October 03, 2022 9:06 am
Allahabad University PG admissions: Candidates who are eligible for the courses shall visit the official website of the university — allduniv.ac.in or ecounselling.in. There is a separate cut off for every course.
September 24, 2022 1:17 am
The Rae Bareli court had fixed Friday to pronounce the quantum of sentence after holding sub-inspector Shailendra Singh guilty of shooting advocate Nabi Ahmed dead while acquitting another accused, Rashid Siddique, in the case.
July 25, 2022 2:38 pm
Azam Khan, his wife Tazeen Fatima and son Abdullah Azam Khan were sent to jail in a criminal case registered against them
November 12, 2021 10:36 pm
CBI accused Narayan Shukla of having accepted bribes to give favourable order to a private medical college barred by the government from taking admissions.
January 20, 2020 12:23 pm
In 2018, months ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Uttar Pradesh government had officially changed the name of the Allahabad district to Prayagraj and said that other institutes named after the district would soon follow suit.
January 07, 2019 2:58 am
In the run-up to the mega event, the entire city of Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad) is under construction. Footpaths and speed-breakers are being built. The roads are dotted with digital hoardings where Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his cabinet are welcoming visitors to the Kumbh.
November 14, 2018 9:14 am
The sudden spate in changing the names of key UP districts, towns and railway stations drew criticism from not only the opposition but the ruling NDA constituent Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) too.
October 25, 2018 12:42 am
Renaming places creates ruptures in the people’s lived experiences.
October 17, 2018 1:28 am
Renaming of Allahabad is an act of erasure of history and memory. It speaks of an exclusionary politics.
October 17, 2018 7:00 am
Sources in the Government inform that name change would not be limited to just the city and soon famous Allahabad University and even Allahabad High Court, Railway Station, are also likely to see the name change as Prayagraj, along with many other institutions.
November 08, 2019 12:14 pm
Dev Deepawali falls on the full moon of the Hindu month of Kartika and takes place 15 days after Diwali.
October 19, 2018 9:34 am
With the use of advanced technologies such as light, aerial acts and sound effects, the overall performances of Ramleela at Jamnipur Kotwa has completely changed. This Ramleela is performed around 30 km from Allahabad, now renamed as Prayagraj since the last 100 years now
January 12, 2015 4:39 pm
During the fair Hindu devotees gather to take dips in the holy Sangam in Allahabad.
July 19, 2014 10:24 am
Several areas of north India have been receiving rainfall since Thursday evening, coming as a relief to farmers.
January 15, 2016 5:15 am
Haridwar, Jan 15 (ANI): On the occasion of Makar Sankranti, devotees were seeing braving the biting cold to take the holy dip that also marked the beginning of the annual month-long religious congregation 'Magh Mela'. Thousands converged in Allahabad at the confluence of Ganga and Yamuna which is also called Sangam, walking several miles on foot to take the holy dip. People were seen wading in waist-deep waters to pray and perform pujas.
January 13, 2016 5:56 am
Allahabad, Jan 13 (ANI): Ahead of Makar Sankranti, a large numbers of pilgrims have started taking holy dips at the Triveni Sangam in Allahabad since early Wednesday morning. Makar Sankranti is one of the most auspicious festivals celebrated with tartness on 14th January every year across India. Makar Sankranti is observed with various names in different regions of India, Pongal in Tamil, Lohri in Punjab, Uttarayan in Gujrat, Maghi and Khichdi are some other names of the same festival.