the story itself. When the makers came to her, the brief was very clear. They wanted character-driven styling. Every look had to say something…
Bollywood lost one of its most loved stars recently, and on Wednesday morning, 3 December, veteran actor Dharmendra was given a quiet and emotional farewell at one of India’s holiest sites, ‘Har Ki Pauri’ in Haridwar. His ashes were immersed in the river Ganga with full rituals, marking the final chapter of a life that…
Veteran Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, or as he was called, the ‘angry young man’ of his generation, has often been seen sharing anecdotes from his on and off-screen life. Recently, he shared a BTS tale from the sets of ‘Ganga Ki Saugand,’ wherein he confessed to being petrified when asked to ride a horse. Read…
Patna: The construction work of J P Ganga Path Phase-2 (extension) will commence in Jan, spanning 35.65km from Digha to Koilwar. The project will cost Rs 5,500 crore with the agency contributing 60% (Rs 3,300 crore) and the state govt contributing 40% (Rs 2,200 crore). The project includes 18km of elevated road. It is being…
VP Radhakrishnana with Yogi Adityanath at inauguration (ANI) NEW DLEHI: Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Friday said that his first visit to Kashi 25 years ago proved life-changing, as a dip in the Ganga inspired him to give up non-vegetarian food and embrace vegetarianism.Speaking after inaugurating a new satram (lodging facility) in Varanasi along…
