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"I live in Torino [Turin], a town where I grew up, where I was born. There’s a famous dish from there called bagna cauda. It’s a meeting of the garlic from the area of Piedmont, the mountains, with the anchovies coming from the sea in Liguria. It’s a very simple dish, a bit like a broth, perfect in winter, and you eat it with raw vegetables of the season. ...

The largest religious and cultural event, Mahakumbh 2025, witnessed millions of devotees participating in the fourth Amrit Snan on Magh Purnima. The event took place at the sacred Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj, attracting both Indian and foreign devotees. ...

New Delhi: On the auspicious occasion of Basant Panchami and Saraswati Puja, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders extended their wishes to the people, praying for wisdom, prosperity, and well-being. ...

In a spectacular display of faith and devotion, over 296.4 million devotees converged at the sacred Sangam and took a holy dip in the Triveni waters on Friday morning in Prayagraj during the ongoing Mahakumbh 2025, according to the Uttar Pradesh Information Department. ...

Producer: Priyanka Das | Editor: Sujata Singh January 30, 2025 Commemorate Martyrs’ Day 2025 with some of the rarest photos of Mahatma Gandhi. ...

BEIJING – Lunar New Year festivals and prayers marked the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield on Wednesday — including in Moscow. Hundreds of people lined up in the hours before midnight at the Wong Tai Sin Taoist temple in Hong Kong in a bid to be among the first to put incense sticks in the stands in front of the temple’s main hall. ...

After a rare celestial alignment, the Maha Kumbh Mela has returned this year after 144 years. Devotees believe that taking the sacred “Amrit Snan” (a dip in the waters) at the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati during this time will cleanse their sins and bring them closer to “moksha” (salvation). ...

On January 30, 2025, Prayagraj will host the second Amrit Snan (holy bath) during the ongoing Kumbh Mela, coinciding with the Makar Sankranti Amavasya (New Moon). It is expected that over 10 crore devotees will gather for this significant event. ...

26 JAN 2025 10:17PM by PIB Delhi ...

The Maha Kumbh, which commenced on January 13th with the auspicious Paush Purnima, has already witnessed an overwhelming turnout, with over 110 million devotees taking a holy dip in the sacred waters of Prayagraj during the first 14 days. ...

Mahakumbh Nagar, Jan 26 (IANS) A sea of devotees has started converging in Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh ahead of Mauni Amavasya, the biggest snan (bathing day) of the two-month long mela. With the weekend rush ahead of the auspicious day, the city is witnessing a surge of pilgrims from all corners. ...

The maiden celebrations marking the birth of the Republic of India were not held on Rajpath (now Kartavya Path), the historical avenue that has over time become synonymous with the ceremony. It was held in the 1930s-era Irwin Amphitheatre after the country got its first president. ...

Republic Day celebrates the adoption of the Constitution and the start of the world's biggest democracy. It's a time when everyone in the country comes together to show love for their nation. People also take the opportunity to share patriotic feelings and send good wishes to each other. ...

On a recent Saturday a little past noon, Jennifer Hernandez sat at the dining table in the South Gate home where she grew up. She focused intently, holding a handheld makeup mirror as she used liquid eyeliner to perfect black triangular lines that resembled a compass framing her eyes. ...

Over 1.7 million pilgrims visited the Mahakumbh Mela on Sunday as of 8 AM, according to official data released by the Uttar Pradesh government. On the seventh day of the Maha Kumbh, among a congregation of over 1.7 million devotees gathered at the Sangam Triveni, 10 lakh Kalpvasis and 7.02 lakh pilgrims took a holy dip by 8 AM. ...

By Arunav Sinha Mahakumbh Nagar (UP), Jan 15 (PTI) - Braving the biting cold, the devotees brimming with energy and enthusiasm converged at the Triveni Sangam to take a holy dip at the Maha Kumbh on Wednesday. Chants of 'Har Har Mahadev', 'Jai Shri Ram' and 'Jai Ganga Maiyya' were heard as the devotees took a dip in the bone-chilling water. ...

New Delhi: Google is celebrating the ongoing Maha Kumbh with a rose petal animation on its search screen. If one looks up 'Kumbh', 'Maha Kumbh', 'Kumbh Mela', 'Mahakumbh' or any similar iterations on Google, the screen plays an animation in the background showing a virtual shower of rose petals. ...

Minnesota is celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day in a variety of ways this year with plenty of free, family-friendly events to choose from. ...

The first ‘Amrit Snan’ has begun today in Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj on the auspicious occasion of Makar Sankranti, which celebrates the Sun’s entrance into the astrological sign of Makara. ...

NEW YORK -- From Sydney to Mumbai to Nairobi, communities around the world welcomed 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces, and ice plunges. The New Year's Eve ball dropped in soggy Times Square, where thousands of revelers stuck it out in heavy rain to celebrate the start of 2025 in New York City. ...

Today is the last day of the year, with all its ups and downs. Usually, tragic events, painful mistakes, and costly blunders are what stick most in people's memories. Pain is not easily overcome. Yesterday, this column presented its annual Golden Raspberry awards to the year's negative protagonists. ...

'The Master and Margarita' is a unique novel that delves into the realms of Satan, God, and Soviet society. Written by the talented Russian writer Mikhail Bulgakov, this masterpiece has captivated readers for decades. ...

Both characters are variations of the so-called ‘Christmas gift-bringer’, which exists in the folklore of many countries. Santa Claus, the most common character for Catholic Christians, is derived from St. Nicholas. The Russian Ded Moroz, meanwhile, comes from Slavic fairy-tale folklore. Let’s find out how they differ from each other. ...

A molten iron fireworks show, a picturesque village, high-tech robots, scenic landscapes, and significant infrastructure projects are just a few of the captivating moments captured in Xinhua's best press photos from China. ...

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donates another $2 billion in 2024. US deaths are down, life expectancy up, but improvements are slowing. US arms players could boost Vietnam's military capabilities: Envoy. Xinhua Photo Daily | Dec. 24, 2024 BEIJING, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua. ...