Janmashtami: News
06 Sep 2023
LifestyleJanmashtami 2023: Life-changing lessons from Lord Krishna
Lord Krishna's life is a treasure trove of transformative insights that people of all age groups, right from children to older adults, can imbibe.
06 Sep 2023
LifestyleJanmashtami: Engage children in celebration with these creative activities
Children would love to learn about Lord Krishna and the naughty and amusing doings he was up to when he was young.
20 Aug 2022
Uttar Pradesh2 die of suffocation at Mathura's famous temple on Janmashtami
Uncontrolled footfall at Mathura's Banke Bihari temple in UP on the occasion of Janmashtami left two dead and seven injured during Mangla Aarti on Friday.
19 Aug 2022
IndiaHere's everything you should know about the festival of Janmashtami
Janmashtami - a festival to honor Lord Krishna's birth, is being celebrated this year on August 19.
18 Aug 2022
IndiaJanmashtami special: 5 prasad recipes you must try
Janmashtami is just around the corner and there's no better way than cooking some tempting dishes to celebrate this occasion.
02 Sep 2021
ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh: Government teacher suspended for 'hurting' religious sentiments
A government school teacher has been suspended for allegedly beating up students for observing fast on the Janmashtami festival and making an objectionable comment against a Hindu god in Chhattisgarh's Kondagaon district, officials said on Thursday.
31 Aug 2021
MaharashtraMNS workers defy ban to celebrate 'Dahi Handi' festival
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers celebrated the traditional Dahi Handi festival in Thane in Maharashtra and the neighboring Palghar district, even though the celebrations have been banned in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
30 Aug 2021
Maharashtra'Taking orders from Taliban?': BJP on Maharashtra's Dahi Handi ban
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday slammed the Maharashtra government for banning the popular "Dahi Handi" celebrations on Janmashtami.
30 Aug 2021
DelhiMuted Janmashtami celebrations at Delhi temples
Delhi will see muted Janmashtami celebrations this year with devotees not being allowed to visit religious places as part of the preventive measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.
28 Aug 2021
Uttar PradeshMathura temples gearing up to celebrate Krishna Janmashtami
Preparations have started in different temples of Mathura in Uttar Pradesh for Janmashtami celebrations, slated for August 30.
05 Jan 2020
IndiaHere is the list of all long weekends of 2020
2020 is the year you've been waiting for.
24 Aug 2019
Shah Rukh Khan#Janmashtami19: Here's how SRK, Shilpa, Raveena celebrated the dahi-handi festival
It's Janmashtami today and the entire country is immersed in the celebration, including Bollywood celebrities.
01 Sep 2018
Yogi AdityanathSpecial arrangements for stray cows, dogs at Nagar Nigams: Yogi
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today said special arrangement for the upkeep of stray cows, dogs, monkeys, and birds would be made at every Nagar Nigam of the state.
16 Aug 2017
MumbaiMaharashtra: 3 dead, 117 govindas injured in Dahi Handi celebrations
In a rather unfortunate instance, Dahi Handi celebrations in Maharashtra were marred with several govindas getting injured.
08 Aug 2017
MumbaiBombay HC refuses to regularize height limit for Dahi Handi
Bombay HC overruled SC's order and removed 20-feet height cap for human pyramids as well as reduced age limit of participants from 18 to 14 years for Dahi Handi celebrations.
