Devotees take a sankalp of silence (mauna vrata) to observe spiritual elevation on this day. It is also known that Mauni Amavasya is a very auspicious day to take a holy bath, or'snana' in a holy river, particularly in the Ganga.
At least two people died and more than 100 police personnel were injured after sudden violence erupted in the Banbhoolpura area during an anti-encroachment drive.
Today, the Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi granted interim bail to former Bihar CM Rabri Devi and her daughters Misa Bharti and Hema Yadav until the next date of hearing.
Interestingly, a party needs 133 seats in parliament for a simple majority to form a government in Pakistan. According to political analysts, the general polls are not likely to produce a clear winner or a clear majority.
CM Jagan left for Delhi on Thursday amid the possibility of an alliance between the TDP and the BJP ahead of the assembly and Lok Sabha polls in Andhra Pradesh.
Jharkhand's new Chief Minister, Champai Soren, spoke at a press conference in Ranchi, and he revealed that the annual budget will be presented by the end of February 2024.
Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday said that the number of missing tuberculosis (TB) cases in India has decreased from 1 million in 2015 to 0.26 million in 2023. He made these statement while addressing the 37th Board Meeting of the 'Stop TB' Partnership.
Lok Sabha MP Danish Ali took a jab on the ruling BJP on Thursday in response to the Centre's 'White Paper' to be presented in Parliament, accusing the party of seeking to clean up its claimed decade-long history of corruption.