Category: INDIA

Navratri: Nine Sacred Days Of Prayers And Festivities

ICN WORLD

By: Garima Lohumi Navratri festival is celebrated twice a year as per the Hindu calendar in the month of Chaitra and Ashwin. Cultural and religious significance apart, the auspicious “Navratri” festival bring about a dramatic change  from the sombre atmosphere of the “pitri paksh” (Shraddh) to a season of boisterous celebrations. The fortnight long “pitri paksh” is an annual feature during which the Hindus remember and pay their respects to their ancestors by performing various rituals. Being a period of mourning , the fortnight is  considered inauspicious and the Hindus mostly…

Read More

A Cleaner India Will Also Be A Healthier India: PM Modi

ICN WORLD

PM Modi announces that they will start a movement to make Shahanshahpur open-defecation free by October 2.  VARANASI: On the second day of his Varanasi visit, PM Modi said the Bharatiya Janata Party’s work and “priorities are not decided by votes” but keeping in mind the interest and development of the nation. PM Modi also promised to double farm income and provide homes to the homeless by 2022.The PM Modi distributed certificates to beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Rural & Urban). PM Modi had encouraged the farmers to adopt…

Read More

“We Have The Responsibility To Save The Country”: Akhilesh Yadav

ICN WORLD

Former CM Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday cautioned his supporters against “fake Samajwadis” LUCKNOW: The former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav made the remarks while addressing the state convention, which unanimously re-elected Naresh Uttam as the party’s president in Uttar Pradesh for the next five years. Addressing party workers and leaders on the occasion of the 8th state convocation of Samajwadi Party at Ramabai Ambedkar Ground in Lucknow, Akhilesh Yadav said, “Development is not the core agenda of BJP, I am sure they will bring some new distraction just before the elections”. Akhilesh Yadav…

Read More