Thai PM Anutin inaugurates 27-day Amazing Thailand Grand Diwali Festival in Bangkok
Bangkok, Nov 8 (IANS): Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has inaugurated the Amazing Thailand Grand Diwali Festival 2026, the longest Diwali celebration outside India, spanning 27 days across the month of November, the Indian Embassy in Thailand said. “Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul inaugurated the Amazing Thailand Grand Diwali Festival 2026 today in the presence of […]
Indian missions in UK, US, France, Russia, UAE celebrate Diwali with diaspora
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS): Indian missions in major world capitals, including London, Washington, Paris, Moscow and Abu Dhabi, extended Diwali greetings and celebrated the festival with the Indian diaspora on Sunday, while New York Governor Kathy Hochul proclaimed November 8 as Diwali in the state. India’s High Commissioner to the UK, P. Kumaran, extended […]
Canada’s Carney, France’s Macron and Sri Lanka’s Dissanayake extend Diwali greetings
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS): Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, French President Emmanuel Macron, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan were among the world leaders who extended greetings on Diwali on Sunday. “Diwali carries a shared message of hope. It reminds us that light is […]
TDP-led coalition wins 85 pc ZPTCs, 75 pc MPTCs in Andhra civic body polls
Amaravati, Nov 8 (IANS): Continuing its impressive performance in local body elections, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP)-led NDA in Andhra Pradesh has bagged 499 out of 582 Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTC) seats and 5,861 out of 7,768 Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies (MPTC) seats. Opposition YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) emerged second biggest party after the […]
Spectacular drone show, cultural displays add grandeur to Diwali festival in Tripura Sundari Temple
Agartala, Nov 8 (IANS): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday evening inaugurated the three-day Diwali festival at the historic 525-year-old Mata Tripura Sundari Temple in the state’s Gomati district. The Chief Minister said that the Mata Tripura Sundari Temple, built in 1501 by erstwhile Maharaja Dhanya Manikya, who ruled the princely state of Tripura […]