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The spiritual capital of India – Varanasi or Kashi, is all set to welcome over 400 NRI guests participating in PBD 2019 starting next week. People of Kashi will host the stay and care for more than one thousand five hundred NRI guests in their homes under Kashi Atithya scheme. These guests will get to experience essence of ‘Atithi Devo ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU A thick blanket of fog covered the National Capital Territory this morning. All departures from Delhi Airport were on hold from 5:30 am to 7 am today and most of the arrivals were also hit due to poor visibility and bad weather. Train services have also been affected with 10 trains to Delhi running late due to ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Self-styled ‘godman’ Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a journalist in 2002. The three others who were convicted along with Ram Rahim in the murder last Friday have also been given the life term by a special court in Haryana’s Panchkula through video conference this evening. They are ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Supreme Court has eased the rules for dance bars in Maharashtra, striking down stringent laws imposed by the state. The top court said dance and liquor can go together. A provision mandating that dance bars in the state should be 1 km away from religious places and educational institutions was cancelled by the court, saying it ...

Earthquake shocks in Andaman and Nicobar islands are reported. According to the information, tremors of magnitude 6.0 have been felt here. According to the initial information, there is no news of any kind of damage. The News Agency said in reference to the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) Director, SPS Chenoi, that no special increase has been ...

Twenty rupee coin or note? what to bring? After the long debate it was finally decided that the coin would be brought. Now instead of the note, the new coin of twenty rupees will be released. Not only that, the Government of India is going to change the design of all coins from one rupee to ten rupees. The prototypes ...

First bathing festival of Makar Sankranti of Prayagraj Kumbh is being held today. First Shahi Snan royal bathing of Akharas will also held on the occasion. Large number of devotees are continuously reaching to Mela area. Entry of vehicles in Prayagraj town has been prohibited. Schols and colleges are closed at Prayagraj and most of the adjoining districts for today ...

Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI) has given great relief to the DTH and cable consumers from its new rules which will be implemented from February 1. Changes in rules are likely to give people great relief on their monthly bills. The right to choose a free channel to the customer TRAI has said that the right to choose 100 free-to-air channels ...

The Indian Army will not hesitate to take strong action to deal with terror activities along the border with Pakistan, Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat said on Tuesday. The country along India’s western border is providing support to terror groups and the Indian Army is dealing with them effectively, Gen Rawat said in an obvious reference to Pakistan. “We are ...

Petrol price breached the Rs 70 a litre-mark and diesel crossed Rs 64-mark Monday after rates were hiked for the fifth consecutive day on rising input cost. Petrol price was raised by 38 paise per litre and diesel by 49 paise a litre, according to price notification issued by state-owned oil firms. In Delhi, petrol now costs Rs 70.13 a ...