President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted people on the occasion of harvest festivals, which are celebrated in various parts of the country under different names (Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Bihu, Uttarayan and Paush Parva), and extended to them his best wishes.
An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 on the Richter Scale struck Dima Hasao in Assam on Thursday, according to National Center for Seismology (NCS). The NCS said the earthquake occurred at 12:45 am today. No damage or casualty has been reported yet.
Thousands of pilgrims took the holy dip on Makar Sankranti at the confluence of the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal, and offered prayers at the Kapil Muni temple here on Thursday.
A mass contact and contribution campaign will be launched by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra from today to raise funds for the construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. 
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has cleared a research proposal involving the Ram Setu. According to a Times of India report, the project involves an underwater exploration that will determine the age of the setu (bridge) and how it was formed. The research will begin this year itself.
Delhi on Thursday woke up to dense fog as northern India continued to reel under cold wave conditions. India Meteorological Department (IMD) recorded minimum temperatures of 6.2 degrees Celsius and 4.4 degrees Celsius recorded at Palam and Safdarjung. Meanwhile, several parts of the national capital reported low visibility during the early hours. Dense fog brought visibly down to as low as 50 meters in some parts.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit Tamil Nadu on Thursday, the Pongal day and witness a bull-taming event, 'Jallikattu,' the party's state president K S Alagiri earlier said. Gandhi will lend his moral support to farmers protesting against the new farm laws across the country by witnessing the sport at Avaniapuram in Madurai district.Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
