On Guru Purnima, Prakash Javadekar felicitates parliamentarians with ‘academic background’ – Firstpost

New Delhi: Prakash Javadekar on the occasion of Guru Purnima on Tuesday felicitated about 40 members of parliament who have an “academic background”. Speaking at a gathering in parliament premises, Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar paid glowing tributes to gurus or teachers and hastened to add that “today’s More...

Guru Purnima being observed across the nation today
KATHMANDU: Students are observing Guru Purnima (Teacher’s Day) across the country today. Guru Poornima falls on the full moon day in the month of Ashadh according to Nepali calendar. Students show gratitude More...

PM Modi extends greetings on Guru Purnima | The Indian Express
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended his greetings on the occasion of Gurur Purnima. Prime Minister Modi took to his Twitter handle to wish the nation. “Greetings on the auspicious occasion of More...

Guru Purnima 2016: Celebrations in full swing at Shirdi Sai Baba’s temple
Hundreds of followers of Sai Baba are celebrating the festival of Guru Purnima across several parts of India. A three-day event is being organised in Shirdi, which is Sai Baba’s abode and houses a huge More...

Happy Guru Purnima: SMS, WhatsApp, Facebook greetings to thank your teachers and spiritual gurus | The Indian Express
Today marks a day immense significance for Hindus, Buddhists and Jains, and for all those who look up to their elders and teachers. A Hindu and Nepalese festival, on Guru Purnima the people pay respect and show More...

Hindus celebrate Harishayani Ekadashi with fasting, worship
KATHMANDU: Hindus across Nepal are celebrating the Harishayani Ekadashi festival today, the first day of the four-month holy period of Chaturmas with fasting and worship and prayer to Lord Vishnu.On the day of More...

Here is why Ganga Dussehra is the Heart of Hindus in India
Ganga Dushhera celebration in Varanasi. Image source: www.janwarta.com Ganga Dussehra celebrated on June 14, this year to mark the descent of the River Ganga upon Earth Many devotees take a bath in the Holy More...

Amarnath pilgrims stranded after vehicular traffic suspended along Jammu-Srinagar highway | The Indian Express
Thousands of Amarnath pilgrims and tourists were stranded with authorities, as part of precautionary measures, on Saturday suspending movement of all sorts of vehicular traffic along the Jammu-Srinagar national More...

Find out the significance of Gupt Navratri Festival in Hinduism!
Image Source: pinterest.com Four Navratris are celebrated in a year-the Ashwin, Vasanth, Magh and Asadh Navratri Gupt Navratri is being celebrated in different parts of the country from July 5th, and will end More...

231 Namami Gange projects worth Rs 1500 Cr launched – PTI
Haridwar/New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) In its bid to fast-track execution of the ambitious Namami Gange programme, the NDA government today launched 231 projects, including installation of sewage treatment plants and More...