Celebration  

Four places that celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi with utmost grandeur in India are Mumbai, Pune, Ganpatipule and Hyderabad. Watch the video to know why

Captain NM Baig, attached to the Janpad Police station in Uttar Pradesh, performed puja of Lord Krishna on the occasion of Krishna Janmashtami and spread the message of religious harmony

The devotees who reached to the temple for darshan on Janmashtami celebration were standing under a shop and due to heavy rains, as the shop collapsed it lead to a stampede

Five students of D Devaraj Urs Pre-matric Boys' Residential School were electrocuted as they came into contact with a livewire while they were attempting to take down a flagpole used for Independence Day celebrations
 

All eyes were on Jammu and Kashmir as it celebrated Independence Day. This is the first I-Day celebration after it has been completely integrated with India.

Independence Day celebrations are on in full swing and people are looking for innovative ways to celebrate India’s 73rd Independence Day. A diver in Puducherry has gone underwater to hoist the tricolour.

Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani has stated that the government will open Army schools in areas that are dominated by the tribals. The move is in order to provide training for those who would want to be selected to serve the defence forces. 

Three children were electrocuted in Andhra Pradesh's Kopparam village in Prakasam district on Wednesday (August 14). The trio was in the village for Bakrid celebrations
 

With the festival of Raksha Bandhan fast approaching, celebrations broke out across India. Army personnel who were part of the rescue operations in flood-hit regions received rakhis from those they rescued. 

Students in Rewari, Haryana, complained of making them stand under the scorching sun and not even giving them drinking water during the final rehearsals of Independence Day celebration events.

Arrangements for Independence Day are on in full swing at Palwal in Haryana. A final rehearsal was held at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Stadium on August 13.

With Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa heading a "one-man" Cabinet with no Ministers, senior government officials have been asked to hoist the national flag on August 15 at district and taluk level functions.
 

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met with security personnel in Srinagar and thanked them for their relentless efforts in ensuring peace in the area.

August 15 celebrations will see the honouring of 13 Uttar Pradesh police officers to acknowledge their commendable service to the police force in tackling crime

 

August 12 marks the festival of Eid-Al-Adha or commonly known as Bakrid that is celebrated across India. Jammu and Kashmir also joined in celebrations with the rest of the country as section 144 was relaxed.